Therefore, the seeker must
be endowed with certain qualities. First of all, he must be just and severed
from all else save God; his heart must be entirely turned to the supreme
horizon; he must be free from the bondage of self and passion, for all these
are obstacles. Furthermore, he must be able to endure all hardships. He must be
absolutely pure and sanctified, and free from the love or the hatred of the
inhabitants of the world. Why? because the fact of his love for any person or
thing might prevent him from recognizing the truth in another, and, in the same
way, hatred for anything might be a hindrance in discerning truth. This is the
condition of seeking, and the seeker must have these
qualities and attributes. Until he reaches this condition, it is not possible
for him to attain to the Sun of Reality.
(‘Abdu’l-Baha, ‘Some Answered
Questions’)
