The essential thing now is teaching. This gathering of the convention
is for this object, also to arrange for the building of the Mashriqu’l-Adhkar, or
for choosing people to go out as teachers. These are the objects. In Persia there
are no conventions. There is a Spiritual Assembly in each city, and all are engaged
in teaching.
People should be engaged in teaching the Cause. Teaching
should make one full of joy and happiness, it will attract one,
it will bring spiritual susceptibilities, it gives extreme happiness and
joyfulness. One's own self becomes enriched thereby.
Teaching the cause is the most important work in which anyone
can engage, for in any other work there will not be such results
as in this. Give great importance to work of importance, and this is not to be
brought under special rules. It can't be, they should teach in any way possible. This will bring
happiness, it also brings one nearer the kingdom of Abha, it will be the cause
of joy and happiness and refreshes one.
- 'Abdu'l-Baha (Words of ‘Abdu’l-Baha recorded by Agnes
Parsons during lunch at Pilgrim’s House in Haifa, January 2, 1920)
