There is a Divinity, higher than humanity that is behind and beneath all man's activities. But, man is not aware of it and he fails to benefit by that awareness. His first task is to cognize this source of joy and peace. That Divinity is like the thread in which the flowers are strung; we see only the garland; we do not cognize that string that holds the flowers together and makes a garland out of a heap of blossoms. Mankind is strung together by this inherent Divinity.

- Divine Discourse, March 29, 1979.