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There is very little Divine love in the world to-day, but a great deal of intellectual
reasoning, which is an entirely different thing, and springs from the mind and not the

heart.

Shoghi Effendi, The Unfolding Destiny of the British Bahá’í Community

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For I say unto you that He has chosen you to be His messengers of love throughout

the world, to be His bearers of spiritual gifts to man, to be the means of spreading
unity and concord on the earth." "Perchance," He remarked on another occasion,

"God willing, this terrestrial world may become as a celestial mirror upon which we
may behold the imprint of the traces of Divinity, and the fundamental qualities of a
new creation may be reflected from the reality of love shining in human hearts." To

this end do all your efforts tend.

Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the World, 5 Dec, 2013

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It has been suggested that the words of Bahá’u’lláh that a true seeker should "so
cleanse his heart that no remnant of either love or hate may linger therein, lest that

love blindly incline him to error, or that hate repel him away from the truth," support
the viewpoint of methodological agnosticism. But we believe that on deeper
reflection it will be recognized that love and hate are emotional attachments or

repulsions that can irrationally influence the seeker; they are not aspects of the truth
itself.

The Universal House of Justice, Messages 1963 to 1986

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In discharging their obligations related to protection, the Counsellors and Auxiliary

Board members endeavour to nourish the roots of certitude, fan the flame of an all-
embracing love in the hearts of the friends, combat the age-old habit of conflict and
contention and fortify bonds of friendship and unity, promote adherence to principle

and the ethical standards enshrined in the Teachings, raise the believers' sight above
the limitations of self- centredness that they may dedicate their energies to the

welfare of the human race, and strengthen their allegiance to the Order of
Bahá’u’lláh.

The Universal House of Justice, The Institution of the Counsellors

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