O QUINTESSENCE OF PASSION! Put away all covetousness and seek contentment; for the covetous hath ever been deprived, and the contented hath ever been loved and praised.
--Bahá'u'lláh, HW P50
A:We're prohibited from coveting anything, except becoming the best servant from among the servants - "Vie with each other in the service of God and of His Cause." -Bahá'u'lláh
T:
You're right, the prohibition is on coveting anything in the world. It takes it one step further than Deuteronomy 5:21: "Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour's wife, neither shalt thou covet thy neighbour's house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant, his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is thy neighbour's."
A:
Indeed it does! I guess it says it in the title addressing the individual as "Quintessence of Passion" - what does "quintessence" imply? The dictionary states, "the essence of a thing in its purest and most concentrated form." It put things in perspective regarding our life here on earth - essentially ruled by passion; but we have another choice! ;)
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