Detachment

This page lists all references to Detachment in the writings of the Central Figures of the Bahá’í Faith. Note that the content on this page is subject to certain limitations.

Definition

noun

1.

Act or fact of detaching; separation; as, the detachment of a rock, of fibers, of affections; — opposed to attachment.

2.

Dispatch of a body of troops or part of a fleet from the main body on special service; also, the portion so dispatched.

3.

State of being detached; isolation; aloofness; as, the detachment of the United States from European affairs; specif. indifference to worldly concerns or partisan opinion; unworldliness; as, the detachment of a saint; also, impartiality; as, the detachment essential to a historian.

Source: Webster’s New International Dictionary of the English Language, second edition, unabridged, 1934

As part of guidance[edit]

With the third, tread the paths of detachment; that is, sever thyself from thine idle fancies CDB

Soar upon the wings of detachment into the atmosphere of the love of your Lord DR

Cast away all that ye possess and soar on the wings of detachment into this atmosphere wherein DR

Now is the moment in which to cleanse thyself with the waters of detachment that have flowed out ESW

Arise in the name of Him Who is the Object of all knowledge, and, with absolute detachment GWB

that from the wellspring of detachment thou mayest quaff the wine of immortal life HW

Cast away that which ye possess, and, on the wings of detachment, soar beyond all created things KA

those holy words in your heart, and, with utter detachment, strive to grasp their meaning KI

Know that thy true adornment consisteth in the love of God and in thy detachment from all save Him SLH

and in your inward and outward detachment from aught else besides God SLH

Cleanse then thy soul with the waters of detachment SLH

The essence of detachment is for man to turn his face towards the courts of the Lord, to enter TB

in the diffusion of the divine fragrances, and in detachment from all else but Him LW

Our greatest efforts must be directed towards detachment from the things of the world PT

requisites for them that take counsel together are purity of motive, radiance of spirit, detachment SWAB

The martyr’s field is the place of detachment from self, that the anthems of eternity may be SWAB

exert ye night and day a mighty effort...become...daysprings of the splendours of detachment ATET

capacities are faith, assurance, insight, loving-kindness, spirituality, radiance, purity, detachment ATET

laying down one’s life in the path of guidance, and detachment from all save God ATET

As a requirement to attain a certain station or understanding[edit]

and have with complete detachment from all else but Him turned their faces towards His holy court GWB

viewed from the standpoint of their oneness and sublime detachment, the attributes of Godhead GWB

The wine of renunciation must needs be quaffed, the lofty heights of detachment must needs KI

Not, however, until thou consumest with the flame of utter detachment those veils of idle learning KI

Shouldst thou step into the realm of complete detachment, thou wilt readily testify that KI

Entrance into the Kingdom is through the love of God, through detachment, through sanctity SAQ

As a consequence of some action or behavior[edit]

that haply thou mayest inhale the breath of detachment and have pity upon ESW

hearken unto this utterance with a discerning ear, he will unfurl the wings of detachment TU

from the petty affairs of this worldly life until he arrives at a state of complete detachment PT

As a station one can attain[edit]

and attain the depths of the sea of detachment reckon this city CDB

that thou mayest gain admittance into the blissful realm of detachment DR

He walketh the heights of detachment and traverseth the vale of renunciation GDM

and abide ye in the meads of sanctity and of detachment, that the fragrance of your deeds may GWB

Guard it within the globe of trust and detachment from all else but God GWB

Piety and detachment are even as two most great luminaries of the heaven of teaching TB

Every man of perception who hath scaled the noble heights of detachment, and every man SWB

Concerning the condition of those who attain this station[edit]

How great is my wish to attain unto a detachment so complete that were there to appear DR

Blessed are they that have soared on the wings of detachment and attained the station which DR

Well is it with him who hath been illumined with the light of trust and detachment ESW

and the garden of oneness, and the court of detachment. In this plane the seeker casteth GDM

Should any man, in this Day, arise and, with absolute detachment from all that is in the heavens GWB

Those souls that are the symbols of detachment are the leaven of the world GWB

hour of death, ascend, in the utmost purity and sanctity and with absolute detachment, to the GWB

These souls and symbols of detachment have provided, and will continue to provide GWB

As part of demonstrating some truth[edit]

all that is on the earth, and who are the emblems of true detachment DR

No land remained which did not drink the blood of these embodiments of detachment GWB

These Gems of Detachment are acclaimed by some as the embodiments of wisdom GWB

These Essences of Detachment, these resplendent Realities are the channels of God’s GWB

this is the arena of insight and detachment, of vision and upliftment, where none may spur on KA

viewed from the standpoint of their oneness and sublime detachment, the attributes KI

the fruits of His oneness, the leaves of detachment, the blossoms of knowledge KI

In this very verse there lieth concealed a breath of detachment, which if it were to be breathed full KI

hath not tasted the Salsabíl of detachment, nor drunk from the Kawthar of the knowledge of God KI

patience in the midst of calamities, detachment from all created things LW

that is, the detachment of spirits from the material world and their attraction to the divine realm SAQ

General positive statements towards[edit]

surest testimony of the truth of these heroes of the field of resignation and detachment KI

whilst others will resign themselves and, with absolute detachment, will sacrifice their lives KI

and pitched their tents upon the shores of the ocean of detachment TB

Detachment is even as a sun, which, dawning above the horizon of the soul, overcometh ATB

It is purity, detachment, humility, forbearance, patience, and constancy. These are divine qualities SAQ

Used in a negative context[edit]

nor hath the breeze of detachment been wafted from the meadows of your hearts HW

erased that truthfulness, justice, love, concord, purity, sanctity, detachment SAQ

As a title of God or as reference to the holy souls[edit]

Whereupon, Jesus, that Essence of Detachment, answered and said KI

unto the Prophets of God, those luminous Emblems of Detachment KI

It is through the abundant grace of these Symbols of Detachment that the Spirit of life KI

are none other than these holy Beings, these Essences of Detachment, these divine Souls KI

No land remained which did not drink the blood of these embodiments of detachment, and no sword KI

hath not been outwardly manifested by these Essences of Detachment doth in no wise imply KI

and blindly imitated them in accepting or denying these Essences of Detachment KI

Through the manifold attributes of these Essences of Detachment, Who are both the first and the last KI

through the intermediary of those Embodiments of holiness and Essences of detachment TU

by virtue of his absolute detachment and for his being wholly devoted to the Will of God SWB

They all rose against Thy loved ones, whose only crime was detachment from all else except Thee LW

with blood pouring from his wounded face, that spirit of detachment raised up his voice in prayer LW

his detachment from the world, his righteousness, his piety and fear of God MF

His detachment from the things of this world and his attachment to the life of the spirit MF

during the early days at ‘Akká, with complete detachment, with ardent love MF

What holy ecstasy he had, what fervor, what detachment from the world MF

through the instruction and guidance of that Essence of detachment, transmuted into SAQ

purged themselves of self and passion and with absolute detachment scattered far and wide WT

and tell of the martyrs’ detachment from the world ATET

become signs of Divine Unity and manifestations of Heavenly Detachment ATET

As part of a prayer[edit]

Blessed is he that observeth the Fast wholly for Thy sake and with absolute detachment from PM

and to soar into the atmosphere of detachment from all Thy creatures PM

that I may soar on the wings of detachment towards the loftiest summits of Thy creation PM

to hinder them from setting their faces toward the Horizon of detachment PM

Thy unity and the Manifestation of detachment hath shone forth PM

Adorn the heads of Thy loved ones with the crown of detachment and attire their temples TB

and illumine them with the splendors of the light of detachment TB

Let them, then, in a state of detachment from all things APB

Greed hath made captive all mankind: Where are the embodiments of detachment BPB

and to soar into the atmosphere of detachment from all Thy creatures BPB

and He Who is the Tabernacle of Thy unity and the Manifestation of detachment hath BPB

save through the knowledge of detachment from aught save Thee SWB

Fill up for me the cup of detachment from all things, and in the assembly of SWAB

with streaming tears and a yearning soul, and in complete detachment from all things SWAB

May they hoist the sail of detachment upon the Ark of Salvation, and move over SWAB

O God, my God! Fill up for me the cup of detachment from all things BPA

wings of detachment and divine aid BPA

O Thou kind Lord! From the horizon of detachment Thou hast manifested souls that BPA

with streaming tears and a yearning soul, and in complete detachment from all things BPA

You must be distinguished amidst men by your sanctity and detachment, loftiness of BPA

Used to describe a regiment[edit]

This detachment was subsequently further reinforced by Mírzá Muḥammad-‘Alí of Mázindarán TN

Miscellaneous[edit]

that elder of the realms of instruction and detachment CDB

for they that journey towards the land of Divine Unity and detachment are still wrapt CDB

taken flight upon the wings of trust and detachment towards the Dayspring of Thy name DR

immeasurably exalted, is His detachment above the reach and ken of the entire creation GWB

so that His steadfastness in the Faith of God and His detachment from all else but Him GWB

Let it now be seen what your endeavors in the path of detachment will reveal HW

by your deeds and actions, the signs of oneness and the essence of detachment may be HW

how much greater, then, must be the detachment of Him Who holdeth so august a station KA

the worlds of unity and diversity, of variation and oneness, of limitation and detachment, and wing KI

“For our love of God”, he made reply, “and for our detachment from aught else save Him.” SLH

It was adorned with the light of divine unity and of detachment and was ablaze TB

with the shears of detachment from this world and of self-sacrifice in the path SWAB

He that is appointed must manifest in himself detachment from all worldly things WT