Extract from a Tablet of ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá

I fervently supplicate God to remove the veil from thine inner eye; to reveal to thee His most mighty signs; and to make thee a banner of guidance, wholly detached from all else but Him, ablaze with the fire of His love, occupied with His remembrance, and conscious of the realities of all things, that thou mayest see with thine own eyes, hear with thine own ears, and refrain from imitating any of thy forefathers. Look thou with insight into the Cause of thy Lord, for the people are wrapped in veils of darkness.

—‘Abdu’l‑Bahá