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Preparation for
Teaching
What Must | Do to Prepare?
‘*A ‘best teacher’ and an ‘exemplary believer’ is ultimately neither more nor less than an ordinary Baha’i who has consecrated himself to the work of the Faith, deepened his knowledge and understanding of its Teachings, placed his confidence in Baha’u’llah, and arisen to serve Him to the best of his ability. This door is one which we are assured will open before the face of every follower of the Faith who knocks hard enough, so to speak. When the will and the desire are strong enough, the means will be found and the way opened. . . .”’ (From a letter dated 21 September 1957 written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States—Excerpts from the Writings of the Guardian on the Baha'i Life, p. 22)
“‘Of these spiritual prerequisites of success . . . the following stand out as preeminent and vital, which the members of the American Baha’i community will do well to ponder. . . . These requirements are none other than a high sense of moral rectitude in their social and administrative activities, absolute chastity in their individual lives, and complete freedom from prejudice in their dealings with peoples of a different race, class, creed, or color.’”’—Shoghi Effendi
(The Advent of Divine Justice, p. 18)
“The individual alone must . . . manfully struggle against the natural inertia that weighs him down in his effort to arise, shed, heroically and irrevocably, the trivial and superfluous attachments which hold him back, empty himself of every thought that may tend to obstruct his path. . . .’—Shoghi Effendi (Citadel of Faith, p. 148)
