… the spiritual world … is the Kingdom of complete
attraction and affinity. It is the Kingdom of the One Divine Spirit, the
Kingdom of God. Therefore, the affinity and love manifest in this meeting, the
divine susceptibilities witnessed here are not of this world but of the world
of the Kingdom. When the souls become separated and selfish, the divine
bounties do not descend, and the lights of the Supreme Concourse are no longer
reflected even though the bodies meet together. A mirror with its back turned
to the sun has no power to reflect the sun’s effulgence. Praise be to God! The
purpose of this assembly is love and unity.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (From a talk on 12
April 1912, New York; ‘The Promulgation of
Universal Peace: Talks Delivered by 'Abdu'l-Bahá during His Visit to the United
States and Canada in 1912’)
