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ABU3040 Words spoken at Cedar Club in London, 1913-01-02 50 I am very glad to be among you, who are blessed in God's name with children. SW_v03#18 p.009-010 education of children; moral education; spiritual transformation; status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering - -
ABU0067 Words spoken at Century Club in San Francisco, 1912-10-13 1430 I am delighted to speak before this gathering of revered ladies who have met for the purpose of investigating the realities of life. ECN.349+497n education of children; moral education; equality of men and women; role and station of women - -
ABU0083 Words spoken at Clifton Guest House in Bristol, 1913-01-15 1330 Bahá'í Scriptures Every age requires a central impetus or movement. In this age, the boundaries of terrestrial things have extended BSC.274 #562, SW_v04#01 p.004-006, SW_v11#17 p.287 education of children; moral education; equality of men and women; harmony of science and religion; independent investigation of truth; reality; oneness; unity of religion; progressive revelation; renewal of religion; unity; oneness of humanity; universal education; universal language; universal peace; world unity; war and peace - -
ABU0341 Words spoken at Dodge home in New York, 1912-04-16 690 In those places where they have no Mashrak-el-Azkar they rent a house and call it by that name SW_v03#10 p.007-009 detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; differences in human capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; unity; oneness of humanity - -
ABU1202 Words spoken at E.J. Rosenberg's Unity Meeting, 1911-09-08 270 Abdu'l-Bahá in London Praise be to God, that such a meeting of purity and steadfastness is being held in London. AIL.044 call to action; corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Manifestation of God as educator; Moses; oneness; unity of religion; progressive revelation; renewal of religion; unity; oneness of humanity - -
ABU0116 Words spoken at East Putney in London, 1912-12-29 1160 Are you all well? Are you all happy? Are you all joyous? You must be exceedingly joyous DAS.1912-12-29x critique of Western values; culture; man's distinction from the animal; materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; transcending the material condition; unity; oneness of humanity; unity in diversity - -
ABU0025 Words spoken at El Grosse Bldg. in Los Angeles, 1912-10-19 2000 This is a good gathering, a good meeting. This assemblage is the assemblage of God…. Do not look at your small number. Plurality of numbers is not of importance. SW_v07#04 p.033-034x, ECN.137+166 call to action; fewness of numbers not regarded in teaching the Cause; love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; love and unity; service to others; to the Cause of God; teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; thankfulness; gratitude; unity; oneness of humanity - -
ABU0105 Words spoken at Goodall home in Oakland, 1912-10-03 1200 I am going to say "welcome," to you, instead of your welcoming me. I am most happy to be here with you. SW_v04#11 p.190-191+194, MAB.038-039, ECN.081+929 detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; spiritual communication; connections of the heart; spiritual transformation; unity; oneness of humanity - -
ABU2779 Words spoken at Grand Hotel in Vienna, 1913-04-23 70 The greatest consolation for the heart is the Love of God. This is the balm for every wound and the remedy for every ailment. DAS.1913-04-23 consolation and comfort; light and darkness; love of God; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; the Kingdom of God [Malakut] - -
ABU3590 Words spoken at Grand Hotel in Vienna, 1913-04-23 10 To enter in the Kingdom of God is the greatest and most important duty. DAS.1913-04-23 the Kingdom of God [Malakut] - -
ABU3760 Words spoken at Grand Hotel in Vienna, 1913-04-23 10 The thirsty one must run after the water; the fountain will not run after those who are thirsty DAS.1913-04-23 condition of search; effort; striving; living waters; water of life; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life - -
ABU0475 Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-10-23 560 Here is the place of health, but the place of spiritual health. Whoever is weak and comes here will become strong. PN_1920 p057, PN_1920_heh_haifa p027 degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; plenitude; the pervasiveness of life in the cosmos; race unity; racial issues; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual transformation - -
ABU0698 Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-10-25 420 The gathering of the friends is like a magnet... There are mines in the sea as there are mines on the earth. The waves come and the salt is melted PN_1920 p035, PN_1920_heh_haifa p045, PN_1920_heh_haifa p054 firmness in the Covenant; love of God; rejection, opposition and persecution; spiritual communication; connections of the heart; station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha - -
ABU1792 Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-10-25 170 When love enters the heart the bitter water becomes sweet... When I was in Baghdad, a thorn seller invited us. His dwelling was twenty miles from Baghdad PN_1920 p036 autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; hospitality; love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; rejection, opposition and persecution - -
ABU2021 Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-10-26 140 All the people are negligent, they are not thinking of pleasing God and spreading the word of God. PN_1920_heh_haifa p057 attaining good pleasure of God; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; heedlessness and ignorance of the people; spiritual foundations of true knowledge - -
ABU0314 Words spoken at Haifa pilgrim house, 1920-10-27 720 Yes, I eat it in order that I may be your partner. In the same way, in the world of the Kingdom PN_1920_heh_haifa p059 forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; law of obligatory prayer; Manifestation of God as educator; prayer for specific individuals; groups; rejection, opposition and persecution - -
ABU1558 Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-10-28 200 The Jews were expecting the appearance of His Holiness Christ, but they were expecting him to come with certain signs. PN_1920_heh_haifa p061 literal interpretation; outward and inward meanings; suffering; rejection of Christ; The Holy Spirit; the power of words; of speech - -
ABU0408 Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-10-29 610 Some souls appeared among the Jews, the people of Moses, who concealed their real motives PN_1920 p033, PN_1920_heh p005, PN_1920_heh_haifa p064 education of children; moral education; idolatry; interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Shrines and Holy places; stories; anecdotes - -
ABU0939 Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-11-02 330 I wanted to come from breakfast this morning but could not... One must either be a serpent or a servant, he must chose. PN_1920_heh_haifa p063 business; financial; property matters; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; servitude; submission to God; repentance - -
ABU0680 Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-11-04 430 Yesterday was very pleasant with Arthur... Jerusalem is Jerusalem, but the real Jerusalem is spiritual PN_1920_heh_haifa p065 critique of Western values; culture; crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Shrines and Holy places; suffering; rejection of Christ - -
ABU1813 Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-11-05 170 I speak in Persian and you do not understand... The tongue of the soul is the tongueless tongue... People drink wine and say it is useful. It is not the wine, but the juice of the grape which is useful. PN_1920_heh_haifa p069 language and the structure of reality; Shrines and Holy places; spiritual communication; connections of the heart - -
ABU0539 Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-11-06 510 Last night I visited the Mufti, the spiritual head of the Muslims... When I speak it is in such a manner that no one can object... It is written that Socrates went to other lands; they do not say that he did not leave Greece PN_1920 p070, PN_1920_heh p015 Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; oneness; unity of religion; predictions and prophecies; stories; anecdotes; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha - -
ABU1067 Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-11-06 300 We are speaking in Persian and you have to listen…. Man has two ears and one tongue, so he should hear twice and speak once…. I have walked far and am very tired PN_1920 p046, PN_1920 p083, PN_1920_heh p020 all things are in motion; kinds of motion; celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; spiritual transformation; wisdom [hikmat] - -
ABU1945 Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-11-06 150 I have been for a walk. Motion is the sign of life. If there be no wind, no motion, the air become impure... our sun with all its planets are moving around a central sun like the moon moves round the earth. PN_1920 p038, PN_1920 p046, PN_1920 p083, PN_1920_heh p019, PN_1920_heh_haifa p070 all things are in motion; kinds of motion; celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; personal instructions - -
ABU1400 Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-11-08 230 I have been with visitors all the morning... Here one must always be with visitors... I am caught among different nations and all refer their cases to me PN_1920_heh_haifa p074, PN_1920 p042 diversity of thought and belief; material and spiritual existence; two books; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; the divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God - -
ABU0570 Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-11-13 490 You got very tired in Jerusalem... A Rabbi told me that they expected a Christ that would come and be successful, that he would conquer the world PN_1920_heh p021, PN_1920_heh_haifa p075 Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; oneness; unity of religion; prophecy and fulfillment; suffering; rejection of Christ - -
ABU1111 Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-11-15 290 The remaining eight should elect one... The Blessed Beauty says that if two persons have differences both are wrong. PN_1920 p043, PN_1920 p096, PN_1920 p110, PN_1920_heh_haifa p077 elections; House of Justice; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; review of publications; unity; oneness of humanity - -
ABU1004 Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-11-16 310 The Baha'is should sacrifice life in the path of each other... It must be so that each one of the friends should prefer others to himself. PN_1920 p044, PN_1920_heh_haifa p079 forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; growth of the Cause; martyrs and martyrdom; predictions and prophecies; present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; the golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others - -
ABU0972 Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-11-21 320 It would be better if they were educated in the same schools, because it would bring love among them... I am in favor of the marriage of the black and white races PN_1920 p033, PN_1920 p045, PN_1920 p047, PN_1920_heh_haifa p081 race unity; racial issues; unity in diversity - -
ABU0022 Words spoken at High school auditorium in Berkeley, 1912-10-09 2050 Inasmuch as those who are present are especially interested in that which constitutes truth, I shall take truth for my subject this evening. ECN.287+1053 divine attributes are within all things; every atom; harmony of science and religion; independent investigation of truth; reality; Manifestation of God as sun; man is the sum; pinnacle; fruit of creation; oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; progressive revelation; renewal of religion; suffering; rejection of Christ; transcendence; unknowability of God; unity; oneness of humanity; unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud] - -
ABU3346 Words spoken at Higher Thought center, 1911-11-01 30 Abdu'l-Bahá in London ...it matters not what name each calls himself -- The Great Work is One. Christ is ever in the world of existence AIL.040, BSTW#207c Christ; Christianity; oneness; unity of religion; presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; religion as reality; definitions of religion; The Holy Spirit - -
ABU1337 Words spoken at home of Aqa Siyyid Ali Afnan in Akka, 1914-04-22 240 In the neighborhood of Baghdad there lived a man and a Bahá'í by the name of Mohamad, the 'thorn-picker'. He lived about 21 miles away from the city. DAS.1914-04-22 detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; stories; anecdotes - -
ABU1068 Words spoken at home of Lady Blomfield, 1911-09-08 300 I have journeyed by sea and land for the pleasure of seeing you all. I needed a change SW_v02#12 p.003-004 goodly deeds; actions; nationalism; love of country; praise of Western values; culture; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; unity; oneness of humanity - -
ABU3350 Words spoken at Hotel Ansonia in New York, 1912-04-18 30 Assuredly, give to the poor. If you give them only words, when they put their hands into their pockets after you have gone, they will find themselves none the richer for you! DJT.266, BLO_PN#027 charitable associations; humanitarian activities; humor; jokes; service to others; to the Cause of God; words vs deeds - -
ABU2177 Words spoken at Hotel Marquardt in Stuttgart, 1913-04-04 120 I hope that each one of you may become a divine farmer and each one may cultivate a large blessed farm. The real Bahá'í farming is through deeds. DAS.1913-04-04 being a source of light; guidance; bringing forth results; fruit; goodly deeds; actions; service to others; to the Cause of God; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual transformation - -
ABU3289 Words spoken at Hotel Marquardt in Stuttgart, 1913-04-04 30 I was most happy to see the believers of Germany so holy, so pure and so united DAS.1913-04-04, SW_v04#09 p.162 praise and encouragement; teaching the Cause; call to teach; unity; oneness of humanity - -
ABU2193 Words spoken at Hotel Schenley in Pittsburgh, 1912-05-07 120 The friends here are anxious to know if I like these rooms! They do not know what we had to go through in the past. Imagine the conditions SW_v19#05 p.140-141 banishment to; life in 'Akka; humility; meekness; lowliness; suffering and imprisonment - -
ABU2118 Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1913-12-11 130 My work is done. The tree of my life has yielded its fruits. I have set a fire in the world DAS.1913-12-11, SW_v05#01 p.010 autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; suffering and imprisonment; teaching the Cause; call to teach - -
ABU3395 Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1913-12-12 30 I have been crying at the top of my voice all these years. Now I prefer to choose silence and listen to the melodies of the nightingales of the Paradise of Abha DAS.1913-12-12 expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities - -
ABU0377 Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1913-12-13 640 How I longed for the re-appearance of these divine nights!... There is a place in America called Green Acre. It is customary during the months of summer DAS.1913-12-13, SW_v08#05 p.050x eulogies; reminiscences; freedom of thought and action; growth of the Cause; love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; praise and encouragement; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha - -
ABU1389 Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1913-12-14 230 In reality the German Baha'is are the embodiment of attraction and enthusiasm. They are Baha'is by deeds and actions. DAS.1913-12-14 praise and encouragement; teaching the Cause; call to teach - -
ABU1708 Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1914-04-01 180 I praise Thee, O God! For Thou hast made the prison a throne in Thy earth, a heaven in Thy heavens, and Orient amongst Thy Orients BSTW#052w prayer for protection; teaching the Cause; call to teach - -
ABU0620 Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1914-12-01 460 When we were in Baghdad several believers including myself started with a large caravan for Kazemayn. Each one of us was riding on a fine horse. DAS.1914-12-01 humor; jokes; sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; stories; anecdotes - -
ABU1876 Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1914-12-01 160 Those persons who are firm in the Faith during these days shine like unto the brilliant sun and are the cause of the tranquility of the hearts; but those whose hearts are not set aglow DAS.1914-12-01 detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; martyrs and martyrdom; rejection, opposition and persecution; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; stories; anecdotes - -
ABU0932 Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1914-12-08 330 Once upon a time there was a merchant in the city of Balsora DAS.1914-12-08, SW_v13#06 p.152x, STAB#007 selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; stories; anecdotes - -
ABU0509 Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1915-01-04 530 These childish demonstrations are most shallow in their motives, because they are based on the conquest of the earth which in itself is not permanent. DAS.1915-01-04 historical episodes and the lessons of the past; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; stories; anecdotes; transience; worthlessness of the physical world - -
ABU0978 Words spoken at House of the Master in Haifa, 1914-02-12 320 The air here at Mount Carmel is fragrant and the earth is sweet... Syria is a most wonderful country. It is a world in miniature. DAS.1914-02-12, SW_v14#05 p.148 Mount Carmel - -
ABU1232 Words spoken at House of the Master in Haifa, 1914-02-12 260 The Bible and the Holy Books of other religions must always be studied and be read in the Bahá'í meetings. Their study will widen the circle of one's information DAS.1914-02-12 consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; importance of reading the Sacred Writings; methods of teaching the Cause; review of publications; unity; oneness of humanity - -
ABU1549 Words spoken at House of the Master in Haifa, 1914-07-23 200 For the time being the proposed delegates to such a Conference must lay aside the discussion of dogmas and Apostles Creeds... If the churches are anxious to win the souls back to Christ they must interpret these 'seven great mysteries' of Christianity according to science and reason DAS.1914-07-23 Christian doctrine and practice; harmony of science and religion; interpretation of words and passages in scripture; unity in diversity - -
ABU1864 Words spoken at House of the Master in Haifa, 1914-07-23 160 Having then realized how these holy, spiritual, luminous Manifestations sacrificed their lives, teaching us with deeds and not words... then if we have one grain of loyalty how can we stand by idle DAS.1914-07-23 detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; service to others; to the Cause of God; spiritual transformation; teaching the Cause; call to teach - -

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