The prime requisites for them that take counsel together are
purity of motive, radiance of spirit, detachment from all else save God,
attraction to His Divine Fragrances, humility and lowliness amongst His loved
ones, patience and long-suffering in difficulties and servitude to His exalted
Threshold.
(`Abdu'l-Bahá, cited in a
letter dated 5 March 1922 written by Shoghi Effendi to the Bahá'ís of the
United States and Canada, published in ‘Bahá'í Administration: Selected
Messages 1922-1932’; The Compilation of Compilations, Vol. I, Consultation)
