As to his question about the permissibility of promulgating
the divine teachings without relating them to the Most Great Name, you should
answer: "This blessed Name hath an effect on the reality of things. If
these teachings are spread without identifying them with this holy Name, they
will fail to exert an abiding influence in the world. The teachings are like
the body, and this holy Name is like the spirit. It imparteth life to the body.
It causeth the people of the world to be aroused from their slumber."
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (From a Tablet - translated from the Persian; The Compilation of
Compilations, vol. II, Guidelines for Teaching)
