‘Abdu’l-Bahá once said: “The worshipper must pray with a detached spirit, unconditional surrender of the will, concentrated attention and spiritual fervour…. Automatic, formal prayers which do not touch the core of the heart are of no avail.”
- Shoghi Effendi (From a letter dated 19 October 1925 written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to an individual believer; compilation: ‘Prayer and Devotional Life’, prepared by the Research Department of the Universal House of Justice, February 2019)
