The Baha'i Faith, like all other Divine religions, is…
fundamentally mystic in character. Its chief goal is the development of the
individual and society, through the acquisition of spiritual virtues and
powers. It is the soul of man that has first to be fed. And this spiritual
nourishment prayer can best provide. Laws and institutions, as viewed by
Baha'u'llah, can become really effective only when our inner spiritual life has
been perfected and transformed. Otherwise religion will degenerate into a mere
organization, and become a dead thing.
- The Universal House of Justice (From a
message dated 12 June 1984 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice
to an individual believer; ‘Messages from the Universal House of Justice
1963-1986’)
