[for the friends in the Orient, at Tiberias, the Sea of Galilee]
He is God!
With regard to the assembly, there must be spiritual
consultation therein; discourses about the manifestation of the Greatest Orb,
the effulgence of the Sun of Reality, the greatness of the blessed Cause, the
power and penetration of the Word of God, the might of the divine Covenant and
Testament must be mentioned. This will be conducive to the spirituality and
illumination of the hearts. Every discussion besides this, will not give
complete results. Therefore, you must have no secrets in your assembly and no
word should be spoken that, were it made public, might be the cause of
depression or sorrow to any soul.
The utterances of all must be concentrated in consultations concerning teaching and the promulgation of the Cause of God. In this way, there will be no secrets that might be spread. We have nothing to conceal, thanks be to God. We are famous for our devotion and all of the creatures jeer at us for our love in the path of God. Besides this we have no aim. It is impossible to have a secret that will not spread. It has been tried many times, especially when among a number of souls. It is said that every secret going beyond two people will go farther, because every member of the assembly must have a confidant in whom he has perfect trust, and oneness of condition. That person also has a confidant and, unquestionably, will not keep it from him. Therefore, it is much better not to have among you privacy and secrecy. May all of our secrets be a sacrifice to the secret of Baha, and all of our confidentials be a ransom to Him. The secrets of Bahaare: The oneness of the world of humanity, universal love, mercy and compassion to the broken-hearted, sympathy to the suffering, peace and happiness to the world of humanity, merciful breath, attraction to the fragrance of God, severance of the heart from attachment to the transitory world, liberty, purity, relief from worries and anxieties of the earth, etc. Should such secrets spread they would become the cause of the life of the world.
(Signed) ‘Abdu’l-Baha Abbas
(Star of the West, vol. 9, no. 10, September 8, 1918)
