Bahá'í Publishing Trust, Wilmette, IL 60091

Copyright © 1982 by the National Spiritual Assembly
of the Bahá'ís of the United States
All rights reserved. New edition published 1982
Printed in the United States of America
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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data

'Abdu'l-Bahá, 1844-1921.
    The promulgation of universal peace.

    Originally published: 1922-1925.

    Includes bibliographical references and index.

    1. Bahaism­Collected works. I. Title.

BP360.A375 1982       297'.89     81-21689

ISBN 0-87743-172-8

The Promulgation of Universal Peace was first published in
two volumes, one appearing in 1922, the second in 1925
(though pages 233 through 336 were set in type and plated in
1922). In 1939 flat sheets of the two volumes were bound as
one volume, which retained the original introduction in
English and Persian. In 1943 the two volumes were reprinted
as one volume without the Persian introduction. This 1982
edition contains the original English introduction as well as a
new foreword and index.

Design by John Solarz




Foreword to 1982 Edition


      It is with great pleasure and a sense of the appropriateness of the time that we publish this new edition of The Promulgation of Universal Peace, for this year, 1982, marks the seventieth anniversary of the historic visit of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, son of Bahá'u'lláh, the Prophet-Founder of the Bahá'í Faith, to the American continent­an event that was to have a profound impact both on the young Faith's evolution throughout the world and on the lives of countless individuals. In 1908 the Young Turks Revolution had overthrown the tyrannical regime of the Ottoman Sultán 'Abdu'l-Hamíd. One of the first actions of the new leadership released all former political and religious prisoners, one of whom was 'Abdu'l-Bahá, Who had shared with His father forty years of persecution and exile, as well as sixteen additional years after His father's death.
      Freed from the straitened and often dire circumstances under which He had conducted the Bahá'í Faith's affairs throughout the early years of His ministry as His father's appointed successor, 'Abdu'l-Bahá at once began to contemplate a sojourn to the West. Such a trip would serve both to strengthen the faith of the isolated groups of Bahá'ís throughout the European and North American continents and to garner publicity for the Faith. Thus 'Abdu'l-Bahá first traveled from the Holy Land to Egypt, then to Europe in 1911, returning to Egypt again for the winter. On 25 March 1912 He sailed from Alexandria­His destination: New York, and a journey that ultimately would take Him across the entire North American continent, with stops in many of the major cities of the United States.
      For nine months, 239 days in all, 'Abdu'l-Bahá traveled constantly, up and down the Eastern seaboard from Maine to Washington, D.C., into the Chicago heartland, and back again, stopping in such cities as Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Cleveland, finally traversing the continent via Montreal, Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Denver to the west coast, after which He returned to New York, pausing for extended periods in some of the cities He had already



visited. When 'Abdu'l-Bahá sailed from New York on 5 December 1912 He had completed one of the most strenuous teaching journeys in all recorded religious history, the more remarkable because it was accomplished by a man of sixty-eight Whose health was broken by long years of deprivation and imprisonment. He left behind Him a band of believers whom, though scattered and separated by long distances, His patient and persistent efforts had welded into a nascent Bahá'í community.
      The Promulgation of Universal Peace is a compilation of many of the talks 'Abdu'l-Bahá gave during His visit to the United States and Canada, talks that expounded the principles of the Bahá'í Faith as promulgated by Bahá'u'lláh. Time and time again, to all who came to listen, Bahá'ís and non-Bahá'ís alike, He spoke of the equality of men and women, the harmony of science and religion, the need for universal education and a universal language, the independent investigation of truth, the oneness of God, the oneness and continuity of the Prophets of God, the oneness of mankind, and the elimination of prejudices of all kinds­all essential for the universal peace that Bahá'u'lláh came to bring, and that gives the book its theme and title.
      Though The Promulgation of Universal Peace is a compilation of talks and, therefore, not strictly speaking a work by 'Abdu'l-Bahá, yet it has a unique "style" of its own and a unique place in His collected writings and talks. His Will and Testament, written in three sections, provides the authority for the Administrative Order of the Bahá'í Faith and ensures its integrity and unity. The Secret of Divine Civilization is a treatise on the general state of modem civilization. A Traveler's Narrative chronicles the early history of the Bábí and Bahá'í Faiths. Memorials of the Faithful contains 'Abdu'l-Bahá's remembrances of seventy-nine early Bahá'ís, all bound by their love for Bahá'u'lláh. Some Answered Questions is perhaps closest in format to The Promulgation of Universal Peace­a series of discourses on a variety of topics. But Some Answered Questions was shaped by questions put to 'Abdu'l-Bahá. In The Promulgation of Universal Peace 'Abdu'l-Bahá, for the most part, chose the topics­chose them with care and determination, sometimes even with deliberate repetition. For He had come to the West, not as a tourist, but as an emissary, as it were, of His father. Upon His arrival in New York He stated that "It is my purpose to set forth in America the fundamental principles of the revelation and teachings of Bahá'u'lláh."
      And that is exactly what He did. This new edition of The Promulgation



of Universal Peace enables us once again, seventy years after the talks were first given, to sit in the front row and listen as 'Abdu'l-Bahá patiently explains facet after facet of the Bahá'í Faith, showing how each can help bring hope and peace and balm to our troubled world, until we have the courage, as He said we must, "to give these principles unfoldment and application in the minds, hearts, and lives of the people."



Introduction to 1922 Edition

Two years before the crash of world war shook the continents and upheaved oceans 'Abdu'l-Bahá 'Abbás visited the United States of America, proclaiming the Glad Tidings of Universal Peace and the oneness of the world of humanity. In His message He reviewed social, religious and political conditions of the nations, foretold clearly the impending clash and conflict of militarism, summoning mankind to the standard of divine guidance upraised in this cycle of the cycles by the manifestation and teachings of Bahá'u'lláh. His visit, extending from April to December 1912, covered an itinerary across the continent and return, involving an extraordinary and incredible expenditure of energy on the part of One Who at the threshold of threescore years and ten had spent practically His whole lifetime in exile and imprisonment for the Cause of God.
      This treasury of His words is a compilation of informal talks and extemporary discourses delivered in Persian and Arabic, interpreted by proficient linguists who accompanied Him, and taken stenographically in both Oriental and Occidental tongue.
      Upon the day of His arrival in New York He said, "It is my purpose to set forth in America the fundamental principles of the revelation and teachings of Bahá'u'lláh. It will then become the duty of the Bahá'ís of this country to give these principles unfoldment and application in the minds, hearts and lives of the people." 'Abdu'l-Bahá's words, therefore, will be found characterized by a broad, clear simplicity and practical basis, marked by an absence of metaphysical flights, philosophical speculation and mere rhetorical eloquence, always reflecting the pure beauty of the Word of God, that primal, essential, eternal foundation upon which rest religion, science and all human advancement.
      Everywhere in His journeying throughout the United States 'Abdu'l-Bahá was received and welcomed in a spirit of love and reverence. Temples and churches of all denominations, synagogues, peace societies, religious and educational institutions, colleges, women's clubs, metaphysical groups and new-thought centers opened their doors, pulpits and platforms willingly and



without reservation to His message. He attended peace conferences at Lake Mohonk, visited the open forum at Green Acre on the Piscataqua, addressed large gatherings at Columbia and Leland Stanford Universities, spoke before scientific associations, socialistic bodies, ethical cults, welfare and charitable organizations, attended receptions and banquets in the mansions of the rich, visited the poor and lowly in their humble homes, carried the light of hope and uplift to darkened souls in Bowery Mission­in brief, proclaimed His message and teachings universally to every degree and capacity of humankind, with such pure and sincere motive that all heard Him gladly and without prejudice or antagonism. Furthermore, His beneficent activity in the Cause of God and loving service to mankind was without money and without price, for 'Abdu'l-Bahá in no instance accepted remuneration, a most unusual precedent and a wholesome variation from the money-getting methods of other visitors from the Orient. On the contrary, it was His custom to make liberal donations to needy churches and religious bodies, often assisting by generous gift and contribution societies and associations devoted to universal principles and ideals. Standing in the doorway of Bowery Mission one night He distributed two hundred dollars in silver to a long line of poor, disconsolate men, speaking words of uplift and encouragement as they passed before Him. Under all circumstances 'Abdu'l-Bahá refused to accept money for Himself or the Cause He represented. When the Bahá'ís of this country received word of His intended visit, the sum of eighteen thousand dollars was subscribed toward the expense of His journey. He was notified of this action, and a part of the money forwarded to Him by cable. He cabled in answer that the funds contributed by His friends could not be accepted, returned the money and instructed them to give their offering to the poor.
      Briefly, the visit of 'Abdu'l-Bahá to the United States was unique and characteristic of His high, holy mission, reflecting an unmistakable altruism of purpose and purity of motive. Philosophers, scientists, agnostics, materialists, professors, diplomats and officials were found in His audiences intently listening, sincerely questioning His presentation of the exalted principles and perfect ideals of the Bahá'í revelation in their application to the education, uplift and unification of mankind. Everywhere in editorial comment and publication of news concerning Him the daily press was reverent and respectful in its tone and statement, instinctively recognizing His high purpose and the manifest virtue of His teachings to the world.




      An understanding of the mission and significance of this radiant herald of the New Day would not be complete without vision of the cumulative chain of religious history which extends backward from the time of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's appearance here to a period practically contemporary with the birth of American Independence in 1776. This is of especial importance, too, in the light of the fact that when Bahá'u'lláh sent epistles to the kings and rulers of the earth in 1868 He addressed one to the republic of the United States, inwhich He said, "O concourse of rulers!. . . Bind ye the broken with the hands of justice, and crush the oppressor who flourisheth with the rod of the commandments of your Lord, the Ordainer, the All-Wise."* A very brief summary will be sufficient to show this spiritual sequence and historical progression of which 'Abdu'l-Bahá is the apex and consummation.
      The earliest dawning rays of the effulgent Sun of Truth, the Word of God which shone forth from the heaven of the divine will upon the horizon of the human world in this luminous cycle, were reflected in the pure mirrors of sanctity Shaykh Ahmad-i-Ahsá'í and Hájí Siyyid Kázim-i-Rashtí. As stars of morning precede the coming of the mighty luminary of day, these brilliant souls arose successively in Persia toward the close of the eighteenth century, piercing the somber shadows of night and proclaiming the splendor of the approaching manifestation. This mission completed, the lamps of their physical existence were extinguished in 1826 and 1844 respectively.
      On 23 May 1844 Mírzá 'Alí-Muhammad, the Báb, suddenly enkindled the world by declaring in Shíráz, Persia, that the Day of God was at hand. For six years as Herald and Forerunner this winsome messenger of the kingdom sounded His heavenly call, until in 1850 the flaming tongue and pen of His eloquence were stilled in the throes of a glorious martyrdom.
      Then the heaven of religion overspread with the brilliant radiance of Bahá'u'lláh, the Glory of God, the manifest Word and Sun of Reality which poured its bounty upon the world of mankind forty years, extending to the time of its occultation [i.e., Bahá'u'lláh's passing] in 1892. Throughout these years this glorious being was subjected to continuous exile, imprisonment and oppression by earthly rulers, until after infinite hardships and suffering He ascended
      *The Tablet was actually addressed by Bahá'u'lláh to the "Rulers of America and the Presidents of the Republics therein." (See Bahá'u'lláh, The Proclamation of Bahá'u'lláh to the Kings and Leaders of the World [Haifa: Bahá'í World Centre, 1967], p. 63.)



from these abject conditions and surroundings of religious and political tyranny to His abode in the supreme world.
      But the equation of divine purpose was not yet complete. The coming of Bahá'u'lláh had fulfilled the prophetic promises of the sacred books of the Jews, Christians, Muslims, Zoroastrians, Hindus, Buddhists and others. Like mighty rivers restricted to their own watersheds these separate systems of religious belief and worship, incapable of mingling in their courses, had found their destined union and confluence in the infinite ocean ofBahá'u'lláh's utterance. Furthermore, the supreme and ultimate product of divine revelation, the apotheosis of prophecy and the universal outcome in which all the heavenly religions would consummate was that quintessence of the cycles, that "Mystery of God," a perfected "Servant" in whom the divine and human wills had found complete blending. This sanctified personage was to appear in the great Day of God, that Day of universal splendor when "the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together."
      In the latter half of the nineteenth century the nations and peoples of the world had become so closely associated and wrought together in their physical existence, so interwoven and interdependent in the necessities and requirements of life, that the problems and politics of one government now affected and influenced the conditions of them all. The world had become one vast human family wherein interests were intimately related, responsibilities mutual and problems universal. Therefore, the Word of God revealed by Bahá'u'lláh was universal in its provision and remedy for the conditions of mankind­conditions which, although they were direct outcomes of human will and making, had been eternally foreseen by the omniscient eye and spoken by the tongues of prophets as recorded in all the holy books. Great numbers of brilliant souls throughout the east had accepted and followed this manifest standard of unity and reconciliation. In religious heredity, training and belief they had been diverse, hostile and irreconcilable, but under the benign, penetrating influence of the Holy Spirit of the Word made flesh in Bahá'u'lláh, they attained the blessed station of oneness and love in the heaven of the kingdom.
      To strengthen, safeguard and increase this unity and love Bahá'u'lláh appointed a successor to Whom all should turn for guidance and illumination after His own departure, naming in the Book of the Covenant written by His own blessed hand His eldest son, the Greatest Branch, 'Abdu'l-Bahá, Center of the Covenant in Whom Bahá'ís throughout the world recognize the authority of perfect



servitude at the threshold of the manifest Word. This is the essence of His title, entity and being, 'Abdu'l-Bahá, Servant of Bahá.
      The great wisdom of this appointment is shown in many ways. It is particularly evident when we realize that from His earliest childhood 'Abdu'l-Bahá had been inseparably associated with Bahá'u'lláh. Born in Tihrán 23 May 1844, the day and date of the Báb's declaration, His very birth foretokened the significance of His life and being in the divine processes and consummations of this luminous cycle. At the age of eight years He was one of the little band of exiles who crossed the Persian border into 'Iráq, sharing vicissitudes and suffering with heroic strength and subjected with the rest to continuous imprisonments in various cities until they reached the prison-fortress of 'Akká in Syria [now Israel], 31 August 1868. Throughout this long and faithful vigil of devotion to Bahá'u'lláh and loyalty to the Cause of God, the record of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's life is pure and spotless, wonderful in its exaltation and effulgent with the beauty of holiness. When the tyrannous regime of Sultán 'Abdu'l-Hamíd ended, the gates of 'Akká were thrown open and 'Abdu'l-Bahá came forth free upon the fortieth anniversary of His entrance into that neglected and unspeakable place. This was 31 August 1908. In 1911, two years after His release from a living martyrdom of fifty-six years and at the age of sixty-seven, He visited Europe, returning to Egypt from whence in 1912 He sailed for America as stated.
      Thus far the evidences of divine forces and influences surrounding the life of 'Abdu'l-Bahá should be sufficient to impress and convince any thoughtful soul that we are viewing an unusual and majestic personality, a world-commanding figure Who has appeared for the uplift, unification and peace of mankind. Dark indeed are the world horizons unless we behold the shining beauty of this Sun of Reality. The human world, plunging deeper and deeper with ever-increasing momentum into seas of materialism, is crying out in its crucial need and stress for help and remedy, for a new creative spirit of life and regeneration, a power and healing direct from God. And just at this time 'Abdu'l-Bahá, messenger of Universal Peace and the oneness of the world of humanity, is sounding His call of salvation to the nations of the earth in heavenly words fortified by an impelling dynamic spiritual power and surcharged with the pure breaths of the Holy Spirit. . . .
      'Abdu'l-Bahá's station of servitude in the divine Cause is ... worldwide and universal, beyond the limitation of race, denomination, creed or nationality, a station supreme in its loftiness, perfect



in its humility­Servant of the servants of God. Significant indeed is His visit to the shores of the western world; pregnant indeed are His words to the highly organized material civilizations of the Occident; potent indeed His message of peace and unity of mankind, cementing the east and the west in spiritual solidarity, blending the world that is old and the world that is new under the beneficent laws of the heavenly kingdom.
      In obedience to the direct command of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, this Introduction has been written by a humble follower of His light and a devoted lover of His beauty. May the Glory of God illumine this heart and guide this pen to do His will in this most great responsibility.
Howard MacNutt
EXTRACTS FROM TABLETS

To his honor Mr. Howard MacNutt, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.
O thou old friend!
    . . . Thy intention to print and publish the discourses of'Abdu'l-Bahá which thou hast compiled is indeed very advisable. This service shall cause thee to acquire an effulgent face in the Abhá kingdom and shall make thee the object of praise and gratitude of the friends in the East as well as the West. But this is to be undertaken with the utmost carefulness so that the exact text may be reproduced and that all errors and deviations committed by previous interpreters shall be excluded.
ABDUL BAHA ABBAS

(Haifa, Palestine, 13 April 1919)

To his honor Mr. Albert R. Windust, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
O thou servant of His Holiness Baha'Ullah!
    . . . Name the book which Mr. MacNutt is compiling "The Promulgation of Universal Peace." As to its Introduction, it should be written by Mr. MacNutt himself when in heart he is turning toward the Abhá kingdom so that he may leave a permanent trace behind him. Send a copy of it to the Holy Land.
ABDUL BAHA ABBAS
(Bahjí, 'Akká, Palestine, 20 July 1919)



Appendix

Chronological List of Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá
in the United States and Canada in 1912

11 AprilNew York, NYHome of Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Kinney
780 West End Avenue
12 AprilBrooklyn, NYHome of Mr. and Mrs. Howard MacNutt
935 Eastern Parkway
12 AprilNew York, NYStudio of Miss Phillips
39 West Sixty-seventh Street
13 AprilNew York, NYHome of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Morten
141 East Twenty-first Street
14 AprilNew York, WChurch of the Ascension
Fifth Avenue and Tenth Street
14 AprilNew York, NYUnion Meeting of Advanced Thought Centers
Carnegie Lyceum
West Fifty-seventh Street
15 AprilNew York, NYHome of Mountfort Mills
327 West End Avenue
16 AprilNew York, NYBahá'í Friends of New Jersey
Hotel Ansonia
Broadway and Seventy-third Street
17 AprilNew York, NYHotel Ansonia
Broadway and Seventy-third Street
17 AprilNew York, NYHome of Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Kinney
780 West End Avenue
18 AprilNew York, NYHome of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall L. Emery
273 West Ninetieth Street
19 AprilNew York, NYColumbia University
Earl Hall
19 AprilNew York, NYBowery Mission
227 Bowery
20 AprilWashington, DCOrient-Occident-Unity Conference
Public Library Hall
21 AprilWashington, DCStudio Hall
1219 Connecticut Avenue
21 AprilWashington, DCUniversalist Church
Thirteenth and L Streets




22 AprilWashington, DCHome of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Parsons
1700 Eighteenth Street, NW
23 AprilWashington, DCHoward University
23 AprilWashington, DCHome of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Parsons
1700 Eighteenth Street, NW
23 AprilWashington, DCBethel Literary Society
Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church
M Street, NW
24 AprilWashington, DCChildren's Reception
Studio Hall
1219 Connecticut Avenue
24 AprilWashington, DCHome of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Parsons
1700 Eighteenth Street, NW
24 AprilWashington, DCHome of Mrs. Andrew J. Dyer
1937 Thirteenth Street, NW
25 AprilWashington, DCTheosophical Society
Home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Parsons
1700 Eighteenth Street, NW
25 AprilWashington, DCMessage to Esperantists
Home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Parsons
1700 Eighteenth Street, NW
25 AprilWashington, DCHome of Mr and Mrs. Arthur J. Parsons
1700 Eighteenth Street, NW
30 AprilChicago, IL Public Meeting Concluding Convention of Bahá'í Temple Unity
Drill Hall
Masonic Temple
30 AprilChicago, IL Hull House
30 AprilChicago, IL Fourth Annual Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Handel Hall
1 MayWilmette, ILDedication of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkár Grounds
2 MayChicago, IL Hotel Plaza
2 MayChicago, IL Federation of Women's Clubs
Hotel La Salle
2 MayChicago, IL Bahá'í Women's Reception
Hotel La Salle
2 MayChicago, IL Hotel Plaza
2 MayChicago, IL Hotel Plaza
3 MayChicago, IL Hotel Plaza
3 MayChicago, IL Hotel Plaza
4 MayEvanston, IL Theosophical Society
Northwestern University Hall
5 MayChicago, ILChildren's Meeting
Hotel Plaza




5 May Chicago, ILPlymouth Congregational Church
935 East Fiftieth Street
5 MayChicago, ILAll Souls Church
Lincoln Center
6 MayCleveland, OHEuclid Hall
6 MayCleveland, OHSanatorium of Dr. C. M. Swingle
7 MayPittsburgh, PAHotel Schenley
11 MayNew York, NY227 Riverside Drive
12 MayMontclair, NJUnity Church
12 May New York, NYMeeting of International Peace Forum
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church
West 104th Street
13 MayNew York, NYReception by New York Peace Society
Hotel Astor
19 MayNew York, NYChurch of the Divine Paternity
Central Park West
19 MayJersey City, NJBrotherhood Church
Bergen and Fairview Avenues
20 MayNew York, NYWoman' s Suffrage Meeting
Metropolitan Temple
Seventh Avenue and Fourteenth Street
23 MayCambridge, MAHome of Mr. and Mrs. Francis W. Breed
367 Harvard Street
24 MayBoston, MA,Free Religious Association, or Unitarian Conference
25 MayBoston, MAHuntington Chambers
26 MayNew York, NYMount Morris Baptist Church
Fifth Avenue and 126th Street
28 MayNew York, NYReception at Metropolitan Temple
Seventh Avenue and Fourteenth Street
29 MayNew York, NYHome of Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Kinney
780 West End Avenue
30 MayNew York, NYTheosophical Lodge
Broadway and Seventy-ninth Street
31 MayFanwood, NJTown Hall
2 JuneNew York, NYChurch of the Ascension
Fifth Avenue and Tenth Street
8 JuneNew York, NY309 West Seventy-eighth Street
9 JunePhiladelphia, PAUnitarian Church
15th Street and Girard Avenue
9 JunePhiladelphia, PABaptist Temple
Broad and Berks Streets




11 JuneNew York, NYOpen Committee Meeting
Home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Kinney
780 West End Avenue
11 JuneNew York, NY309 West Seventy-eighth Street
11 JuneNew York. NY309 West Seventy-eighth Street
12 JuneNew York, NY309 West Seventy-eighth Street
15 JuneNew York, NY309 West Seventy-eighth Street
16 JuneBrooklyn, NYFourth Unitarian Church
Beverly Road, Flatbush
16 JuneBrooklyn, NYHome of Mr. and Mrs. Howard MacNutt
935 Eastern Parkway
16 JuneBrooklyn, NYCentral Congregational Church
Hancock Street
17 JuneNew York, NY309 West Seventy-eighth Street
18 JuneNew York, NY309 West Seventy-eighth Street
20 JaneNew York, NY309 West Seventy-eighth Street
23 JuneMontclair, NJ
29 JuneWest Englewood, NJUnity Feast, Outdoors
1 JulyNew York, NY309 West Seventy-eighth Street
1 JulyNew York, NY309 West Seventy-eighth Street
5 JulyNew York, NY309 West Seventy-eighth Street
5 JulyNew York, NY309 West Seventy-eighth Street
6 JulyNew York, NY309 West Seventy-eighth Street
14 JulyNew York, NYAll Souls Unitarian Church
Fourth Avenue and Twentieth Street
15 JulyNew York, NYHome of Dr. and Mrs. Florian Krug
830 Park Avenue
23 JulyBoston, MAHotel Victoria
24 JulyBoston, MATheosophical Society
The Kensington
Exeter and Boylston Streets
25 JulyBoston, MAHotel Victoria
5 AugustDublin, NHDublin Inn
6 AugustDublin, NHHome of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Parsons
16 AugustEliot, MEGreen Acre
17 AugustEliot, MEGreen Acre
17 AugustEliot, MEGreen Acre
17 AugustEliot, MEGreen Acre
17 AugustEliot, MEGreen Acre
25 AugustBoston, MANew Thought Forum
Metaphysical Club




26 AugustBoston, MAFranklin Square House
27 AugustBoston, MAMetaphysical Club
29 AugustMalden, MAHome of Madame Morey
34 Hillside Avenue
1 SeptemberMontreal, CanadaChurch of the Messiah
1 SeptemberMontreal, CanadaHome of Mr. and Mrs. William Sutherland Maxwell
716 Pine Avenue West
1 SeptemberMontreal, CanadaHome of Mr. and Mrs. William Sutherland Maxwell
716 Pine Avenue West
2 SeptemberMontreal, CanadaHome of Mr. and Mrs. William Sutherland Maxwell
716 Pine Avenue West
5 SeptemberMontreal, CanadaSt. James Methodist Church
16 SeptemberChicago, ILHome of Mrs. Corinne True
5338 Kenmore Avenue
20 SeptemberMinneapolis, MNHome of Mr. Albert L. Hall
2030 Queen Avenue South
20 SeptemberSt. Paul, MNHome of Dr. and Mrs. Clement Woolson
870 Laurel Avenue
24 SeptemberDenver, COHome of Mrs. Roberts
25 SeptemberDenver, COSecond Divine Science Church
3929 West Thirty-eighth Avenue
7 OctoberOakland, CAJapanese Young Men's Christian Association
Japanese Independent Church
8 OctoberPalo Alto, CALeland Stanford Junior University
10 OctoberSan Francisco, CAOpen Forum
12 OctoberSan Francisco, CATemple Emmanu-El
450 Sutter Street
25 OctoberSacramento, CAHotel Sacramento
26 OctoberSacramento, CAAssembly Hall
Hotel Sacramento
31 OctoberChicago, ILHotel Plaza
1 NovemberChicago, ILHome of Mrs. Corinne True
5338 Kenmore Avenue
5 NovemberCincinnati, OHGrand Hotel
6 NovemberWashington, DCUniversalist Church
Thirteenth and L Streets, NW




7 NovemberWashington, DCHome of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Parsons
1700 Eighteenth Street, NW
7 NovemberWashington, DCHome of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Parsons
1700 Eighteenth Street, NW
8 NovemberWashington, DCEighth Street Temple, Synagogue
9 NovemberWashington, DCHome of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Parsons
1700 Eighteenth Street, NW
9 NovemberWashington, DCHome of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Parsons
1700 Eighteenth Street, NW
9 NovemberWashington, DCBahá'í Banquet
Rauscher's Hall
10 NovemberWashington, DCHome of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Parsons
1700 Eighteenth Street, NW
10 NovemberWashington, DCHome of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Hannen
1252 Eighth Street, NW
10 NovemberWashington, DC1901 Eighteenth Street, NW
15 NovemberNew York, NYHome of Miss Juliet Thompson
48 West Tenth Street
16 NovemberNew York, NY309 West Seventy-eighth Street
17 NovemberNew York, NYGenealogical Hall
252 West Fifty-eighth Street
18 NovemberNew York, NYHome of Mr. and Mrs. Frank K. Moxey
575 Riverside Drive
23 NovemberNew York, NYBanquet
Great Northern Hotel
118 West Fifty-seventh Street
29 NovemberNew York, NYHome of Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Kinney
780 West End Avenue
2 DecemberNew York, NYHome of Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Kinney
780 West End Avenue
2 DecemberNew York, NYHome of Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Kinney
780 West End Avenue
3 DecemberNew York, NYHome of Dr. and Mrs. Florian Krug
830 Park Avenue
3 DecemberNew York, NYMr. Kinney's Bible Class
780 West End Avenue
3 DeeemberNew York, NYHome of Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Kinney
780 West End Avenue
4 DecemberNew York, NYTheosophical Society
2228 Broadway
5 DecemberNew York, NYOn Board Steamship Celtic
Day of departure




Index

'Abdu'l-Bahá American journey of attends more meetings in New York than other cities combined, 460 hardships of, can be withstood, 3-4 love and spirit assisted body to make, 263 purpose of, 3, 54, 83, 172, 184, 186, 212, 218 weather during sea voyage, 3 authority of (Center of Covenant), 382-83, 385-86, 455-56 obedience to, 323, 386 feast of unity given by, in West Englewood, New Jersey, 206-07 significance of, 214 talk delivered at, 213-15 humor of cow is philosopher in school of nature, 262, 311-12, 361 imprisonment of, 224-25 freed by Young Turks, 203, 225 spirit assisted body to withstand, 263 prayers of (see Prayers) prophecies of (see Prophecies and warnings) station of, 167 stories told by army needed before plans are made, 250 beggars and grapes, 248 Isfandíyár, 426-27 'Abdu'l-Hamíd, 36, 203, 225 Abel, 365 Abhá Beauty of, 196 earth will be garden of, 399 glad tidings of, 428 Kingdom of. 24, 39. 44, 213, 383, 418, 452 Bahá'ís must offer supplications unto, 458 inspiration from, 183 power of, 418 paradise of, 39, 92, 188, 214, 228 wherever mention of Bahá'u'lláh made, 437 world may be changed into, through conduct of Bahá'ís, 461 Abu'l-Fadl, Mírzá, 155, 430 Abraham, 152 banished, 234, 362 descendants of, 362 founder of reality, 403 God's covenant with, 362 marriage, dietary, and other nonessential laws during time of, 365, 404 Moses' coming foretold by, 197 Nimrod and, 399 sacrificed Himself, 451 Acts. See Deeds Adam, 45, 124, 151, 177. See also Evolution Adamic tree, 230 all are children (progeny) of, 174, 190, 229, 299, 316, 354, 426 marriage laws during time of, 365 symbolism of, and expulsion from paradise, 219-20 misunderstanding of, and Christ's crucifixion, 449-50 universal cycle beginning with, 218-20 Adamic cycle, 393 Adrianople ("Land of Mystery"), 398 Africa blacks of, 45 lack of education of tribes in, 84, 309, 329, 400 Agriculture fundamental basis of community, 217 Ailing, the. See Health and healing America Bahá'u'lláh's Epistle to president[s] of, 223, 432 California, 376-77 Canada and United States, 318 changed from natural state to world of man, 311 character of, 19-20, 318, 388-89 capable of every perfection, 468 capable of understanding essence of Bahá'u'lláh's teachings, 289-90 seeks truth, 446 character of people of capable of every perfection, 468 love advancement, 111, 302 possess great capacity, 302 quick perception and intelligence, 251 seekers of truth, 313, 337, 446 continent, 104, 105, 110, 302 demonstrates capacity to establish peace, 19-20, 36-37, 67, 83-84, 103, 121-22, 125, 145, 201, 318, 388-89, 396, 446-47 education has uplifted people of, 329 future of, and 'Abdu'l-Bahá's hopes for, 36-37, 104, 446-47 government of, is just, 49, 388 liberty in, 390 Persia and, 35-36 (see also East [Orient]) prayers for, 67, 149-50 progress of people of spiritual must match material, 302 United States and Canada, 318 Angels, 437 Bahá'u'lláh bore ordeals so human souls might appear as, of heaven, 28 Christ appeared to make human kingdom realm of, 443 earth may become habitation of, 320 promised by Christ for day of Bahá'u'lláh, 7 Animals, 184-85 animal kingdom, 69, 240-42 birth from, to kingdom of man, 305 equality of sexes in, 37, 280-81, 374, 434 love present in, 255, 268-69 cannot apprehend divine things, 61, 177, 179, 240-42, 262, 311-12 cannot reason abstractly, 241, 258, 311, 357, 417 captives of nature, 17, 40, 177, 240-42, 311-12, 359 captives of senses, 177, 357 do not make colors cause of conflict, 45 not responsible for actions, 352 perfections and happiness of, is material, 166, 184-85, 303, 311-12, 361 training of, causes advancement, 77 unity and disunity among, 57, 118, 207-08, 269, 288 Antichrist, 6 Jews said Christ was, 246 Aristotle, 327, 348, 356 Ásíyih (daughter of Pharaoh), 175 Assembly meetings. See Consultation Atoms, 4, 160, 306 commingling of, results in life, 350 each, can express all virtues of universe, 285-86 favors of Bahá'u'lláh can make, as glorious as sun, 457 movement of, through various degrees of existence, 284-85 Báb, the, 6, 138-39, 371 Bahá'u'lláh recognized, 26 martyrdom of, 6, 26, 125, 234, 371, 399 accepted because of love for mankind, 257 prophecies by, concerning Bahá'u'lláh, 139 "Him Whom God shall make manifest," 26, 139 "when He cometh," 371 teachings of, 124, 154 Bahá Báb, the, writes letter containing 360 derivatives of, 26 paradise of, 437 [Bahá'í Faith] (Cause of God) attacks upon, assist growth of, 428-30, 436-37 Christianity and, 247­48 consultation in, 72-73, 183 Covenant (see Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh) distinctive characteristics of, 386, 431-35 (see also Bahá'u'lláh, teachings of) spread of, 28-29, 44, 224 standard of God appears in East, signs become evident in West, 384-85 summaries of teachings of (see Bahá'u'lláh, teachings of) teaching about (see Teaching) Bahá'ís 'Abdu'l-Bahá seeks blessings for, 457-58 Bahá'u'lláh's writings should be read by, 237 character of (see Spirituality) chosen, 334-35, 418 deeds of (see Deeds, 'Abdu'l-Bahá's admonitions to) disunity among 'Abdu'l-Bahá severed from those causing, 457 Bahá'u'lláh severed from those causing, 324 duties and goals of (illumination, kindness, growth, service, etc.) 7, 8, 320, 334-37, 387, 453, 469, 470 'Abdu'l-Bahá's hopes for, 10-11, 291, 320, 418-21, 425, 428, 460-61 establishment of international peace, 120 service to mankind, 54 spiritual distinction, 190 meetings of (see Meetings) Persian (see Persia) politics and, 238 teaching about Cause of God by (see Teaching) unity of, 156, 192, 208-09, 336-37, 341-42, 372-73, 379, 395, 402, 446 'Abdu'l-Bahá's hopes for, 214-15, 218, 384 Bahá'u'lláh gave no ground for disunity, 323-24 creates happiness in gatherings, 218 will attract others, 336 Bahá'u'lláh, 120, 165, 371-72 animosities in Orient remedied by, 12, 15, 19, 97, 105, 119-20, 124-25, 127, 129, 130, 165, 202-03, 222, 234, 249, 290, 301, 331-32, 341, 379, 392, 401-02, 440-41, 446 appearance of, 180 (see also Springtime) brought light and new teachings, 395, 402 dawned in East, 23, 180, 440 renewed religions of God, 379, 446 West may find fullest reflection of, 289-90 Báb, the, prophesied manifestation of (see Báb, the, prophecies of) Báb, the, recognized by, 26 banishments of, 26-28, 105, 125, 322, 371-72 Cause of (see Bahá'í Faith) childhood of, 25 Christ and, 212, 290 Bible promulgated by Bahá'u'lláh, 212 Covenant of (see Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh) criticism of, welcomed by Him, 436-37 death of, 461 declaration of Mission of, 26 disciples of (see Bahá'ís) distinctive characteristics of manifestation of, 386, 431-35, 454 generosity of, 25-26 admonishes followers to care for poor, 33 greatness of, acknowledged by enemies, 155, 435-36 Kurdistán, retirement of, 26-27 glories in companionship with the poor during, 33 mention of, makes anyplace paradise of Abhá, 437 mysteries of Holy Books unseated by, 197 obedience to, 323-24 persecutions and sufferings of, 6-7, 105, 145, 234, 371-72, 440-41 borne because of love for humanity, 257 borne in order to spread His teachings, 372 borne so man could have bestowals of divine bounty, 461 borne with supreme confidence and dignity, 383 endured in perfect joy and happiness, 383 kings and religious systems rose against him, 431-32 purpose of, 28, 36, 145-46, 322, 383 power of, 211-12, 277, 431-32 caused Qurratu'l-'Ayn to become fearless, 251 establishes unity and love, 249, 341, 402 fearlessly proclaimed message from prison, 202-03, 224, 398-99, 432-33 unites East and West, 37, 43 prophecies by, 398-99, 433 purpose of awaken humanity from negligence and heedlessness, 440 proclaim oneness of humanity, 266, 269, 349 renew teachings of God, 62 unify mankind, 399 vivify world, 399 referred to as Adviser, 228 Educator of Orient and Occident, 78 Messenger and Herald of Reality, 314 Physician, 204-05, 249 Protector, 214 Seer, 228 Sun of Truth, 78 Teacher, 78, 228 Word of God, 78 revelation of essence of teachings of all past Prophets, 314, 454 teachings of boundless and illimitable, 375, 435, 457 constitute spirit of new age, 431, 440 many are new and cannot be found in Holy Books of past, 433-35, 454-56 new institutions are spirit of modernism, 402 range from astronomy to sociology, 155 remedy for world's needs and conditions, 204, 249, 440 summaries of, 62-64, 105-10, 124, 127-29, 156, 169-70, 174-76, 180-82, 205, 230-34, 287-89, 298-301, 314-18, 372-76, 379, 394-95, 433-35, 440, 454-56 will bring peace and composure to world, 320 writings of, 155, 454 all His Books will be translated, 239 Book of the Covenant, 323, 456 each book is proof sufficient for mankind, 154 Glad Tidings, 204, 237, 454 Hidden Words, 86, 148, 204, 237, 454, 457 Ishráqát, 204, 237 Kitáb-i-Aqdas, 217, 435, 454 Kitáb-i-Íqán, 155 number more than one hundred, 154 proclamation of mission to kings and rulers, 12, 27, 202-03, 223-24, 301, 372, 388; compiled in book published in Bombay, India, 301, 372, 388; to Czar of Russia, 203; to Emperor of Germany, 203; to Napoleon III of France, 27-28, 203, 211, 223, 398, 432; to President of American democracy, 223, 432; to Sháh of Persia, 203, 223-24, 372, 398, 399; to Sultán of Turkey (Ottoman Empire), 27, 224, 372, 398-99, 432; Súratu'l-Haykal, 432, 433; to Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 203 reading of, stressed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá, 237, 323 Seven Valleys, 244 Tablet of Branch, 323 Tajallíyát, 204, 454 Tarázát, 204, 454 Words of Paradise, 204, 454 Balkans, 343, 392, 396, 397, 439, 445, 469 Baltimore Bahá'ís of, 428 Baptism of Holy Spirit, 41, 188, 304 of water and fire, symbolism of, 147 Bats 'Abdu'l-Bahá compares materialists to, 179 Bible Bahá'u'lláh admonished Bahá'ís of East to study, 212 Genesis, 463 Old Testament read by Jews of Christ's time but not understood, 459­60 spread worldwide by Christianity, 366-67, 408, 413 prophecies and quotations from angels, 7 "Be ye therefore perfect," 390 born of water and Spirit, 304 divine (heavenly) Jerusalem, 20, 38, 102 "father is in the son," 173-74 in Father's house many mansions, 47 "I am the living bread," 449, 450-51, 459 "In the beginning was the Word," 154-55 let dead bury dead, 58, 182, 245-46, 317 man made in image of God, 69, 403-04 "many are called but few are chosen," 334 rain on just and unjust, 142, 444 return of Elias, 167-68 salt of the earth, 156 see through a glass darkly, 11 Spirit of truth will come, 41 Sun of Truth dawns in East, is reflected in West, 23 sun rises on evil and good, 444 that born of flesh is flesh, 58-59, 182, 246, 304, 333, 418 "This is my blood," 449 those with ears hear not, 444 "Thou art Peter and upon this rock," 164 wolf and lamb, lion and calf, 369-70 Zion, bride of, 20; dancing of, 38, 246 Revelation of Saint John, 459 Song of Solomon, 459 symbolism in, 198, 220, 459-60 of account of creation, 463 of bread and wine, 213, 449-51, 459 of Christ's words concerning His station, 173-74 interpretation of, 212-13, 245-46 misunderstanding of, 291-93, 449-51, 459 Birth from animal kingdom to kingdom of man, 305 compared with death, 47 compared with spiritual enlightenment, 188, 288-89, 304-05, 332-33, 418 Blacks. See also Oneness of mankind; Races of mankind responsibilities of, in achieving race unity in America, 45-46, 112-13 story of Isfandíyár, 426-27 Blindness, spiritual, 90, 444 contentment with, 226-27 Blood some consider path to God is pathway of, 446 Body composition and decomposition of, 307 easier to control than spirit, 276-77 soul works through instrument of, 416-17 spirit must fortify, 263-64 Boston, 244 Breezes of divine generosity, 428 of God refresh whole earth, 181 of paradise of Abhá, 188, 214 of providence, 195 zephyrs, 420 of God's mercy, 402 Browne, Edward Granville, 398 Buddha, 346 Cain, 365 California, 376-77 Los Angeles, 381, 383 Bahá'ís of, 381, 383 San Francisco, 381, 383 Bahá'ís of, 381, 383 violators of Bahá'u'lláh's Covenant in, 381 Canada. See America Capital punishment, 365 Catherine I (wife of Peter the Great), 136, 282 Catholic Church, 213, 265, 381 Century. See Twentieth century Character. See also Spirituality true criterion of humanity, 427 Chicago, 93, 111, 387 purpose of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's visits to, 384 violators of Bahá'u'lláh's Covenant in, 381, 383 Children 'Abdu'l-Bahá advises believers to be as, 213 refers to Bahá'ís as, of Kingdom, 213 talks to, 52-54, 91-92, 193-94 Bahá'u'lláh has declared that all are, of God, 230 education of (see Education) hearts of, are pure through weakness, 53 imperfect because intellect not fully manifested, 303-04 and music, 52 prayer for, 194 reality of religion should be taught to, 213 spiritual and physical, 92 spiritual training of, 193-94 training of, depends on mother, 133-34 Christ. See Jesus Christ Christian Science, 246 Christianity. See also Bible 'Abdu'l-Bahá advises Christians to love Jews, 415 Bahá'í Faith and, 247-48 carrying out completely message of, 248-51 Catholic Church, 213, 265, 381 disunity in, 6 investigation of fundamentals will unite sects, 198 origin of sects because of dogmatic imitations, 198 origin of sects because of lack of appointed successor, 382, 385-86 wars among sects, 265-66 Galen's testimony to civilizing influence of, 85-86, 331 Islám and, 200-02, 265, 347 opposition to, assisted its advancement, 429 Protestants, 265, 381 true, 6 Churches. See Temples and churches Cincinnati, 388 Civilization change and transformation in, 439 cycles of, 37-38, 218-20, 439 decay due to decline and corruption of religion, 141-42, 184-85, 363, 406-07 progress of, 378 and renewal, 140-43, 144, 278-80 divine (heavenly, spiritual), 11, 96, 375 (see also World, transformation of) New Jerusalem, 102 not yet established, 96 terrestrial world may become celestial mirror, 235 economics of (see Economics) future of, 101-02, 109-10, 131-32, 441 governments may resemble that of United States, 167 maturity, 38, 439 spiritual illumination will have great effect on, 131-32 unparalleled evolution of civilization in this cycle, 37-38 material, 11-12, 104, 142, 325 incompleteness of, 375 progress of, must be matched by spiritual growth, 11-13, 31, 101-03, 104, 109-10, 131-32, 142-43, 170, 205-06, 288-89, 302-05, 325-28 religion is basis for, 361-64, 366-68, 375 civilization of Israel founded by Moses, 362-63, 401, 405-06, 411-12 decay of religion results in decline of civilization, 141-42, 184-85, 363, 406-07 ethical development dependent on religion, 403 nations all had divine foundation originally, 39 renewal of civilization depends on renewal of religion, 140-43, 144, 278-80 renewal of religion is true spirit of modernism, 439 Word of God source of progress, 311 twentieth-century (see Twentieth century) Cleopatra, 282 Cleveland, 104 Communion. See Bible, symbolism in, of bread and wine Composition. See also Creation types of, 423-24 Confucius, 346 Consultation, 72-73, 183 of disciples of Christ, 73 Cooperation, 338 Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh, 323-24 Center of, 323, 382-83, 385-86, 455-57 appointment of, not made by previous Prophets, 455-56 "most great characteristic" of revelation of Bahá'u'lláh, 455 firmness and steadfastness in, 323-24, 381, 382, 385 of Persian Bahá'ís, 385 violators of, 381, 382-83, 386, 456-57 Bahá'u'lláh and 'Abdu'l-Bahá severed from, 323-24, 457 Covenant of God with Abraham, 362 Cow, superlative philosopher in school of nature, 262, 311-12, 361 Creation. See also Evolution; Existence; Nature; World age of mistaken idea that lifetime of creation six thousand years, 462-63 no beginning or ending, 218-20, 462-63 biblical account of, symbolic, 220, 463 change and transformation in, 87-89, 242-43, 349-50 composition and decomposition, 56-57, 87, 207, 260, 268-69, 306-08, 415, 423 composition, kinds of, 423-25 material organisms limited to an image or form, 242, 307 progressive and perpetual motion of atoms, 284-86 God and Creator necessary for creation, 423-25 Creator presupposes creation, 272-73, 377-78, 462-63 Creator's existence proved by creation, 79-83 kingdoms of, 29, 67, 69, 189, 240, 258, 284-85 (see also Animals; Man; Mineral kingdom; Vegetable kingdom) all dependent on sun, 270 journeyings of atoms through, 284-86 love manifested in all, 255-56, 268-69 lower kingdoms incapable of comprehending higher, 114, 172-73 unity of, 350 of man (see Man, creation of) perfection of, 79 phenomena of are an expression of motion, 140, 284 attributes of, not realities, perceptible to man, 421 endless, 274 distinctions among material things, 189 love the cause of life to, 255-58, 268-69, 297 mysteries of macrocosm revealed in microcosm, 69-70 oneness of all, 349 universal energy, 140 universe through affinity of atoms, 4 continuous and indestructible, 160 infinite, 274 worlds of God, 47, 270 Crusades, 265 Cycle(s) Adamic, 393 of Greatest Name, 210 in humanity's aggregate life, 37-38, 438-39 racial prejudice to be abandoned in present, 370 solar, 94-95, 271 of Sun of Reality, 91, 94-95, 271 universal, 218-20 Cyrus, 407 Darkness of disagreement may disappear, 470 eliminate, shrouding world, 467 spiritual, in Orient, 446 Sun of Truth arises when, covers world, 440 of superstitions, 39 will pass away completely, 441 world of evil and, 451 Day age of human fellowship, 370 in which Promised One would appear, 220 significance of present, 8-9 divine springtime, 9 new, 213 whole world to be regenerated, 279 Death, 46-48. See also Immortality physical decomposition or disintegration, 56-57, 60, 87-89, 207, 260, 306-08, 415 discord equivalent to, 57 fears of, due to erroneous conception, 88-89 inevitable, 60 transference from one form to another, 307 spiritual, 58, 59, 182, 245-46, 303, 317 dead must be quickened with life, 174 occurs without love of God, 257 spread of divine teachings will save mankind from, 441 Deeds. See also Bahá'ís, duties and goals of; Sacrifice 'Abdu'l-Bahá's admonitions to actions that witness Kingdom of Bahá'u'lláh, 461 consecrate efforts to Cause of God, 7, 55, 146 deeds that express gratitude to God, 236-37 deeds that reflect belief, 336 follow precepts of Hidden Words, 457 kindness to fellowmen, 390 sacrifice in service to mankind, 54 service in cause of Most Great Peace, 123 service to mankind, 8 treat enemy as friend, 267, 453, 470 Desire, 184, 186 Detachment of Christ, 312 sacrificing tendencies toward materialism, 451 turning away from selfish desires, 461 Devil. See Satan Diet mankind's future, vegetarian, 170-71 Disciples. See Jesus Christ Discord, causes of, 228-33 Discovery. See also Science excell in, but rely on God, 48 human mind distinguished by power of, 29-31, 49-51, 58, 81, 178, 241, 258-59, 262, 332, 351-52, 359-60 scientific, through human faculty of reason, 357-58 twentieth-century, and inventions exceed those of one hundred former centuries, 143-44 must be matched by spiritual growth, 101, 102 remarkable, 101 Distinction, 189-90 Disunity, causes of, 228-33. See also Religion, dissension in; Unity; War Divine world. See Spiritual world Doves associate in peace, 208, 288 make no distinctions of color, 113, 425-26 make no distinctions of nationality, 299 Dreams, 243, 259, 306-07, 416, 464 'Abdu'l-Bahá's, lead to talk on distinction, 189 Ears Bahá'u'lláh's injunction to hear with own, 454 God's purpose in designing, 90 significance of Christ's giving hearing to deaf, 444 Earth. See Civilization; Creation; World East (Orient). See also Persia animosities in, remedied by Bahá'u'lláh, 12, 15, 19, 97, 105, 119-20, 124-25, 127, 129, 130, 165, 202-03, 222, 234, 249, 290, 301, 331-32, 341, 379, 392, 401-02, 440-41, 446 Bahá'u'lláh is educator of, and Occident, 78 freedom more restricted in, 298 illumination of, 441, 470 people must become manifestations of light, 348 Manifestations of God always appear in, 23, 165, 172, 289, 348 Bahá'u'lláh, 395, 446 philosophical teachings of, 355-61 spiritual darkness in, in nineteenth century, 446 unity of, with West (Occident), 12-13, 18, 35-36, 101, 104, 129, 130, 172, 342, 343, 385 assist each other, 469 become as lovers, 51 be conjoined, 447 clasp hands together, 396 deal with one another in sympathy and affection, 470 one flock under divine Shepherd, 318 possible through Bahá'u'lláh, 37, 43 through love of God, 442 will lead to great progress, 165-66 women in, 166-67, 300 Economics Bahá'u'lláh's principles of, 107, 170, 181-82, 216-17, 238-39, 440, 455 extremes of wealth and poverty will be eliminated, 102, 132, 216-17 Education, 329-33. See also Knowledge; Language of children, 53-54, 92 should be taught reality of religion, 213 should be taught something of music, 52 of mankind, 63, 66, 77-78, 309-12, 353 depends on Manifestations of God, 40-41, 84-86, 295, 310, 330-31, 340-41, 400-01 philosophers are special teachers, 400 progresses in stages, 295­96 spiritual caused early Christians to become renowned for virtues, 331 light of world, 331 types of, 330 universal, 440 Bahá'u'lláh's principle of, 108, 182, 300, 317, 440 principle of, not in previous Holy Books, 435, 455 will promote unity, 300 of women, 75-77, 108, 133-34, 136-37, 174-75, 182, 233, 281, 283, 300, 318, 375, 395 world of, rescues man from world of nature, 330 Electricity, 30, 50, 80, 178, 351, 357, 359, 360, 417 Elijah, 407 Egypt, 18 Elements simple, are indestructible, 260 Enemy love of one's, 267 treat, as friend, 453, 470 Equality of men and women. See Women Eternal life. See Immortality Europe. See Balkans; Paris; Prophecies and warnings Eve, 45 Evil, 294-95. See also Satan; Sin of material world, 451 nonexistent, 295 Evolution defects can be removed by education, 400 kingdoms through which man has passed, 225 link between man and ape will never be found, 359 man always potentially man, 225-26, 358-59 man's physical form underwent successive changes, 358-59 spiritual, necessary for heavenly Kingdom, 226-28 Eyes Bahá'u'lláh's injunction to see with own, 454 Existence. See also Creation; World causes of affinity of atoms, 4, 207 bounty of God, 286 commingling of atoms, 350 love, 207, 255-58, 268-69, 297 unity, 207 change and transformation in, 87-89, 242-43, 349-50 composition and decomposition, 56-57, 87, 207, 260, 268-69, 306-08, 415, 423 composition, kinds of, 423-25 material organisms limited to an image or form, 242, 307 progressive and perpetual motion of atoms, 284-86 motion is life, 140 nonexistence, 56-57, 88-89, 207, 255 spiritual, is fellowship, 57, 206-09 two aspects of, 67 world of attributes not realities of things are knowable, 421 is emanation from God, 390 mistaken idea that lifetime of, six thousand years, 462-63 Faith essential for spiritual attainment, 299 one of essential teachings of Manifestations of God is, 445 Family human discord and dissension in, 229 effects of discord and dissension in, 144-45, 230 effects of unity in, 144-45, 230 nations of world compared to, 157 one family, 355 physical bond of, not completely effective, 320, 390 integrity of, must be considered, 168 must be educated, 168 rights of individual members of, must not be transgressed, 168 Farmer, Miss [Sarah], 260-61 Fate nothing happens without reason, 46 surround self with all scientific skill can produce, but rely on God, 48 Fire baptism with, and water, 147 speaketh through all things about coming of Bahá'u'lláh, 398 Flowers heavenly hyacinths in receptive hearts, 148 latent in soil of heart, 294 many-colored, 49, 113 meeting of blacks and whites like bouquet of violets, 49 of one garden, 24, 51, 118, 172, 235 rose(s), 248 cultivation transforms ground into, garden, 400 heavenly, in receptive hearts, 148 of one garden, 172, 214-15, 427 spirituality opens soul to fragrance of divine, garden, 24, 149, 195 varied colors of, 427, 428 Forgiveness, prayers for, 176, 235, 301-02 Fountain all may drink from same, 305 of divine generosity, 195 Fragrances, 148-49 fragrant breath of thanksgiving, 210 of heavenly Kingdom, 176 of holiness, 452 Occident filled with, 470 of rose garden, 195 of rose wherever it blooms, 248 symbol of accepting most recent Manifestation of God, 248 France. See Paris Freedom, 52, 390 of speech and thought, 197 Fruit(s) fruitless tree, 10, 279 of one branch, 454 of one tree, 116, 118, 129, 145, 174, 214, 230, 266, 322 renewal of, 279 Future. See Civilization Galen, 85, 331, 391-92 The Progress of Nations, 392 Garden cultivation removes imperfections, 353, 400 flowers of one, 24, 51, 118, 235 of heart, 24 roses of one, 214-15, 427 world will be, of Abhá, 399 Gardener all under training of one, 428 function of, 77 Germany, Emperor of Bahá'u'lláh writes to, 203 Glory eternal, 470 nearness to God is, 186 everlasting, 206 strive in human world to attain, 187 God, 66, 158-60, 326, 377-78, 470. See also Holy Spirit assistance of, in illumination of world, 441 attributes of, 271-72, 274, 422 Able, 319 All-Present, 272 Almighty, 235, 272, 274, 275, 276, 302, 397, 419, 442 Ancient, 274 Architect, 227 Beloved, 146 Beneficent, 56, 150 Bestower, 419, 462 Bountiful, 159 Clement, 176, 193, 261, 442 Compassionate, 176, 194 Creator, 158-59, 227, 230, 377, 462 Ever-Bounteous, 91 Forgiver, 176, 302, 419 Forgiving, 100, 235 Generous, 13, 146, 150, 176, 193, 261, 276, 442 Giver, 56, 91, 96, 116, 169, 194, 235, 272, 276, 397 Justice, 159 Kind, 13, 176 Kind One, 397 Life, 159 Life-Giver, 468 Lord, 319 Lord of grace abounding, 150 Love, 40, 159 Master, 319 Merciful, 116, 146, 150, 176, 193, 261, 302, 442 Mercy, 40, 159 Mighty, 96, 100, 176, 193 Omnipotent, 13, 116, 150, 176, 302 Omniscient, 13, 96, 159, 235, 272, 275 One Creator, 235 One Who overlooketh shortcomings, 100 Pardoner, 235 Power, 159 Powerful, 56, 96, 100, 150, 176, 276, 319 Precious, 146 Preserver, 127 Protector, 169, 229 Provider, 127, 159, 169, 227, 229, 272, 377, 462, 468 Quickener, 462 Resuscitator, 271-72, 377 Seer, 275 Self-Subsistent, 235 Shepherd, 298, 318, 410, 420, 433 Spiritual, 193 Supreme Center, 15 Vivifier, 227 bounties and bestowals of, 16, 159-60, 173, 180, 188 ceaseless, 89, 90, 159, 273, 313, 377-78 on century of maturity and consummation, 439 come from love, 256 descend alike on all mankind, 286, 300, 390, 402 love is first effulgence of, 397 religion is greatest, 361 teachings of God are greatest, 61 disbelief in, 16-18 emanation from revealed in relation to development of humanity, 59 Fatherhood of, 150 human shortcomings overlooked by, 269 incomprehensible to man, 113­14, 172-73, 192-93, 421-23 kindness of, 390 knowledge of, 188, 421-25 fundamental requirement of man is, 403 ignored by man, 226-27 most ideas about God are superstitions, 326 now is time for investigation of, 326-28 sweetness of, 228 love of, 169, 174, 256-57, 269, 315 delicacy of, 228 deprivation of, 237 enkindled by example, 315 true foundation of economics is, 239 Manifestations of (see Manifestations of God) man must emulate, 16, 174, 233, 291, 315, 317, 373, 403-04 mercy of, 40, 269 encircles all mankind, 444 nearness to, 147-50, 186 attained by disciples of Christ, 147 Bahá'ís of Persia attained, 147 no beginning or ending, 218-20, 272, 462-63 oneness of, 79, 192-93, 402, 410 (see also Truth, oneness of) all worship same God, 300 Divinity has no duality, 155 man should emulate, 373 proof of, 326-27, 423-25 creation is, 79-83 man is, 17-18 revelation of, is ceaseless, 378 servants of, all are, 106-07, 150, 174, 229, 230, 402 sovereignty of everlasting, 272 thankfulness to, 187-89, 235-37 university of, 305 Will of, 424 Gods. See Pantheism Government change and transformation in, 397 should be enacted peacefully, 238-39 future, may resemble United States, 167 loyalty to, 238 Grapes, beggars, and, 'Abdu'l-Bahá's story of, 248 Grass, of the same meadow, 174 Greatest Name, cycle of, 210 Greece, 18 Green Acre, 218 'Abdu'l-Bahá's hopes for, 261, 264 place for happiness, 218 prayer for Miss [Sarah] Farmer at, 260-61 Happiness, 188-89, 210 attaining spiritual qualities is, 166, 206 of Bahá'ís will attract others, 218 obstacles to, 468 Hatred anything producing, is rejected by God, 298, 397 because of religion is ignorance, 269 death and destruction revolve around, 268 keep heart free of, 453 removed by Bahá'u'lláh, 290 Health and healing Christian Science and, 246-47 sick should be visited, 204 spirit must fortify body, 263 spiritual by bounties of Christ, 444 divine Physicians, 157, 171, 204-05 morally sick should be treated, 397 religion is remedy, 298, 354, 373, 394 sick and ailing must be healed, 40, 66, 121, 127, 169, 180-81, 231, 267, 270, 286, 291, 397, 434, 444, 454 Heart(s), 148 aglow with fire of God's love, 418, 438 attracted to Kingdom of God, 187 black as stone, 196 character and purity of, is all-important, 70 filled with longing, 195 flowers latent in soil of, 294 free soil of, from weeds, 195 like a box, 60 may attain ideal communication, 305 one, 214 purify, from dross of ignorance, 293 sanctuary of, 303 satanic promptings of, 254 sever, from worldly attractions, 187 Heaven. See Spiritual world Hidden Words, 86, 148, 204, 237, 454, 457 "Him Whom God shall make manifest," 26, 139 Hinduism, reincarnation and, 167 Hippocrates, effect of Jewish beliefs on, 363, 406 Holy Land, Jewish civilization in, 362-64 Holy (Divine) Spirit, 58-60, 130, 159, 188, 206, 313 'Abdu'l-Bahá's wish that truth of, may speak through Bahá'ís' tongues, 457 animals have no knowledge of, 311-12 baptism of, 20, 22, 41, 147, 188, 304, 443 bounties of, are everlasting, 313 breaths of, 7, 12, 129, 150, 228, 331, 391, 392, 444, 452 bestow fresh life upon hearts, 441, 448 divine virtues are, 205 humanity in need of, 108-10, 316-17, 375 unity from, 191-92 uplifts man to world of moralities, 330 used by Christ, 11, 42, 164, 206, 371 ye are alive through, 237 efficacy of, 320, 321 Explainer of Book of God is, 212 man's need for, 288-89, 316-17 animates world of humanity, 58-60, 321 for attraction to God, 250 resurrects human spirit, 182, 277-78 for spiritual unity, 130, 143, 157-59, 170, 321, 322, 391-92 no influence when man out of touch with, 58-59, 288, 305 outpourings of, 9 power of, 37, 228, 321, 391 protection and guidance of, 440 Water of Life is, 147 Horses desire and passion compared to unmanageable, 184 Hour, new, 213 House of Justice, 455 Human rights equal standard of, must be adopted, 182, 318 Hunger, spiritual, 195 Ignorance as absence of knowledge, 296, 425 barrier of separation among mankind, 300 based on blind imitation is cause of hatred, war, 291 ignorant must be educated, 127-28, 169, 180, 231, 266-67, 270 Illinois. See Chicago Illness. See Health and healing Imáms, twelve, 197 Immortality, 47-48, 60, 90, 306-08, 415-18 and second birth, 188, 263 spirit, 415-16, 464 has no transformation or death, 260 not composed of material elements, 306 qualities of, necessary for entrance to world of Kingdom, 226-28 Independent investigation of truth. See Truth Intelligence, differences in, 85 Interlocutor, 398 Moses, 368, 399 Invention. See Discovery Írán. See Persia Isabella (Queen of Spain), 136 Isfandíyár, 426-27 Islám accepted Prophets of other religions, 368, 409-10 Christianity and, 200-02, 347 wars between, 265, 347 civilization founded on, 347 science furthered by, 347 spiritual darkness in Orient in nineteenth century, 446 Israel, 366-67 decline and fall of Jewish civilization, 363-64, 406-07 rise of Jewish civilization, 362-63, 364, 405-06, 411-12 Jacob, 404 Japan, 343 Jerusalem, heavenly or divine, 20, 38, 102 Jesus Christ, 5-6, 41, 115, 154-55, 210-11, 412 Apostles of, 5 appearance of, was divine springtime, 10, 54-55 Bahá'u'lláh spread Cause of, 212, 290 as bread from heaven, symbolism of, 213, 450-51, 459 criticism of only believers praised Christ in His lifetime, 435 death of meaning of crucifixion, 450 reality of Christ is eternal, 282, 395 detached from material things, 312 was poor, 33-34 disciples of became source of superstition regarding number thirteen, 192-93 consultation held by, after His ascension, 73 illumined East, 370-71 outcome of Jesus' life was training of, 437 spread light of guidance despite lack of numbers, 194 unity of, 192 existence of, proved by His traces, 308 ''father is in the son,'' meaning of, 173-74 greatness of, 414 Messianic effulgence greater than Mosaic, 274 Jews should accept, 368-69, 409-10, 413-14 Moses and, 200, 222, 407-09, 412-13 Christ fulfilled law of Moses, 197 nonessential laws changed, 98, 106, 168-69, 339, 367, 393 Old Testament spread worldwide by Christianity, 366-67, 408, 413 Muhammad eulogized, 201, 347, 410 Napoleon and, differences between, 210-11 persecution and sufferings of, 5-6, 212, 234, 435 borne as sacrifice for humanity's guidance, 450-51 borne for love of mankind, 257 prayed for His oppressors, 42 purpose of, 437 sacrificed Himself for establishment of Christianity, 451 power of accomplished what kings could not, 250 inspired people to sacrifice themselves, 251, 391-92 quickened hearts and spirits, 277, 371 unified nations, 18, 42, 97, 98, 117, 128, 158, 164, 340, 346, 367, 370-71, 401, 408-09, 412 prophecies concerning, 198-200 by Hebrew prophets, 161 misunderstood, 198-200, 213, 245-46, 291-93, 459 purpose of appearance of, 443 to demonstrate God's universal mercy, 444-45 to educate mankind, 85, 206, 330, 331, 340-41, 345-46 to establish unity and love, 18 to illumine souls of believers, 437 to train eleven disciples and two women, 437 unlimited in essence, 442-43 referred to as Educator (or Teacher), 85, 340, 346, 401, 412 Physician, 204, 249 Sun of Reality, 271 the Word, 154-55, 409 rejection of, by Jews of His time, 62, 161, 180, 407-08, 412-13 because of literal interpretation of scripture, 198-200, 213, 245-46, 291-93, 459-60 opposition helped Christianity advance, 429 was called Beelzebub, 212, 429 was called Satan, 212, 429 successor to, not appointed, 381-82, 385-86 teachings of, 5-6, 11, 154 peace, 109, 128, 445 symbolism in, 245-46 turn other cheek, 445 unity, 192 war forbidden, 86 words were like seeds, 149 Jews 'Abdu'l-Bahá advises Christians to love, 415 Christ rejected by, of His time, 62, 161, 180, 407-08, 412-13 because of literal interpretation of scripture, 198-200, 213, 245-46, 291-93, 459-60 still hold to Mosaic mirror today, 115 Christ should be accepted by, 368-69, 409-10, 413-14 civilization of, 362-64, 405-07, 411-12 destiny and outcome of, 364 ideas of, on purity and impurity of religion, 162 Muhammad should be accepted by, 368-69, 409-10 Old Testament read but not understood by Jews of Christ's time, 459-60 spread throughout world by Christianity, 366-67, 408, 412-13 persecution of, 266 acceptance of Christ would end, 414 Europe may rise against, 414 in Persia, protested [sic] by Bahá'u'lláh, 223-24 in Russia, 414 Talmud, 161 John the Baptist, 257 Elias and, 167-68 Judas Iscariot, 134 Judgment, human four kinds of, 253-55 standards of, are faulty, 20-22, 253-55, 356 Justice, 132, 405 Kingdom(s) of Abhá, 39, 213 children of the, 213 of creation (see Creation) of God, 196, 264 mysteries of, 460 necessities for life of eternal, 226 pathway of, 214 pathway to eternal, opened through love of God, 257 Kitáb-i-Aqdas, 217, 435, 454 Knowledge. See also Discovery absence of, is ignorance, 296, 425 denial of ideal, is foolish, 360-61 divine standard of, 22 human four criteria of, 20-22, 253-55 standards for judgment of, are faulty, 20-22, 253-55, 356 obtained in stages, 295-96 obtained through contrast of opposites, 295-96 prayer for, 275 reason and, are not tangible realities, 357 from same divine source, 305 Krishna, 346 Lamp cast light on world of humanity, 470 flame realized through bounty of, 286 of guidance, 194-95 of heavenly illumination, 187 without light, not illuminating, 205 man is like, 303 shining with virtues, 453 Land of Mystery (Adrianople), 398 Language key to box of heart is, 60 universal, 60-61, 182, 232-33, 300, 318, 434-35, 440 Leaves. See Trees Liberalism, 390 Liberty. See Freedom Life. See Existence Life, everlasting, 443, 451. See also Immortality Los Angeles, 381, 383 Bahá'ís of, 381, 383 Love, 9, 15, 144-45, 255-58, 268-69, 410 axis around which life revolves, 268 cause of creation, 297 of enemies, 267, 453, 470 first effulgence of Divinity, 397 first principle of divine teaching, 8 first sign of faith, 337 God is, 40 greater than peace, 169 greatest bestowal of God, 15 greatest splendor of God, 397 of God (see God) of humanity through love of God, 93 light of, enkindled by Christ in human souls, 443 possible when reality envelops soul, 234 promulgated by Prophets, 297, 337 Lycurgus, King of Sparta, 216-17 Man, 297 bodies of (see Body) civilization of (see Civilization) creation of, 297 made in image of God, 69-70, 287, 302, 403-04 man has always been potentially man, 225-26, 358-59 purpose of, 4, 185 reality of man shall come forth as image of God, 125 cycles in aggregate life of, 438-39 maturity, 441 education of (see Education) equality of rights for all, 182, 318 equality of sexes (see Women) evolution of (see Evolution) fellowship of, based on love of God, 442 God and, 297 (see also God) highest development of, is entrance into divine Kingdom, 335-36 judgment of four criteria of, 253-55 standards of, are faulty, 20-22, 253-55, 356 love is king in world of, 255-56 love for humanity, 291 possible through love of God, 93 nature of always in need of Holy Spirit, 288-89, 316-17 (see also Holy Spirit) darkened, savage instincts of, 288 death is better if, is center of imperfections, 53-54 human reality like soil, 330 includes animal tendencies, 262-63, 465-66 left in natural state, becomes as animal, 309, 316-17, 353 threefold: animal, human, divine, 268-69, 465 transformation of, from jungle to orchard, 353, 466 two aspects of, divine and physical, 41, 60, 295, 464 oneness of (see Oneness of mankind) points of distinction among, 190 powers and capacities of, 350 acquires divine wisdom, 262-63 development of, 90-91 difference of capacity is fundamental, 217 divine qualities and virtues, 70, 178-79, 303, 325-28, 330, 332-33, 465 intellectual investigation and discovery, 29-31, 63-64, 81, 118, 178, 241, 258-59, 262, 293, 332, 351-52, 357-58, 417-18, 465 latent virtues, 91, 465 mind is supreme gift of God, 351 mind, perception, memory, abstraction, and senses, 352 possesses qualities nature lacks, 17-18, 30, 80-81 purity attainable through strength, 53 soul works through instrument of body, 416 spirit distinguishes man above lower kingdoms, 258 prayers for, 275, 276 progress of Bahá'u'lláh's suffering borne to assure, 28 material and spiritual development, 41, 59-60, 101-03, 104, 109-10, 170, 205-06, 288-89, 295-96, 302-05, 309, 325-28 minds may be developed to fullest, 28 virtues are unlimited, 377 resurrection and regeneration of, 182, 277-80 through Holy Spirit, 182, 277-78 service to (see Deeds) soul of (see Spirit) spirituality of (see Spirituality) station of, 262-63 always higher degrees of attainment possible, 377 supreme event of human world is Manifestation of God and descent of God's law, 442 tree of humanity, 16 Manifestations of God, 185-86. See also Progressive revelation; Religion; Springtime; and names of individual Manifestations of God appearance of always from East, 23, 165, 172, 289 cycles of, 95, 271 divine springtime, 10, 127 many, 463 will never cease, 273, 275, 467 Holy Books of, 220-21, 222, 246, 249, 254, 391, 459-60 (see also Bahá'u'lláh, writings of; Bible; Qur'án; Torah) knowledge of, necessary, 227 love all mankind, 234, 256-57 oneness of, 86, 151-53, 154, 168-69, 197-98, 366 all manifestations of reality, 403 investigation of reality will prove, 221-23 one reality of all Prophets, 79, 192 praised each other, 410 reincarnation of prophetic mission, 167-68 seek fragrance of rose wherever blooms, 248 worship sun, not dawning points, 248, 273-74 perfections of, 467 persecutions and sufferings of, 141, 186, 234, 435 accepted because of love of man, 256-57 sacrificed lives to establish teachings, 5, 469 proof of validity of, 340-41, 366 efficiency as Educators of mankind, 364, 411 miracles not necessary for, 364 purpose of, 12, 465-66 announce good will, peace, life, 99 cultivation of men, 310, 353, 466 education and training of man, 40-41, 59, 86, 330-31, 340-41, 345, 364, 401-02, 405, 437, 465 establish love and unity among mankind, 12, 15, 116-17, 151, 162-65, 297, 337, 345, 391, 469 establish unity of Kingdom in human hearts, 5 free man from himself, 185­86 healing of mankind, 204-05 illumine world of thought and intelligence, 94 intermediaries, 114-15, 173-74, 193, 345 promotion of peace, 32, 109, 122, 151 was not to found sects or factions, 442-43 referred to as Collective Centers, 163-65 divine churches or temples, 163-65 Gardeners, 353, 466 Physicians, 204-05 servants of reality, 297 Shepherds, 116-17, 151, 162, 165 Sun of Reality, 94 Teachers of Word of God, 341 rejection of one is denial of all, 208 revelations of, all based upon reality, 299 teachings of essential truth of, has been lost, 141 fundamental, are changeless, 393, 403-05; man has turned away from, 445; shall spread through world, 445 nonessential laws changed as necessary, 97-98, 106, 168-69, 339, 365-66, 393-94, 404-05, 445 two types of, spiritual and material, 97-98, 106, 168-69, 338-39, 364-66, 393-94, 403-05, 445 Mankind, prayers for, 275, 276 Manna, 201, 443 Marriage, laws of, changed by various Prophets, 365 divorce, 168-69, 339, 393, 445 polygamy, 339, 393 Martyrdom, 120, 147, 203, 249, 384, 395-96 of the Báb, 6, 26, 125, 234, 371, 399 of Christ, 282, 395, 450 of Qurratu'l-'Ayn, 75, 251 Mary (mother of Jesus), 175, 201 Mary Magdalene, 134, 175, 282, 395, 421 Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, 65-66, 71-72 in 'Ishqábád, 71 Materialism, 12, 186-87, 261-62, 335. See also Civilization, material; Detachment attachment to dust of earth leads to fight for tomb, 355, 396 captives in matrix of nature, 305 has overcome spirituality, 221 man seeks knowledge of everything except God, 227 man submerged in affairs of this world, 184 materialistic philosophy, 20-21 in Paris, 16 sea of, 12, 261, 305, 335 two unmanageable horses of desire and passion, 184 Maturity all things have period of, 438 of mankind, 438-39 description of, 441 of religion, 439-40 Meetings, 4, 153 Bahá'í, 7-8, 18, 183, 194, 213-14, 325, 419-20 celestial assembly, 236 love of God brings together Oriental and Occidental, 442 mirrors of Kingdom, 214 purpose of, to attain divine Kingdom, 334 universal gathering with divine purpose, 447-48 interracial, 44, 46, 425, 428 prayers for, 55-56, 91, 96, 419 usual purposes of, 54, 214, 325, 334, 419, 447 Melodies of Kingdom, 438 of Supreme Concourse, 418 Mercy of God, encircles all mankind, 444 human race is submerged in sea of, 444 Mineral kingdom, 69, 114, 172, 189, 268 cannot comprehend man, 423 Mirror(s), 92 clear, reflect sun, 147-48, 244, 458 of heart, 14-15, 458 human, may reflect image of God, 290 Manifestations of God are, 114-15, 173, 193 obscured with dust, 244 world may become, 235, 305 Money. See Economics Moses, 115, 152, 362-63 Abraham foretold, 197 Christ and, 200, 222, 407-08, 412-13 nonessential laws changed, 98, 106, 169, 339, 367, 393 Old Testament spread worldwide by Christianity, 366-67, 408, 413 deeds of, are proof of Prophethood, 364 eulogized by Muhammad, 201, 347, 367, 409-10 laws of, 154, 339 annulled laws of previous Prophets, 365, 404 disrespect to father, 404 Sabbath laws, 404 severity of, necessary, 106, 169, 339, 365, 393, 404 ten commandments on murder, 98, 106, 339, 404 Messianic cycle prophesied by, 197-98 persecutions and suffering of, 234 called a murderer, 435 power of, 345 united tribes of Israel, 116-17, 128, 162, 164, 340, 345, 401, 405-06, 411-12 referred to as Educator or Teacher, 340, 345, 401, 412 Interlocutor, 368, 399 star of, still sparkles, 346 Most Great Peace. See Peace Mothers. See Women Muhammad. See also Islam Arabian tribes united by, 117, 128, 346-47, 368, 401 Christ and Moses upheld by, 201, 347, 367, 409-10 persecutions and suffering of, 234 referred to as Educator or Teacher, 401 Physician, 204 Prophet of Arabia, 401 teachings of, 154 twelve Imáms of, 197 and Zoroastrians, 43 Murder punishment for, 365 ten commandments of, of Moses, 98, 106, 339, 404 Music, 52 Mysteries of God, 460, 470 of heart, 227 of Holy Scriptures or Books, 458-59 unsealed by Bahá'u'lláh, 197 of Kingdom, 460 men must unseal, 227-28 sciences and arts once were, 351, 360 Napoleon Bonaparte I, 210­11, 414 Napoleon III (Emperor of France), Bahá'u'lláh's Tablets to, 27-28, 203, 211, 223, 398 Násiri'd-Dín Sháh, 203, 223-24, 372, 398, 399 Nations. See also Civilization; Israel; Patriotism are aggregate of families, 157 are all children of Adam, 99 attachment to native land is attachment to dust, which is graveyard, 355, 396 imaginary barriers divide, 99, 232, 299-300, 316, 355 progress of, depends on scientific attainment, 49 racial distinctions among, are imaginary, 118 separate, will be welded together, 19 Nature, 177-78, 308-12, 329-30, 351 animals are captives of, 17, 40, 177, 241, 311-12, 359 cow is philosopher in school of, 262, 311-12, 361 cultivation of, 353, 400, 466 disturbance of elements brings cataclysm of, 350-51 man and man has qualities nature does not, 17-18, 50-51, 80-81, 360 man is ruler of nature, 178 man may break laws of nature, 17, 30, 241, 351-52, 359-60 unconsciousness of, 360 world of darkness, imperfections, and baseness, 465 Nebuchadnezzar, 363, 407 Negroes. See Blacks Nestorius, 381 New York City, 3, 18, 111, 452, 460 Assembly meetings in, 183 materialism in cities like, 261 Nimrod, 399 Noah, food laws during time of, 365, 404 Nonexistence. See Existence Numbers, significance of, 196-97 Occident. See West Ocean. See also Waves of divine mercy, 439 of divine providence, 195 drop into an, 131, 457 is one, 151 Most Great, 461 sea of favor, 228, 229 sea of mercy, 229, 444 volume and sufficiency of, 420 Oneness. See also Unity oneness is truth and truth is oneness, 454 Oneness of mankind, 11-13, 14-16, 18-20, 32, 66, 67, 129-30, 290-91, 297-301, 370 Bahá'í meetings demonstrate, 425, 446, 447-48 brotherhood types of, 150, 390-92 spiritual, 129-32, 170 comparisons drawn by 'Abdu'l-Bahá to flock of one shepherd, 469 to flowers of one garden, 24, 51, 118, 172, 235 to fruits of one tree, 116, 118, 129, 145, 174, 214, 230 to grass of same meadow, 174 to inhabitants of one planet, 469 to leaves of one tree, 24, 129, 230, 322, 455 under one Gardener's training, 428 to rays of one sun, 116 to roses of one garden, 172, 214-15, 427 to servants of one God, 106, 150, 174, 229, 230, 315 to stars of one firmament, 145 to stars of same heaven, 174, 214 to stars shining from same height of glory, 235 to trees of one forest, 24 to waves of one ocean, sea, 24, 51, 116, 118, 129, 145, 172, 174, 214, 235 earth is one native land, 468 essence of teachings of Manifestations of God is, 12, 32 establishment of, 228-35, 265, 305 through Bahá'ís, 214-15 barriers to, 228-34 common problems are basis for, 229 cooperation necessary for, 338 current bonds of unity not effective, 320-21, 344, 390-91 difficulties in, disappear in light of Bahá'u'lláh, 230-35 love necessary for, 46, 68, 144-45 most important accomplishment of twentieth century is, 228-35 separate nations will be welded together, 19 spiritual power (Holy Spirit) necessary for, 142-43, 157-59, 164, 170, 171, 321, 391-92 Manifestations of God proclaim, 12, 32, 154, 266, 269 man should emulate oneness of God, 174, 315, 373 most great unity, 191-92 new principle revealed by Bahá'u'lláh, 433-34, 455 no exceptions to ailing, ignorant, etc., must be helped, 40, 66, 121, 127-28, 169, 174, 180-81, 231, 266-67, 270, 286-87, 291, 315, 397, 434, 444, 454 praise and love each other, 410 race unity (see Races of mankind, oneness of) teaching of Bahá'u'lláh, 63, 106-07, 127, 169, 174, 180-81, 230-31, 286-87, 297, 314-15, 349, 373, 392-93, 399, 433-34, 440, 454 ye are all (see Oneness of mankind, comparisons drawn by 'Abdu'l-Bahá; see also Flowers; Fruits; Stars; Trees; Waves) Oneness of religion, 32, 41, 42, 99, 102, 106, 118, 126-27, 151-53, 154, 197-203, 354. See also Progressive revelation; Religion, purpose of Bahá'í communities demonstrate, 19, 97, 105, 124-25, 126, 129, 165, 202-03, 222, 234, 249, 290, 301, 372-73, 379, 395 Bahá'u'lláh's teaching of, 168-69, 174, 175, 287, 299, 454 establishment of, 233-34 reconciliation of religious systems of world, 233-34 religions will blend in perfect fellowship, 369-70 religions will consort together in fragrance and felicity, 441 wolf and lamb, lion and calf, 369 Manifestations of God followers of one, should praise Founder of another religion, 369 Founders praised each other, 410 Prophets in unity but followers in strife, 222, 338 reality is single, 62-63, 96, 122, 127, 180, 198, 221-22, 313-14, 339, 344, 372-73, 433, 444-46 investigation of reality will prove oneness of religion, 444-46 reincarnation of prophetic mission, 167-68 seek light wherever it shines or dawns, 248, 274 Opposites, 82-83, 295-96 Orient. See East Osbome, Mr. Frank, 210 Pantheism, 286 Paris, materialism of, 16 Passion, 8, 184 Patriotism, 68, 299, 355. See also Nations bond of, not sufficient, 320, 344 larger sense of, includes all races and native lands, 354-55 nationalism, 8 Peace, 123. See also War all created things are dependent on, 98-99 blessed arts of, 229 Christ taught, 11, 109 divine intention of, cannot be withstood, 125 establishment of, 11-13, 125, 156-58, 233, 265, 288, 317 America may help in, 19-20, 36-37, 67, 83-84, 103, 121-22, 125, 145, 301, 318, 388-89, 396, 446-47 California may raise first flag of international peace, 377 dispensation when all nations shall enjoy, 370 factors conducive to, 167 international tribunal (arbitral court), 301, 317, 389, 440 is special characteristic of Word of God revealed in Bahá'u'lláh, 455 man must turn away from satanic promptings for, 233 time for, is now, 31-32, 66, 121-22, 322, 376 Washington meeting may be first real foundation of, 420 greatest need of world is, 376 love is greater than, 169 Manifestations of God have all taught, 32, 122 Most Great, 12, 19, 28, 29, 54, 67, 83, 109, 120, 125, 156 cannot be organized without international language, 60 mankind summoned to, by Christ, 11, 109 most great unity will bring, 191 prophecies concerning, 220-21 service in cause of, is greatest glory, 123 movements which bring about, are divine, 97 prayer for, 100 principle of Bahá'u'lláh, 233, 288, 301, 317, 354, 373, 388, 440, 455 Perception. See Judgment Perfection of creation, 79 of Manifestations of God, 467 of virtues, 377 Persia, 119-20, 180, 341, 392 America and, 35, 36 Bahá'ís of attained nearness to God, 147 educated by Bahá'u'lláh, 331-32 many officials are, 238 persecution of, 120, 147, 203, 249, 384, 395-96 steadfastness of, 385 in Tihrán, 437 unity of, 192, 208-09, 215, 290, 336 Sháh of, written to by Bahá'u'lláh, 203, 223-24, 372, 398, 399 women in, 136, 283 Qurratu'l-'Ayn. 74-75, 251-52, 283 veiling of, 251-52 Peter (Apostle of Christ), 5, 65, 164, 282, 331, 340, 395, 421 faith of, sanctioned, 386 Philadelphia, 183-84 Philosopher(s), 85, 253-54, 309-10, 327, 329 are special teachers, 400 cow is, in school of nature, 262, 311-12, 361 Greek effect of Jewish prophets on, 362-63, 406, 412 two classes of, 240 Philosophy develops mind, 213 divine, 87-91 Eastern and Western, 355-61 materialistic, 20-21 two kinds of, 326-27 Phonograph, 17, 178, 352, 360 Physician spiritual, 171, 204-05 World, 157 Plants. See Vegetable kingdom Plato, 213, 327, 348, 356 Politics, 238. See also Government Poor, the, 32-34, 216. See also Economics abject poverty will be eliminated, 132, 216, 217 Bahá'u'lláh's compassion for, 33 Jesus was poor, 33-34 physical destitution is likely to lead to spiritual thoughts, 216 rich must be merciful to, 107, 239 Prayer, answering of, by God, 246-47 Prayers, 13 for America, 67, 149-50 for assistance, 276, 458 for children, 194 for forgiveness, 176, 235, 301-02 for knowledge, 275 for mankind, 275, 276 for meetings, 55-56, 91, 96, 419 for Miss [Sarah] Farmer, 260-61 for peace, 100 for protection, 441-42 for spiritual qualities, 55-56, 91, 116, 149-50, 176, 193, 301-02, 318-19 for teaching, 13, 441-42 for unity, 100, 116, 146, 193, 235, 397 Predestination. See Fate Prejudice. See also Races of mankind; Religion; Unity age when race, will be abandoned, 370 all is against will of God, 299-300, 316 destroys foundation of humanity, 181, 287, 343-44, 455 elimination of, is principle of Bahá'u'lláh, 107-08, 181, 232, 287-88, 299-300, 316, 380, 434, 440, 455 harboring of, causes deprivation and ignorance, 152 need of power of God to overcome, 68 obstacle to realization, 115 self-interest causes, 42 war caused by, 181, 200, 287, 298, 316, 337, 343, 373 Progressive revelation, 106, 115, 126-27, 151, 154, 197-203, 313-14, 361-70. See also Manifestations of God; Religion denial of one Manifestation of God is denial of all, 208 each Manifestation of God announced successor and confirmed predecessor, 339 Manifestations of God are Physicians for their time, 204-05 must worship sun, not dawning point, 248, 273, 274 seek fragrance of rose wherever blooms, 241 Proof, four kinds of, 253-55 Prophecies and warnings. See also Bible; Civilization, future of; Twentieth century of Báb, 26, 139, 371 of Bahá'u'lláh, 398-99, 433 Balkan War, 398-99 of Day of Promised One, 220-21 Europe is storehouse of explosives, 317, 376 Europe may rise against Jews, 414 fulfilled by Christ, 198-200 one spark can set aflame whole world, 122 warring in atmosphere, 322 Prophets. See Manifestations of God Protection, prayer for, 441-42 Qur'án, 221 Christ praised in, 201, 347, 410 Moses praised in, 201, 367, 409-10 twenty-eight prophets of Israel praised in, 409 Qurratu'l-'Ayn, 74-75, 251-52, 283 Races of mankind, 189-90, 354. See also Adam; Oneness of mankind beauty of bouquet of violets, 49 differences are adornment not cause of conflict, 45 differences give harmony and beauty to humankind, 68-69, 113 flowers in garden, 51, 68, 113, 118 like jewels, 56, 57 varied roses in garden, 427, 428 bond of racial brotherhood is limited, 338, 344, 391 oneness of, 425-28 all colors are one before God, 44, 113, 425 humanity is one race, 232, 299-300 man's spirit made in likeness of God, 69-70 points of unity between races are many, 68 pureness of heart, not color, is dear to God, 70, 425 racial distinctions are imaginary, 118, 232, 287-88, 299, 316 responsibility of each race in achieving, 45-46, 112-13 origin of all descended from same source, race, 45, 297, 299, 354 developed due to climates and regions, 45 Rain, 180 from clouds ofmercy, 131, 228, 441 from divine clouds, 402 showers of beneficence and favor, 318-19 vernal showers, 210, 439 Rays of one sun, 116 Reality. See Truth Reason. See Knowledge Reincarnation, 167-68 Religion, 361. See also Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh; Covenant of God; Faith; Manifestations of God; Oneness of religion; Progressive revelation; Temples and churches Cause of the Kingdom is eternal, 161 civilization and (see Civilization) decline of, 161, 179-80 darkness of religious apathy, 221 destructive to a nation's life, 363, 406-07 spiritual darkness in Orient, 446 dissension in, 337-39, 403 Bahá'u'lláh removes, 232, 266 because people worship dawning point instead of sun, 273-74 caused by ignorance, 269 Christian sects, 198 each religion boasted of own superiority, 230, 265, 266 not fitting for mankind in this century, 369-70 wars caused by, 153, 265-66, 372, 393, 396, 407 freedom of thought in, 197 greatest bestowal of God is, 361 greatest question of humanity is, 327-28 laws and ordinances of fundamental spiritual, are changeless, 393, 403-05 man turns away from fundamental, wrangles over nonessential, 445 nonessential, changed as necessary, 97-98, 106, 168-69, 339, 365-66, 393-94, 404-05, 445 teachings need divine potency to be carried out, 249-51 two aspects of, material and spiritual, 97-98, 106, 168-69, 338-39, 364-66, 393-94, 403-05, 445 nonexistence of, preferable to strife because of, 117, 128, 129, 170, 181, 232, 287, 298, 315, 328, 347, 354, 373, 394, 454-55 outer expression of divine reality is, 140 prejudices and superstitions in, 39, 40, 106, 118, 140-42, 153, 161-63, 165, 169, 175-76, 179, 221-22, 297-98, 314 blind imitation, 273-74, 339, 354 cause of, 443 havoc caused by, 410 men's ideas attributed to God, 323 most ideas about God are superstitious, 326 obscure fundamental reality, 62, 78-79, 86, 126-27, 379 oppose will of God, 299, 316 proof of existence of, is that sons follow fathers' religions, 221, 273, 327, 443 among Romans, Greeks, and Egyptians, 176 purpose of acquisition of virtues, 152, 179 cooperative effort among mankind, 338 education of mankind, 179, 363, 411 eternal existence, 361, 394 justice, 344, 404-05 love and unity, 97, 117, 128-29, 158, 170, 179, 181, 231-32, 287, 297, 298, 315, 328, 338-39, 344, 373, 394, 404-05, 434, 440, 454 progress of world, 152, 179, 361, 363, 404-05 remedy for man, 117, 298, 354, 373, 394 universal peace, 97, 117 reality of, should be taught to children, 213 renewal of (see also Springtime, divine) by Bahá'u'lláh, 379 cycle of maturity and reformation, 439 need for, 140-42, 144, 378-79 Sun of Truth arises when darkness covers world, 440 science and (see Science, religion and) seasons of, 94-95 universal, 146 Renewal. See Civilization; Religion; Resurrection; Seasons; Springtime Resurrection, 182. See also Birth; Springtime spiritual life is second birth, 41, 188, 288-89, 304-05, 332-33, 418 Revelation of God is ceaseless, 378 Rome, 18, 254 Roses. See Flowers Rousseau, 414 Russia, 414 Czar of, written to by Bahá'u'lláh, 203 Sacrifice, 54, 146, 156, 218, 449-52. See also Martyrdom acceptance of, by Prophets and Holy Souls because of love, 257 attraction to God necessary for, 251 man sacrifices qualities of nature to acquire divine virtues, 451-52 nearness to God possible through, 147-48 a reality sacrifices its own characteristics, 451-52 seed sacrifices itself to tree, 451 San Francisco, 381, 383 Sarah (wife of Abraham), 175 Satan, 40. See also Evil; Sin Christ was called, 212 is product of human mind, 230 lower nature of man symbolized as, 287, 294 none are people of, 266, 270 satanic nature of man, 464 satanic outcomes, 314 satanic promptings of heart, 254; tree of, 230, 266 Science, 29-31, 49-52, 143-44, 348-52. See also Creation; Discovery; Existence cannot cure ills of body politic, 171 first emanation from God toward man is, 49 is an ideal verity, 357 is mirror, 50 knowledge of other ages crystallized in scientific advancement of today, 29 progress of nations depends on scientific attainments, 49 religion and disagreement between, causes irreligion, 374 harmony of, is principle of Bahá'u'lláh, 63-64, 107, 128, 161-62, 170, 175-76, 181, 231, 287, 298-99, 316, 373-74, 394, 440 harmony of, is new principle brought by Bahá'u'lláh, 434, 455 material and spiritual science, 138 spiritual development and (see Civilization, material) Sea. See Ocean; Waves Seasons, 10, 94-95. See also Springtime spiritual, 10, 94-95 winter, 277 Seed, 8, 16, 91, 131, 149 favors of Blessed Perfection cause, to become tree, 457 must look to sun and rain, 420 sacrifices itself to tree, 451 Self, fire of, 8 Service to mankind. See Deeds Seven Valleys, meaning of, 244 Sháh of Persia. See Násiri'd-Dín Sháh Shepherd all humanity flock of one, 469 all under care of one, 298, 318, 392, 410, 420 God is real Shepherd, 392, 420, 433, 469 leads sheep in green pastures, 393, 420 Manifestations of God are, 116-17, 151, 162, 165 Sick, the. See Health and healing Sight, power of, 356 Sin. See also Evil; Satan God does not suspend bounty because of, 150 misunderstanding of Adam's, 449-50 Sleep sleeping must be awakened, 174, 180, 397, 434, 444, 454 spirit is awake during, 243, 259, 306, 416, 464 spiritual, 237 Socrates, effect of Jewish beliefs on, 363, 406 Solomon, 345, 362-63, 449 bride and bridegroom in Song of, 459 Solomonic sovereignty, 401 Soul. See Spirit Sparta, 216-17 Spirit (soul). See also Holy Spirit; Immortality of man, 239-43, 264, 415-18 body must be assisted by strength of, 263-64 composition of, 306, 415 conscious reality, 464-65 distinguishes man above other phenomenal kingdoms, 258 human reality like soil, 330 illumines and vivifies the world, 239-40, 330-31 immortality of, 260, 306-08, 415-16, 464 minds, souls, and, dependent on Sun of Reality, 270-71 penetrates realities of God, 259 perfect, is mirror, 173 training of, 295-96, 330-31 unaffected by bodily condition, 259, 308, 415-16 works through instrument of body, 416 Spiritual world. See also Immortality day and night of, 271 is counterpart of phenomenal world, 10 no separation or disintegration in, 90 reality of spiritual realm, 289 requirements for, 226 seasons of, 10 (see also Springtime) Spirituality, 92-93, 147-48, 186-87, 205-06. See also Hearts; Mirrors attainment of, 54, 329-33, 335-36, 453, 468-69 capacity must be developed, 23-25, 148-49, 195-96, 302-05 comparable to second birth, 188, 288-89, 304-05, 332-33, 418 happiness is, 166, 188, 206 sacrifice qualities of world of nature for, 451-52 striving for, 194-96, 244, 293-94, 302-05, 458 thirst and hunger for, 195 ethical development dependent on religion, 403 man negligent of, 226-27 material progress and (see Civilization, material) of poor, 32-34 prayers for, 55-56, 91, 116, 149-50, 176, 193, 301-02, 318-19 purpose of acquire virtues in order to teach others, 7, 8, 458 divine virtues necessary for heavenly kingdom, 226-28 qualities of capacities for, are different, 23, 24 divine virtues are unlimited, 205, 377 fruitful trees, 10 man should manifest attributes of God, 403-04 purity of heart, not color, is important, 44 spiritual distinctions, 190 spiritual susceptibilities, 6, 7 well-cultivated garden, 24 renewal of, 278-79 Springtime, 38, 277-79. See also Seasons divine, 9, 38-39, 55, 95, 277-78 appearance of Bahá'u'lláh is, 15-16, 165, 210, 228 appearance of Christ was, 10, 54-55 appearance of Manifestations of God is, 10, 54-55, 127, 151, 278 is at hand, 153 Stars in heaven of divine Will, 421 of one firmament, 145 of same heaven, 174, 214 shining from same height of glory, 235 Strikes, 238 Sun, 272-73, 274, 313, 462 attributes of, 422 effects of, 14 material world dependent on sun, 93-94, 270-71 reveals material things, 74, 286 of love, 297 of Reality, 59, 60, 74, 75, 94-95, 101, 273-74 appears in mirrors of Manifestations of God, 173 cycles of, 95, 271 effect of, 271 effulgence of, is shining, 104, 441 is Manifestation of God, 94 necessary for minds, souls, and spirits, 270-71 never descends from own station, 193 rises in East, 213, 289 symbolism of, 74, 94-95, 192 emanations of sun like emanations of Divine Spirit, 59 mirror and sun, 114-15 of Truth, 14-15, 74, 115, 153 dawning of, 23 may shine in mirror of heart, 458 obscured, 78-79, 96 Superstition. See Religion, prejudices and superstitions in; Veils Supreme Concourse, 4, 6, 9, 149, 186 call of, 195 images of, reflected in true Bahá'í meetings, 214 legions of Christ are, 5 melodies of, 418 New York Assembly meetings may become like, 183 Súratu'l-Haykal, 433 Symbolism. See Bible; Sun; Temples and churches Tabernacle, 370 Taft, President, 388, 389 Táhirih. See Qurratu'l-'Ayn Talmud, superstitions of, 161 Taxes, 217 for military are burdening world, 122, 317 Teaching (of Cause of God), 7, 8-9, 371, 457-58 days of seed sowing, 8 go forth as disciples did, 8 know value of passing days, 9 prayers for, 13, 441-42 spread fragrances of divine rose garden, 7 Temples and churches, 197. See also Mashriqu'l-Adhkár purpose of, 65, 163 symbolism of, 163-65 Word of God is real temple, 65 Testaments, symbolic meaning of, 459-60. See also Bible Tests and trials, 54 criticism of Bahá'í Faith will lead to its spread, 428-30, 436-37 nothing happens without a reason, 46 purpose of, to turn man to God, 48 Thankfulness, 187-89, 236-37 fragrant breath of thanksgiving, 210 Theosophists, 156 Thirst, 195 Tihrán, 25, 437 Titanic, sinking of, 46-48 Torah, 221, 363, 412. See also Bible, Old Testament acknowledged and praised by Christ and Muhammad, 316-17, 347, 366-67, 408, 409, 410, 413 acknowledged by Bahá'u'lláh, 368-69 laws in, 365, 404 Tree(s), 8, 9, 16, 51 Adamic, 124 each individual is leaf on, 230 branches of one, 230 of Christianity, 451 cultivation of, 231 evil, 454 fruitless, 10-11, 336 fruits of one, 118, 129, 145, 174, 214, 230, 266, 322 leaves, branches, and fruit of one, 174 leaves, defective, belong to this, 230 leaves of one, 24, 129, 230, 322, 373, 454 old, has no hope of fruit, 111 of one forest, 24 religionists have seen world of humanity as two, 230, 266, 454 of Satan, 266 does not exist, 230 seed becomes, by favors of Blessed Perfection, 457 seed sacrifices itself to, 451 training of uncultivated human, 466 virtues of seed are revealed in, 91 will weep, 399 world of humanity is one, 373 [Trinity] "father is in the son," meaning of, 173-74 Tripoli, 6, 84, 119 Truth (reality), 376 comes from spark of differing opinions, 72 falsehood overcome by, 367 independent investigation of, 40, 87, 291, 293, 294, 312-13, 327, 443-46 consultation should aim for, 72-73, 183 God may rend asunder veils, 293 investigate Sun of Reality wherever it appears, 274 principle of Bahá'u'lláh, 62-63, 105-06, 127-28, 169, 180, 314, 372, 440 principle of, not found in any sacred Books of past, 433, 454 would bring love and unity, 221-23 inner realities, 228 investigation of Divinity, 326-28 light of, 11 Manifestations of God are servants of reality, 297 oneness of, 62, 96, 106, 127, 141, 180, 222, 313-14, 372, 433 oneness is truth and truth is oneness, 454 revelations all based on, 299 Spirit of, 41 Sun of (see Sun, of Truth) when reality envelops soul, love is possible, 234 Turkey, Sultán of, written to by Bahá'u'lláh, 28, 203, 224, 372 extract from Epistle, 398-99 Twelve, significance of, 196-97 Twentieth century, 125-26, 132, 133, 143, 153, 188, 369-70 century of Blessed Perfection, 8 of life and renewal, 140 of light, 66, 121, 334 of maturity and consummation, 439 of revelation of mysteries of God, 188 of revelation of reality, 39 this glorious, 101 this radiant, 38, 115, 133, 188, 278, 443 when imitations must be forsaken, 153 dawn of spiritual illumination in, 131 other eras longed for, 214, 334 progress of, exceeds that of one hundred former centuries, 143-44, 188 religions will blend together, 370 springtime manifest in, 153, 278-80 unity of mankind is most important accomplishment of, 228-35 Unitarians, 190 United States. See America Unity, 4-7, 32, 56-57, 93, 95-96, 104, 124, 153, 174, 190-93, 206-09. See also Oneness of mankind; Oneness of religion; Peace; Races of mankind of animals, 207-08 animosities in Orient remedied by Bahá'u'lláh, 12, 15, 19, 97, 105, 119-20, 124-25, 127, 129, 130, 165, 202-03, 222, 234, 249, 290, 301, 331-32, 341, 379, 392, 401-02, 440-41, 446 anything conducive to, is praiseworthy, 56, 448 causes of Bahá'u'lláh has provided means, 230, 322-24 divine religions have been, 158 Holy Spirit, 321-22 only possible through God, 18-19, 156-60 source of perfect unity is bond of reality, 321 of disciples of Christ, 192 in diversity, 24 different colors are adornment, not cause of conflict, 45, 68-69, 113 emanation of universal consciousness today indicates dawn of a great, 229 feast at West Englewood, New Jersey, 206, 213 imaginary, various kinds of, 190-91 must be united to unite others, 156 oneness is truth and truth is oneness, 454 prayers for, 100, 116, 146, 193, 235, 397 purpose of man's creation is, 4 Universal House of Justice, 455 Universe. See Creation Vegetable kingdom, 69, 114, 172-73, 189, 268, 284 cannot comprehend man, 173, 423 sexes have equality in, 281, 374 Vegetarianism, 170-71 Veils, 90 of discord, strife, and hatred, 338 God may rend asunder, 293, 294 Victoria, Queen of England, 203, 282 Virtues. See Spirituality Voltaire, 414 War, 8, 31-32, 39, 83-84, 123-24, 290, 337. See also Prophecies and warnings in Balkans, 343, 392, 396, 397, 439, 445, 469 causes of, 102, 298 arises from ignorance and misunderstanding, 116-22 governments consider as step to human progress, 156-57 lack of religious unity, 153, 265-66, 372, 393, 396, 407 prejudice, 202, 298, 316, 337, 343, 373 some consider path to God a pathway of blood, 446 Christ forbade, 86 contrary to divine purpose of man, 352-53, 403 dangers of, increasingly great, 321-22 delusion of fighting over dust, which is tomb of mankind, 355, 396 dissension and, are always fatal, 98-99 fear of pandemic, 321-22 history of, 229, 265-66 is Antichrist, 6 military leaders should not be idolized as heroes, 103, 119, 288 ravages of, 102-03, 396, 403 described by Bahá'u'lláh, 398-99 taxes for military purposes are burdening world, 122, 317 in Tripoli, 6, 84, 119 will cease, 19 women will abolish, 108, 135, 167, 175, 284, 375 Washington, D.C., 111-12, 428 interracial meetings in, 112 Water, baptism with, 147 Waves of Most Great Ocean, 461 of one ocean, sea, 24, 51, 16, 118, 129, 145, 172, 174, 214, 235 souls may be blended as, 172 Wealth. See also Economics; Poor, the does not have to keep one from God, 216 of the poor, 32-34 Weeds, free soil of heart from, 195, 293-94 West (Occident), 83 capable of understanding words of Bahá'u'lláh, 289-90 Christianity reflected more brightly in West, 289 filled with fragrance, 470 light always received by, from East (Orient), 289, 384-85 unity of, with East (see East) Whites, responsibilities of, in achieving race unity in America, 45-46, 112-13. See also Races of mankind Wisdom, 442. See also Knowledge Women education of, 75-77, 108, 133-34, 136-37, 174-75, 182, 233, 281, 300, 318, 375, 395 industrial and agricultural sciences, 283 equality of, 74-77, 108, 133-37, 166, 170, 174-75, 182, 233, 280-84, 300, 318, 374-75, 394-95, 434, 440 principle of, found only in teachings of Bahá'u'lláh, 455 Qurratu'l-'Ayn demonstrated, 74-75, 251-52, 283 famous, 281-83 Ásíyih (daughter of Pharaoh), 175 Catherine I, 136, 282 Cleopatra, 282 Isabella of Spain, 136 Mary (mother of Jesus), 175, 201 Mary Magdalene, 134, 175, 282, 395, 421 Sarah (wife of Abraham), 175 Victoria, Queen of England, 203, 282 Zenobia, 135-36, 281-82 mothers, importance of, 133-34, 175 status of in Medieval ages, 281 in Orient, 166-67, 300 veiled in East, 251-52 Western, may aid Bahá'í Faith more than men, 170 will abolish warfare, 108, 135, 167, 175, 284, 375 Word of God, 78, 192, 439 is Christ, 212, 368, 409, 413-14 is collective wisdom and eternal truth, 154 man dependent upon, 94 source and cause of civilization, 311 "was with God," 154, 155 World creation of caused by love, 297 mistaken idea that, took place six thousand years ago, 462-63 cultivation and development of, 353, 400, 466 dust of earth is tomb for mankind, 355, 396 of existence constantly progressing, 378 is emanation from God, 390 material (phenomenal) dependent on sun, 94, 270-71 globe is dark world of grossest matter, 396 world of corruption and death, 451 world of evil and darkness, 451 natural law of, 17-18 oneness of earth is one native land, one home, 467, 468 inhabitants of one planet, 469 spirit of man illumines and vivifies, 239-40, 330-31 transformation of, 23, 124 angelic, 321 celestial mirror, 235 celestial world, 443 garden of Abhá, 399 habitation of angels, 320 mirror of world of God, 305 paradise of Abhá, 461 paradise of glory, 470 realm of radiance, 396 world of heaven, 461, 470 Worlds of God, 270 are infinite, 47 Work, 187, 435 Zenobia, 135-36, 281-82 Zion bride of, 20 dancing of, 38, 131, 246 Zodiac, 197 Zoroaster, 168-69 flame ignited by, 346 Muhammad and Zoroastrians, 43