"Know ye in truth that wealth is a mighty barrier between the seeker and his desire, the lover and his beloved."

"O YE THAT PRIDE YOURSELVES ON MORTAL RICHES! Know ye in truth that wealth is a mighty barrier between the seeker and his desire, the lover and his beloved. The rich, but for a few, shall in no wise attain the court of His presence nor enter the city of content and resignation. Well is it then with him, who, being rich, is not hindered by his riches from the eternal kingdom, nor deprived by them of imperishable dominion. By the Most Great Name! The splendor of such a wealthy man shall illuminate the dwellers of heaven even as the sun enlightens the people of the earth!"

-Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words of Bahá’u’lláh, Persian No. 53, p. 41

" ... in perfect peace advance into the realm of poverty ..."

"O SON OF PASSION! Cleanse thyself from the defilement of riches and in perfect peace advance into the realm of poverty; that from the well-spring of detachment thou mayest quaff the wine of immortal life."


-Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words of Bahá’u’lláh, Persian No. 55, pp. 41-42

" ... fellowship with the righteous cleanseth the rust from off the heart."

"O MY SON! The company of the ungodly increaseth sorrow, whilst fellowship with the righteous cleanseth the rust from off the heart. He that seeketh to commune with God, let him betake himself to the companionship of His loved ones; and he that desireth to hearken unto the word of God, let him give ear to the words of His chosen ones."

-Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words of Bahá’u’lláh, Persian No. 56, p. 42

" ... whatsoever ye have concealed within your hearts is to Us open and manifest as the day ..."

"O FRIENDS! Verily I say, whatsoever ye have concealed within your hearts is to Us open and manifest as the day; but that it is hidden is of Our grace and favor, and not of your deserving."

-Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words of Bahá’u’lláh, No. 60 Persian, p. 43.

" ... enter into fellowship with the righteous ...."

"O SON OF MY HANDMAID! Wouldst thou seek the grace of the Holy Spirit, enter into fellowship with the righteous, for he hath drunk the cup of eternal life at the hands of the immortal Cup-bearer and even as the true morn doth quicken and illumine the hearts of the dead."

-Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words of Bahá’u’lláh, No. 58 Persian, p. 42

"Take from the hands of the divine Cup-bearer the chalice of immortal life ..."

"O SON OF DUST! Turn not away thine eyes from the matchless wine of the immortal Beloved, and open them not to foul and mortal dregs. Take from the hands of the divine Cup-bearer the chalice of immortal life, that all wisdom may be thine, and that thou mayest hearken unto the mystic voice calling from the realm of the invisible. Cry aloud, ye that are of low aim! Wherefore have ye turned away from My holy and immortal wine unto evanescent water?"

-Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words of Bahá’u’lláh, No. 62 Persian, pp. 43-44

" ...By My beauty! All your doings hath My pen graven with open characters upon tablets of chrysolite."

"O YE PEOPLES OF THE WORLD! Know, verily, that an unforeseen calamity followeth you, and grievous retribution awaiteth you. Think not that which ye have committed hath been effaced in My sight. By My beauty! All your doings hath My pen graven with open characters upon tablets of chrysolite."

-Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words of Bahá’u’lláh, No. 63 Persian, p. 44