guidance for a would-be spiritual warrior

From my readings this morning in "Creating a New Mind: Reflections on the Individual, the Institutions and the Community" by Paul Lample:

"The plan of conquest is the Divine Plan. The "conquest" is, in actuality, the liberation of the human race. Its methods eschew force and coercion and opt for service, wisdom and love:

"To do battle, as stated in the sacred verse, doth not, in this greatest of all dispensations, mean to go forth with sword and spear, with lance and piercing arrow--but rather weaponed with pure intent, with righteous motives, with counsels helpful and effective, with godly attributes, with deeds pleasing to the Almighty, with the qualities of heaven. It signifieth education for all mankind, guidance for all men, the spreading far and wide of the sweet savors of the spirit, the promulgation of God's proofs, the setting forth of arguments conclusive and divine, the doing of charitable deeds." 'Selections from the Writings of Abd'ul-Baha, p. 260

Lets go forth into battle then!