s
discouraged. Various other points which may be raised in this connection
and which have not been explained in the Holy Writings have to be
carefully considered and acted upon by the future International House of
Justice which is the body empowered by Baha'u'llah to legislate in all
matters which have not been explicitly revealed in the Sacred Writings of
the Faith.

December 27, 1933

Letter of January 7, 1934

What, in the last resort, is most essential to every believer is a
conscious and an unwavering faith in the mission which the Cause has been
called upon to fulfill. Through the light of faith the darkness which
envelops our thoughts and feelings gives way to a radiance and a splendour
before which every gloom vanishes.

January 7, 1934

Letter of September 25, 1934

While secrecy in matters of religious faith should be deprecated as being
against the spirit of the Cause yet, it is always recommendable to
exercise full tact and wisdom whenever, by too frank and open a
declaration of our beliefs, we run the risk of exciting the animosity and
opposition of those around us.

September 25, 1934

Letter of September 4, 1935

With regard to your question relative to the advisability of having
Baha'is join film companies. Although on principle there is no objection
if any believer wishes to become a cinema actor, yet in view of the
excessive corruption that now prevails along such a line of occupation,
the Guardian would not advise any believer to choose this kind of
profession, unless he finds this to be the only means of earning his
livelihood.

Concerning the passage in the Old Testament in which Abraham is reported
to have addressed his wife as his sister, the interpretation given it by
some Christians cannot hold, as it implies that the Messengers of God are
all sinners. A much more plausible explanation would be, that in doing so
Abraham wished to emphasize the superiority of the spiritual relationship
binding him with his wife to the purely physical and material one.

September 4, 1935

Letter of April 17, 1936

As regards your study of the Hindu religion. The origins of this and many
other religions that abound in India are not quite known to us, and even
the Orientalists and the students of religion are not in complete accord
about the results of their investigations in that field. The Baha'i
Writings also do not refer specifically to any of these forms of reli