Reflection


What happens when you believe something with all your heart? Belief fuels enthusiasm, and enthusiasm explodes into passion. It fires our souls and lifts our spirits.


A statement in Islam, which Bahá'u'lláh confirms and reiterates,says that 'Knowledge is a light which God casteth into the heart ofwhomsoever He willeth.' The assertion that the heart is the dawning-place ofthe knowledge of God may sound strange to some because it is commonly thought that the mind, rather than the heart, is the vehicle for acquiring knowledge. But faith and knowledge of God, like seeds, are planted first in the heart. It is only afterwards that the mind grasps the truth and beginsto understand it. In the end it is the interaction of the two -- the heart and the mind -- that brings confirmation and certitude to the soul.
Adib Taherzadeh, The Child of the Covenant p. 404