This passage is from a short Tablet of Baha’u’llah to a man who was, at that time, experiencing poverty.  Baha’u’llah counsels him that there is no shame in being poor, that Baha’u’llah Himself was imprisoned and had “no cent to his name” despite being born into wealth.  He then tells us that the key to happiness is to be wealthy spiritually, that within people there are “countless doors”.

A major theme in the Writings of Baha’u’llah is to help humanity to find their strength within, to go on a spiritual path of exploration within themselves, and not simply try to feed their souls with things from outside. When you do that successfully, you no longer need people or objects to make you whole- you are independent and strong- a quality known as “detachment”.

This passage was provisionally translated by Adib Masumian.  Many thanks to Adib for sharing it with us. The full tablet may be found here.