Truth can be likened to the light that shines from a lamp, the light is the essential part, not the lamp. It is important to search for the truth from whatever source available. Attachment to the lamp prevents people from understanding the value of the light if it is lighted in another lamp. When searching for the truth we must set aside our old thoughts and ideas and instead look for the actual truth.
Religion is like light to the world and investigating its teachings requires us to rid ourselves of blind prejudice and old beliefs that bind us. The truth is that all religions have come from One Reality and all of them reveal Divine Knowledge and are the cause of progress of humanity.
God’s truth guides humanity and truth is one and indivisible. When investigating the truth independently, we must put aside all differences and this will bring about unity and oneness. Religion creates love and harmony between people, this is why Bahá’u’lláh stressed the importance of investigating truth independently, objectively and freely in order that one’s beliefs are based on his/her own knowledge and wholehearted conviction, rather than from following customs and beliefs of others blindly.
O SON OF SPIRIT!
The best beloved of all things in My sight is Justice; turn not away therefrom if thou desirest Me, and neglect it not that I may confide in thee. By its aid thou shalt see with thine own eyes and not through the eyes of others, and shalt know of thine own knowledge and not through the knowledge of thy neighbor. Ponder this in thy heart; how it behooveth thee to be. Verily justice is My gift to thee and the sign of My loving-kindness. Set it then before thine eyes.
