A Bahá'í's duty to pursue an unfettered search after truth
should lead him to understand the Teachings as an organic, logically coherent
whole, should cause him to examine his own ideas and motives, and should enable
him to see that adherence to the Covenant, to which he is a party, is not blind
imitation but conscious choice, freely made and freely followed.
(From a letter dated 8 February 1998 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer)
(From a letter dated 8 February 1998 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer)