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ABU0783 Words to Mrs Hoagg in Jan. 1914 380 When Jesus came the Jews called Him Beelzebub. I have always said that the believers will be blamed for this cause... Before leaving America I mentioned in many meetings the things that would happen. PN_1913-14_heh p114, PN_1913-14_heh p116 Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prophecy and fulfillment; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering - -
ABU1374 Words to Mrs Holley, spoken on 1913-05-04 230 Persian Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 شفا دو قسم است جسمانی و روحانی خدا دوا را بی سبب خلق نکرده... چون در اجزآء بدن مانند جزء شکری یا نشوی For healing, prayer and medicine both are necessary. God has created the herbs and the plants with their useful properties.... We have been talking about healing BDA2.284-285x DAS.1913-05-04, MHMD2.374x Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Power of prayer; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities - -
ABU0203 Words to Mrs Lesch, Buikema et al, spoken on 1912-10-31 900 Persian Mahmúd's Diary بکلیفورنیا رفتیم هیجان شدیدی در نفوس افتاد در یونیورستی دارالفنون و کنائس و مجامع خلق بحرکت آمدند Welcome, exceedingly welcome! We went to California and a great commotion was set up in the souls.... BDA1.342.02x MHMD1.360x, BSTW#132, BSTW#308 Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach - -
ABU1100 Words to Mrs Lilianthal, spoken on 1913-05-09 290 My sweet-singing birds are your hearts, for they sing the songs of the Kingdom. Through this I am made very happy. The twittering of the birds is good for some people DAS.1913-05-09 Being a source of light; guidance; Christ; Christianity; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech - -
ABU1150 Words to Mrs MacNutt in Jan. 1905 280 Soon shall we see the signs of the coming of the spring upon the mountains and on the plains... You shall know the tree by its fruits, be they good or bad. PN_1905 p009 Second birth; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual springtime; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Words vs deeds - -
ABU1486 Words to Mrs Mary C. Bell, spoken on 1912-10-04 220 I have brought glad tidings. I hope you may be set afire with the love of God. May you discover a new spirit and attain a new power. May you become the cause of guidance ECN.722+732 Compassion; kindness; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Theosophy - -
ABU1811 Words to Mrs Masten and son, spoken on 1912-10-07(?) 170 I feel very happy to be amongst you. This is a happy nation and a striving one. I hope that this nation will be the instrument for the illumination of the world of humanity. ECN.651 Divine philosophy and natural philosophy; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Unity; oneness of humanity - -
ABU3563 Words to Mrs Maxwell, spoken on 1912-09-06 10 Persian Mahmúd's Diary اطفال زینت خانه اند منزلی که طفل ندارد مثل اینست که چراغ ندارد Children are the ornaments of the home. A home which has no children is like one without light. BDA1.230.15 SW_v19#12 p.381, MHMD1.247 Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Parents and children; youth; families - -
ABU1909 Words to Mrs Merriman and Mr Reed, spoken on 1912-10-08 160 It was a day of happiness for me, too. What I discussed this morning was evident as the sun. That was the fundamental oneness of phenomena. ECN.520+628+663+1021 Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Intuition; inspiration; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts - -
ABU0981 Words to Mrs Merriman, spoken on 1912-10-08 320 How are you? Are you comfortable? Are you pleased with having such a company here?... Come! I want to take you to heaven. Will you go with me? ECN.634+668+1027 Manifestation of God as sun; Material and spiritual existence; two books - -
ABU2437 Words to Mrs Moody's relatives, spoken on 1912-11-02 90 Persian Mahmúd's Diary به بینید قدرت حضرت بهآءالله چگونه قلوب را ارتباط داده و شرق و غرب را بهم مربوط ساخته که وقتی دکتور مودی بطهران رفت Behold how the power of Baha'u'llah has connected the hearts and has joined the East and the West. When Dr Moody first went to Tihran BDA1.348.09 MHMD1.367 Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Unity; oneness of humanity - -
ABU0303 Words to Mrs Moore, spoken on 1913-05-18 730 The will-power exists both in animal and man. The animals enjoy only a physical will-power which is limited in the sphere of its activity... We develop our will-power through 'divine unrest' which causes us to long for the better and nobler ideals of life. DAS.1913-05-18 Competition vs. cooperation; the struggle for existence; Free will and predestination; fate; Human reality created in the image of God; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Man's distinction from the animal; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Power of the mind over nature - -
ABU0925 Words to Mrs Moore, spoken on 1913-05-18 330 How is Green Acre? When will the season be opened? Green Acre is a most delightful spot. I enjoyed my visit to that charming place… In Green Acre you must concentrate your forces around the one all important fact--the investigation of reality. DAS.1913-05-18, SW_v08#05 p.050-051x Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Oneness; unity of religion; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity - -
ABU1116 Words to Mrs Narcissa Casad Purdon, spoken on 1912-10-09 290 Your mother? Blessed!... You must be thankful to God for having such a daughter for she writes down everything I say…. There are some times when the favors of God descend without man asking for them, without request on the part of man. ECN.609+1047 Differences in human capacity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Many are called but few are chosen; Service to others; to the Cause of God - -
ABU2257 Words to Mrs Noel, spoken on 1913-05-19 110 First we must make ourselves receptive, then the bounties of God descend upon us. The mirror must become clear from rust first, then the sun with all its glory will be reflected therein. DAS.1913-05-19 Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation - -
ABU3123 Words to Mrs Parsons, spoken on 1912-04-25 40 Persian Mahmúd's Diary این نحو مسافر و مهمان خیلی زحمت دارد و باید خانه را بگذاری و فرار کنی It is very difficult to have one like me as a guest. Every guest and traveler has a limited number of friends with whom he makes special dates for visits, but you are forced all day long to be the entertainer of all. BDA1.051.12 SW_v19#03 p.090, MHMD1.059 Hospitality; Personal instructions - -
ABU2460 Words to Mrs Parsons, spoken on 1912-04-28 90 Persian Mahmúd's Diary فصل بهار بود و در منزل شما مجامع خوبی داشتیم من هیچوقت فراموش This was the springtime; we had good meetings at your home... This material world has an outer appearance. It has also a hidden aspect. BDA1.057.14 SW_v14#07 p.209x, SW_v19#03 p.092x, MHMD1.066 Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts - -
ABU1707 Words to Mrs Rosenberg, Cropper, and Heron, spoken on 1913-01-20 180 Although this globe of ours is very small, yet it has all these living beings. Can it be imagined that those tremendous bodies hanging in a limitless atmosphere are without inhabitants! DAS.1913-01-20 Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Infinity and eternity; Limits of the intellect; Plenitude; the pervasiveness of life in the cosmos; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God - -
ABU3192 Words to Mrs Sanderson, spoken on 1913-01-28 40 Paris is like unto a green meadow, the people are like unto sheep, they are grazing in this meadow, they drink of the flowing streams. The materialists, cow-like, graze also with the rest. DAS.1913-01-28 Critique of Western values; culture; Regarding the receptivity of the hearer in teaching the Cause; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light - -
ABU0486 Words to Mrs Sarah Herron et al in Dec. 1900 550 Third explanation [of sacrifice] - The worldly grades of every Manifestation are so different from the spiritual grades, that each Manifestation has voluntarily sacrificed everything pertaining to worldly honor PN_1900 p121 - -
ABU0601 Words to Mrs Sarah Herron et al in Dec. 1900 470 Let us consider the prophecies announcing the coming of God or the Manifestation SW_v09#01 p.007x, PN_1900 p115 Declaration; advent of the Bab; Prophecy and fulfillment; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of - -
ABU1002 Words to Mrs Sarah Herron et al in Dec. 1900 310 Mohammed was the Advocate who was to come after Christ. Every Prophet was given of the spirit according to the conditions of the people PN_1900 p083 Christian doctrine and practice; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures - -
ABU1056 Words to Mrs Sarah Herron et al in Dec. 1900 300 The Book (Koran) revealed to Mahomet is the greatest proof of Him as a Prophet, as the Arabic language in the Koran has never, until now, been equalled. PN_1900_heh p023, PN_1900 p087 Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Proofs of the Manifestations of God - -
ABU1384 Words to Mrs Sarah Herron et al in Dec. 1900 230 Regarding the appearance of Christ, there were many prophecies in the Bible which foretold his coming. SW_v09#01 p.005x, PN_1900 p011, PN_1900 p093, PN_1900 p109 Christ; Christianity; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster - -
ABU1697 Words to Mrs Sarah Herron et al in Dec. 1900 180 The Zoroastrians, who were very numerous throughout Persia... While the Christians claim this passage is to be taken literally, and that it means that Christ was born of a virgin SW_v09#01 p.006x, PN_1900 p084 Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Growth of the Cause; Prophecy and fulfillment - -
ABU2105 Words to Mrs Sarah Herron et al in Dec. 1900 130 The Manifestation (Baha'o'llah) had all the qualities of the sun of Truth manifested SW_v09#01 p.006 Manifestation of God as sun; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Special knowledge of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment - -
ABU2689 Words to Mrs Sarah Herron et al in Dec. 1900 80 Bahá'u'lláh said the children are of two kinds - the mature and the immature. The SW_v07#15 p.142, SW_v09#08 p.090 Development of capacity and readiness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God - -
ABU2148 Words to Mrs Smith, spoken on 1912-06-19 120 Persian Mahmúd's Diary تو یاید همیشه مسرور باشی و با اهل انبساط و سرور محشور و با خلاق رحمانی متخلق You must always be happy. You must associate with joyous and happy people BDA1.129.11 SW_v19#08 p.254, MHMD1.139, VLAB.112x, STAB#038 Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Stories; anecdotes; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life - -
ABU0686 Words to Mrs Stannard 430 Consecrate all thy time to the service of the Kingdom of God and the propagation of its principles DAS.1913-10-29, SW_v05#01 p.005-006, SW_v07#11 p.104-106 Call to action; Human reality created in the image of God; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity - -
ABU0836 Words to Mrs Stannard, spoken on 1913-10-11 360 The Principles of the Bahá'í Cause are the pure seeds which we are sowing in the fertile ground. DAS.1913-10-11 Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Non-participation in politics; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Theosophy; Unity; oneness of humanity; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster - -
ABU2956 Words to Mrs Thornburg-Cropper 60 There are seasons in the revelation from God, as in the natural year, and just as the Christ manifested the Spirit of God in the flesh SW_v13#12 p.342 Christ; Christianity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men - -
ABU3441 Words to Mrs. A.S.K. [Alma Sedonia Knobloch], spoken on 1913-04-02 30 If they cannot arrange to go every Sunday, they must go every other Sunday, if not every other Sunday then once a month. SW_v09#08 p.094 Exhortations and counsels; Importance of community building; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts - -
ABU3089 Words to Mrs. Allen, spoken on 1912-10-21 50 Because you have this intention, that is capacity. The intention is capacity. MAB.064a Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar] - -
ABU1976 Words to Mrs. Angeline Haste (Mr. Raymond ?), spoken on 1912-10-07 140 Live and act in accordance with the teachings of Bahá'u'lláh. There is no road straighter and better than this... I will give you one and that is sufficient... become evanescent PN_1912 p122, ECN.657 Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation - -
ABU2774 Words to Mrs. Brittingham, spoken around 1909-10-23 70 It will begin at midnight, the same as the solar year... In the Arabic there is no difference... These are symbols. Always, hair is the symbol of the glory of God... PN_1909 p094 Grammar and orthography; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light - -
ABU1884 Words to Mrs. C, Emogene Hoagg et al, spoken on 1920-10-24+25 160 This is the Lord's supper. Sometimes the material things have a spiritual effect - for instance, music is material but has an effect over the spirit PN_1920_heh_haifa p043 Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Stories; anecdotes - -
ABU1812 Words to Mrs. Emma Blum, spoken on 1912-10-07 170 My admonition to you is this. Be thoughtful of attaining to that which was the utmost desire of the Saints. Strive with all your heart and soul to attain to the Kingdom of God. ECN.676 Exhortations and counsels; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures - -
ABU2483 Words to Mrs. Henlay, spoken on 1913-02-18 90 By attaching no importance to material things. According to the laws which bind us to this planet, everyone is tied to the gratification of self... Even the theatrical world would not prevent you from becoming what I desire you to become. DAS.1913-02-18 Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Excellence; distinction; Transcending the material condition; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life - -
ABU2617 Words to Mrs. Henlay, spoken on 1913-02-18 80 Whenever you feel depressed, go alone into the secret chamber, read one of the Hidden Words and with the utmost supplication DAS.1913-02-18 Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Importance of prayer; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation - -
ABU3236 Words to Mrs. Hoagg, spoken around Jan. 1914(?) 40 Individual consciousness is realized after birth here. This is the matrix world for the soul, even as the womb was the matrix world for the body or vehicle. Birth into consciousness of another world begins here, a world for which this physical and material one is but the preparation and foundation. PN_1913-14_heh p115, PN_1913-14_heh p117 Material and spiritual existence; two books; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Second birth; Soul; spirit after death; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures - -
ABU2884 Words to Mrs. Sarah Herron et al in Dec. 1900 60 When Mohammad put forth His claim, a great multitude of the disciples of Christ believed in Him as the man who put forward the claim of being the Comforter PN_1900 p123 Knowledge; recognition of God; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Predictions and prophecies; Prophecy and fulfillment; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause - -
ABU2042 Words to Mrs. Tatum, spoken on 1912-08-21 130 Persian Mahmúd's Diary این علامت ترقی است ان کس که خود راضی است شیطانست و انکه راضی نیست مظهر رحمن This is a sign of progress. The person who is satisfied with himself is the manifestation of Satan and the one who is not satisfied is the manifestation of the Merciful One. AVK3.097.17x, MAS5.138, YHA2.856-857, GTB.142-143x, BDA1.200.17 SW_v19#11 p.349, MHMD1.216-217 Progress only takes place within its own degree; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Transcendence; unknowability of God - -
ABU1477 Words to Mrs. von Lilenthal, spoken on 1913-11-22 220 There are souls who are capable of becoming quickened by the Divine Fragrance and the statement of His Holiness Christ in regard to the second birth applies to them DAS.1913-11-12, PN_1913-14_heh p117, PN_unsorted p048, PN_unsorted p090 Attaining the life of the spirit; Knowledge; recognition of God; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures - -
ABU3715 Words to Ms Richard and others, spoken on 1913-05-12 in Paris 80 Persian Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 قوّهٴ روح القدس هر ضعیفی را قوی نماید به‌بینید قوم ذلیل اسرائیل را چگونه عزیز نمود ماهیگیر را شهیر آفاق کرد The power of the Holy Spirit makes every weak one strong. Observe how it exalted the abased people of Israel! BDA2.297-298 MHMD2.393 Call to action; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause - -
ABU0323 Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 710 Bahá'í Scriptures There is reincarnation of matter, and there is reincarnation of spirit. Reincarnation of matter is the process whereby matter is developed or evolved... When the body of man is perfected, physical evolution comes to an end BSC.434 #789x, AELT.178-183 - -
ABU0343 Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 690 Bahá'í Scriptures God is Love and Peace. God is Truth. God is Omniscience. God is without beginning and without end. BSC.300 #609, AELT.153-157 Evolution; human evolution; Human reality created in the image of God; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Knowledge; recognition of God; Reincarnation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures - -
ABU0361 Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 660 Every deed of life is a thought expressing itself in action; it is the actual mirror of the man within. The act sets up a force which is the spirit of the deed. AELT.143-148 Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life - -
ABU0401 Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 620 The Sun of Reality, by which we mean the Perfections of God, appears, like the physical sun, to change its position in the spiritual heavens relatively to us. AELT.195-198 Literal interpretation; Manifestation of God as sun; Outward and inward meanings; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light - -
ABU0464 Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 560 The first state of the perceiving soul is that in which it is engrossed in the gratification of desire. In this state its nature is like that of animals AELT.169-172 Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Universal peace; world unity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life - -
ABU0524 Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 520 There are two states of existence—the temporal and the eternal- the conditioned and the unconditioned—the estate of impotence and of primeval power. AELT.191-194 Christ; Christianity; Divine emanation is ceaseless; eternal; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Muhammad; Islam; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; The ephemeral and the eternal; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures - -

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