ts and busy thyself with the
faults of others? Whoso doeth this is accursed of Me.

O Emigrants!

The tongue I have designed for the mention of Me, defile it not
with detraction. If the fire of self overcome you, remember your
own faults and not the faults of My creatures, inasmuch as every
one of you knoweth his own self better than he knoweth others.

'Abdu'l-Baha says:--

Let your life be an emanation of the Kingdom of Christ. He came
not to be ministered unto, but to minister.... In the religion of
Baha'u'llah all are servants and maidservants, brothers and
sisters. As soon as one feels a little better than, a little
superior to, the rest, he is in a dangerous position, and unless
he casts away the seed of such an evil thought, he is not a fit
instrument for the service of the Kingdom.

Dissatisfaction with oneself is a sign of progress. The soul who
is satisfied with himself is the manifestation of Satan, and the
one who is not contented with himself is the manifestation of the
Merciful. If a person has a thousand good qualities he must not
look at them; nay, rather he must strive to find out his own
defects and imperfections....However much a man may progress, yet
he is imperfect, because there is always a point ahead of him. No
sooner does he look up towards that point than he become
dissatisfied with his own condition, and aspires to attain to
that. Praising one's own self is the sign of selfishness.--Diary of
Mirza Ahmad Sohrab, 1914.

Although we are commanded to recognize and sincerely repent of our sins,
the practice of confession to priests and others is definitely forbidden.
Baha'u'llah says in the Glad Tidings:--

The sinner, when his heart is free from all save God, must seek
forgiveness from God alone. Confession before the servants (i.e.
before men) is not permissible, for it is not the means or the
cause of Divine Forgiveness. Such confession before the creatures
leads to one's humiliation and abasement, and God--exalted by His
Glory--does not wish for the humiliation of His servants. Verily He
is Compassionate and Beneficent. The sinner must, between himself
and God, beg for mercy from the Sea of Mercy and implore pardon
from the Heaven of Forgiveness.

Truthfulness and Honesty

Baha'u'llah says in the Tablet of Tarazat:--

Verily