[Baha’u’llah and the New Era by J.E. Esslemont]@TWC D-Link bookBaha’u’llah and the New Era CHAPTER 5: WHAT IS A BAHA'I 19/30
He will attract people to the Kingdom of God, not try to drive them into it.
He will be like the good shepherd who leads his flock, and charms the sheep by his music, rather than like the one who, from behind, urges them on with dog and stick. Baha'u'llah says in the Hidden Words:-- O Son of Dust! The wise are they that speak not unless they obtain a hearing, even as the cup-bearer, who proffereth not his cup till he findeth a seeker, and the lover who crieth not out from the depths of his heart until he gazeth upon the beauty of his beloved.
Wherefore sow the seeds of wisdom and knowledge in the pure soil of the heart, and keep them hidden, till the hyacinths of divine wisdom spring from the heart and not from mire and clay. Again He says, in the Tablet of I_sh_raqat:-- O people of Baha! Ye are the dawning-places of the Love and daysprings of the Favor of God.
Defile not your tongues with cursing or execrating anyone, and guard your eyes from that which is not worthy.
Show forth that which ye possess (i.e.Truth).
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