The aim is this: The intention of the teacher
must be pure, his heart independent, his spirit attracted, his thought at
peace, his resolution firm, his magnanimity exalted and in the love of God a
shining torch. Should he become as such, his sanctified breath will even affect
the rock; otherwise there will be no result whatsoever. (‘Abdu’l-Bahá, ‘Tablets of the Divine Plan’)
