Prayer and meditation are very important factors in
deepening the spiritual life of the individual, but with them must go also
action and example, as these are the tangible results of the former. Both are
essential.
- Shoghi Effendi (From a letter dated 15 May 1944 written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi
to an individual believer; The Compilation of Compilations, Vol. II, The
Importance of Prayer, Meditation and the Devotional Attitude)