ld neither be required nor
prohibited. The important thing that should always be borne in mind is
that with the exception of certain specific obligatory prayers,
Baha'u'llah has given us no strict or special rulings in matters of
worship, whether in the Temple or elsewhere. Prayer is essentially a
communion between man and God, and as such transcends all ritualistic
forms and formulae."

207: TESTS AND PROBLEMS

"Ultimately all the battle of life is within the individual. No amount of
organization can solve the inner problems or produce or prevent, as the
case may be, victory or failure at a crucial moment. In such times as
these particularly, individuals are torn by great forces at large in the
world and, we see some weak ones strong, and strong ones fail--we can only
try, through loving advice, as your Committee has done, to bring about the
act on the part of the believer which will be for the highest good of the
Cause. Because obviously something bad for the Cause cannot be the highest
good of the individual Baha'i."

208: THEOCRACY

"What the Guardian was referring to was the Theocratic systems, such as
the Catholic Church and the Caliphate, which are not divinely given as
systems, but man-made and yet, having partly derived from the teachings of
Christ and Muhammad are, in a sense, theocracies. The Baha'i theocracy, on
the contrary, is both divinely ordained as a system and, of course, based
on the teachings of the Prophet Himself... Theophany is used in the sense
of Dispensation..."

209: TOMBSTONE, BAHA'I SYMBOL ON

"In regard to your question regarding the use of the Greatest Name on
tombstones of Baha'is, the Guardian considers this too sacred to be placed
in such a position in general use, and the friends should not use it on
their tombstones. They can use quotations from the Teachings, if they wish
to, but not the Greatest Name. Naturally, if anyone has already used it,
it does not matter."

NINE-POINTED STAR FOR HEADSTONE

"Approve star for graves." Cable of October 22, 1954.

210: TRANSLITERATION OF BAHA'I TERMS

"...the faithful spelling of which by all the Western friends will avoid
confusion in future, and insure in this matter a uniformity which is
greatly needed at present in all Baha'i literature... I feel confident
that all the friends will from now on follow this system and adhere
scrupulously and at all times to this code in all their writings.