When we realize that Bahá’u’lláh says adultery retards the
progress of the soul in the afterlife—so grievous is it—and that drinking
destroys the mind, and not to so much as approach it, we see how clear are our
teachings on these subjects.
- Shoghi Effendi (From a letter dated 30 September 1949, written on
behalf of Shoghi Effendi, ‘Messages to Canada’)
