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| ABU2663 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-04-27 | 80 | He [Bismark] was the most wonderful genius in statesmanship. He was a wise, shrewd and most intelligent diplomatist. | DAS.1913-04-27 | greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; praise and encouragement; transience; worthlessness of the physical world; unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1371 | Words to a group of friends, spoken on 1913-04-26 | 230 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | دیشب با آنکه حالت قدم برداشتن نبود با وجود این بمجلس رفتیم گفتیم میرویم ولو خطر باشد | Although I could not walk one step last night and it was quite dangerous to go out, I said, I will go. The utmost is that I will become a sacrifice to the friends of God. | BDA2.262x | DAS.1913-04-26, MHMD2.342 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | |||||
| ABU1388 | Words to a group of friends, spoken on 1913-04-26 | 230 | What did the people say last night? Were they not dissatisfied?... This morning looking down from the window I saw a regiment of soldiers passing by in fine shape. | DAS.1913-04-26 | light and darkness; nationalism; love of country; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; spiritual warfare; struggle; war and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2491 | Words to Dr Faber, spoken on 1913-04-26 | 90 | One of the kings of Persia once got sick. This king was very proud and despotic. All the people at the court feared him and cowered before him. | DAS.1913-04-26 | humor; jokes; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1943 | Words to Mr Herrigel, spoken on 1913-04-26 | 150 | The future of the Cause in Germany is very bright. Likewise Budapest and Vienna will become Bahá'í Centers. | DAS.1913-04-26 | growth of the Cause; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual springtime; spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0871 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-04-26 | 350 | There were 60 stages from Bagdad to Samsun and the trip was made under the most difficult circumstances. It was a time of famine | DAS.1913-04-26 | banishment to; life in Constantinople; business; financial; property matters; personal instructions; service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1518 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-04-26 | 210 | When I was in Baghdad, one day I was walking through the poor quarter of the city. I saw an old Arab standing in front of a store. He had neither hat nor shoes | DAS.1913-04-26 | status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; stories; anecdotes; thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1643 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-04-26 | 190 | Many blessed and holy souls have appeared in this Cause who have been the essence of essences. That is why the Cause is wonderfully spread all over the world. | DAS.1913-04-26 | being a source of light; guidance; growth of the Cause; high station of teachers of the Cause; power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; the state of enkindlement in teaching | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3193 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-04-26 | 40 | When Bahá'u'lláh was imprisoned in the barrack of Acca, he could see the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire under the despotic and fanatical rule of the Sultans | DAS.1913-04-26 | critique of Eastern values; culture | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1449 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-04-25 | 220 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من در هیچ مدرسه ای داخل نشدم معهذا در ایام طفولیت وقتی در بغداد برای جمعی صحبت میکردم | I was only fifteen. One day in the Mosque of Baghdad I was surrounded by a number of Mohammadan clergy. They were asking many questions about jurisprudence | BDA2.260 | DAS.1913-04-25, MHMD2.338-339 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||
| ABU2889 | Words to Alma Knobloch and others, spoken on 1913-04-25 | 60 | The love of Bahá'u'lláh is the essence of happiness. Any heart which will become the depository of this love is always happy. | DAS.1913-04-25 | greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; love of God | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1050 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-04-25 | 300 | During the first year of our arrival in Baghdad, one day Mirza Javad asked me to go out with him to an outlying district. At this time, Arabian robbers frequented the roads | DAS.1913-04-25 | autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; humor; jokes; sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2017 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-04-25 | 140 | The believers of Persia made the greatest self-sacrifice and the trip was made possible. They made large and small contributions | DAS.1913-04-25 | assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; service to others; to the Cause of God; teaching the Cause; call to teach; work as worship | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2016 | Words spoken at Grand Hotel in Vienna, 1913-04-23 | 140 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | و دیگر آنکه امر حضرت بهآءاللّٰه را قیاس بامری ننمائید زیرا این امر جامع جمیع امور است | The Cause of Baha'u'llah is incomparable to any other Cause, because it is the Collective Center of this age. This Cause regenerates the souls; everyone receives a new baptism and attains to the station of the new birth. | BDA2.253-254 | DAS.1913-04-23, MHMD2.329-330 | definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; health and healing; material and spiritual healing; love as fire; second birth; spiritual baptism; spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||
| ABU3695 | Words to two Theosophists spoken on 1913-04-23 | 120 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | در ملکوت بهآء اللّٰه داخل شوید تا از هر جهت مؤیّد گردید در ایران نسآئی هستند | Enter into the Kingdom of Baha'u'llah, that you may be aided in every respect. In Persia, there are women who are entirely bereft of wealth | BDA2.253 | DAS.1913-04-23, MHMD2.329 | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; service to others; to the Cause of God; spiritual transformation; unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||
| ABU2704 | Words to two Theosophists spoken on 1913-04-23 | 70 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | از برای انسان دو ترقیست ترقی جسمانی و ترقی روحانی ترقیات جسمانیه موقتیست | There are two kinds of progress, spiritual progress and material progress. Material progress is temporal and vanishing | BDA2.256x | DAS.1913-04-23, MHMD2.328x | materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men | - | - | |||||
| ABU1580 | Words spoken on 1913-04-23 | 200 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | امّا اعانت و حمایت نفوس آن نیز در عالم جسمانی و روحانی هر دو لازمست | Assistance is of two kinds: Material assistance and spiritual assistance. Material assistance is limited to one locality and place but spiritual assistance is measureless. | BDA2.256x | DAS.1913-04-23, MHMD2.328-329x | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; material and spiritual existence; two books; service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||
| ABU2087 | Closing prayer of public address, spoken on 1913-04-23 | 130 | O Thou King of existence! O Thou king beloved! The members of this meeting are the lovers of Thy face. They seek after Thee and long to converse with Thee. | DAS.1913-04-23 | prayer for forgiveness; prayer for nearness to God; prayer for spiritual recognition; prayers (general or uncategorized); spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1066 | Words to Baroness Bertha Von Suttner, spoken on 1913-04-23 | 300 | One of the greatest teachings of Bahá'u'lláh is in regard to international peace. We must not lose our hope and courage. The beginning of a downpour of rain is only a few drops. | DAS.1913-04-23 | growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; nationalism; love of country; progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; unity; oneness of humanity; universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0878 | Interview with reporter from "Die Leit", Grand Hotel in Vienna, 1913-04-22 | 350 | We are Bahá'ís but on certain questions we find ourselves in agreement with the Theosophists.... | DAS.1913-04-22 | definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; praise of Western values; culture; teaching the Cause; call to teach; travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2621 | Words to a woman questioner, spoken on 1913-04-22 | 80 | You must enter in the Kingdom of Abha. In the Kingdom of Abha, there is light upon light. The darkness of sorrow and pain is banished forever | DAS.1913-04-22 | happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; light and darkness; material and spiritual existence; two books; spiritual transformation; symbolism; the Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1476 | Public address given on 1913-04-21 | 220 | The glory of the world of humanity is not through the body. This is the honor of the animal world; but the glory of man comes through the spirit. | DAS.1913-04-21 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; East and West; communication between East and West; material and spiritual existence; two books; power of faith; power of the spirit; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual transformation; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2003 | Words to Mr Herrigel, spoken on 1913-04-20 | 140 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | شماها باید از استتکارت باین حدود بیائید و بنشر نفحات اللّٰه بپردازید | The city of Vienna will become a center for the Cause of God: only after my departure the friends must not remain inactive. They must work with greater zeal | BDA2.249 | DAS.1913-04-20, MHMD2.324 | teaching the Cause; call to teach; Theosophy | - | - | |||||
| ABU1498 | Words to a vistor, spoken on 1913-04-20 | 210 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | معلم یعنی مربی حقیقی که مظهر صفات الهیه است و یکی از صفات او صفت ربوبیت است | By Father we mean the Educator. Just as the Father is tender to his children, likewise the instructor teaches them.... Generally, there are three kinds of teachers | BDA2.249 | DAS.1913-04-20, MHMD2.323 | Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; high station of learning; Manifestation of God as educator; Manifestation of God as mirror; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity | - | - | |||||
| ABU1997 | Words to some Theosophists, spoken on 1913-04-20 | 150 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من بسیار مسرُورم از اینکه در این انجمن حاضر شدم این انجمنیست که اعضایش معتقد بروحانیّاتند | I was most pleased to present myself in your midst and speak with you; a meeting which believes in the spiritual power | BDA2.248-249 | DAS.1913-04-20, MHMD2.322-323 | call to action; corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Theosophy | - | - | |||||
| ABU0763 | Words to a vistor, spoken on 1913-04-20 | 390 | Well said. You have brought up a good point.... The Bahá'í movement is not an organization. You can never organize the Bahá'í Cause.... The Bahá'í Revelation is the spirit of this age. | DAS.1913-04-20, SW_v05#05 p.067x, SW_v06#15 p.118x | definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; executive government; power of execution; oneness; unity of religion; The Holy Spirit; universality of the Cause; words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1789 | Words to Mr Herrigel, spoken on 1913-04-20 | 170 | See to it that it is also published in a German newspaper and later in a pamphlet. This address is very useful for the Christians | DAS.1913-04-20 | rejection, opposition and persecution; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; the Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3019 | Words to Sepahdar Azam, spoken on 1913-04-20 | 50 | After the ascent of Bahá'u'lláh I was all alone. Enemies within and enemies without had attacked me and a thousand difficulties surrounded me. | DAS.1913-04-20 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3390 | Words to the secretary of Sepahdar Azam, spoken on 1913-04-20 | 30 | When you return to Persia, give my greeting to the green mountains and rolling valleys, to the singing nightingales and the cooling springs, to the fragrant rose-gardens and the fresh breeze of Persia. I love them all. Remember me to them. | DAS.1913-04-20 | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2544 | Words to visitors, spoken on 1913-04-19 | 80 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | از کنار نهر گنگا از هند بایران رفتند و پس از کهرت و تعد و قبائل بعضی رو | The Persians, the Austrians, the Germans, the French, the Italian and the English people belong to one common stock of Aryan race… | BDA2.247 | DAS.1913-04-19, MHMD2.320 | historical episodes and the lessons of the past; spiritual transformation; unity in diversity; universal language | - | - | |||||
| ABU2357 | Words to Mr and Mrs Stark and Mr Moore, spoken on 1913-04-15 | 100 | The Cause will be spread very much in this country. Blessed souls shall arise to serve the Bahá'í revelation... Translate the Hidden Words, the Words of Paradise, Tajalleyat, Tarazat, the Bahá'í Proofs and other small pamphlets | DAS.1913-04-15 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; growth of the Cause; methods of teaching the Cause; predictions and prophecies; translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2097 | Words to Mr Herrigel, spoken on 1913-04-15 | 130 | Gather once a week in a public meeting. Before the meeting begins, one must read a prayer, afterward they may sing together an anthem or a song. This is optional.... Crystallization of forms will kill the spirit... | DAS.1913-04-15 | spirit and form in the administration; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; teaching the Cause; call to teach; unity of thought and belief | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1571 | Words to the Turkish Consul General, spoken on 1913-04-14 | 200 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | امروز شرق بهیچوجه مقابلی یا غرب نتواند و با هیچ قوّهٴئی نه برابری بلکه محافظهٴ خود | Today the armies of Europe, well-drilled, well-provisioned, phalanx-like, are similar unto the waves of the ocean pounding against the shores of Asia…. The East today cannot compete with the West in any way… | BDA2.238 | DAS.1913-04-14, MHMD2.308x | critique of Eastern values; culture; forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; unity; oneness of humanity; universal language | - | - | |||||
| ABU0896 | Words spoken at Ritz Hotel in Budapest, 1913-04-13 | 340 | If the speaker's intention be pure, if his heart be transparent, no matter through how many translators the words may go, the audience will be touched. | DAS.1913-04-13 | empty learning; false spirituality; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; stories; anecdotes; teaching the Cause; call to teach; the power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2002 | Words spoken en route in carriage in Budapest, 1913-04-13 | 140 | For nine years He [Bahá'u'lláh] did not see a green leaf. He loved nature. His sensibilities and powers of observation were miraculous. The tips of His fingers were the most sensitive parts of His holy temple. | DAS.1913-04-13 | banishment to; life in 'Akka; power of the Manifestation of God; suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1222 | Words to President of the Touranian Society, Ritz Hotel in Budapest, 1913-04-12 | 260 | Your aim, of course, is the realization of Universal Peace, but with what power or with what executive force will you be able to bring it about? In the matter of universal peace a great, universal Power is necessary, which we may name a "Universal Collective Center" | DAS.1913-04-12 | nationalism; love of country; unity; oneness of humanity; unity of governments; political unity; universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2278 | Words to a French-speaking Hungarian, spoken on 1913-04-11 | 110 | If you desire to love God, love thy fellow man. If them you can see the image and likeness of God. If you are eager to serve God, serve mankind. | DAS.1913-04-11, SW_v08#11 p.138 | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; love and unity; love of God; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1402 | Words to a delegation of Theosophists, spoken on 1913-04-11 | 230 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | الحمدللّٰه که اسباب ملاقات فراهم آمد دیشب خوب مجلسی بود احساسات روحانی قلوب را احاطه نموده بود | Praise be to God that means were brought about that I may come to Budapest and associate with you... As to the coming of the Great Master. His appearance is dependent upon the realization of certain conditions. Investigate the reality | BDA2.230x | DAS.1913-04-11, BSC.300 #608x, MHMD2.298x, BSTW#146, BSTW#327 | innateness; early self-awareness of the Manifestations of God; mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; power of the Manifestation of God; proofs of the Manifestations of God; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; special knowledge of the Manifestation of God; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; station of the Manifestation of God; suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||
| ABU0976 | Conversation with "Mr. F", Ritz Hotel in Budapest, 1913-04-11 | 320 | Now that you have seen many parts of the world, I hope you will also make a voyage to the country of Baha. | DAS.1913-04-11 | being a source of light; guidance; spiritual transformation; symbolism; universal language | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1870 | Words to Mr Frosell and his brother, spoken on 1913-04-11 in Budapest | 160 | I have come here to see men and not piles of stones and clay. These buildings you can find everywhere; for my part I am searching for men. | DAS.1913-04-11 | goodly deeds; actions; human reality created in the image of God; spiritual transformation; the ephemeral and the eternal; transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2778 | Words following address to theosophists, spoken on 1913-04-10 | 70 | Our hearts like unto pure mirrors receive the impressions and these spiritual images are reflected from one mirror upon another without the medium of language. | DAS.1913-04-10 | human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; limits of language; spiritual communication; connections of the heart; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; the power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1661 | Words spoken at Ritz Hotel in Budapest, 1913-04-09 | 180 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | امید واریم کل بخدمت عالم انسانی موفق شویم زیرا امروز خدمتی اعظم از تروج وحدت | I hope that we shall all be confirmed to serve the world of humanity, because no service is greater today than promoting the oneness of mankind | BDA2.226-227 | DAS.1913-04-09, MHMD2.292-293, ABCC.384-385x | Declaration of Baha'u'llah; forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; love of God; prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||
| ABU1633 | Words to Baha'is from Esslingen, spoken on 1913-04-06 | 190 | You are welcome. You must thank God and I must thank God that a meeting like unto this is being held; for this meeting cannot be compared with other meetings. | DAS.1913-04-06 | being a source of light; guidance; spiritual transformation; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0877 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-04-06 | 350 | What did the Esperantists say last night? I delivered an address to them according to their conception of truth. They were the beginners, therefore I spoke to them with gentleness. | DAS.1913-04-06 | development of capacity and readiness; high station of the true believer; literal interpretation; relativity of religious truth; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1846 | Words to Otto Häfner, spoken on 1913-04-04 | 160 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | مبلغی در طفولیت خوبست من باین سن که بودم تبلیغ میکردم شخصی از احباب برادری داشت | It is good to be a spreader of the Teachings of God in childhood. I was a teacher | BDA2.218 | DAS.1913-04-05, SW_v09#18 p.201, MHMD2.281, VLAB.103, STAB#114 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; regarding the receptivity of the hearer in teaching the Cause; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||
| ABU2620 | Words to Mr Eckstein, spoken on 1913-04-05 | 80 | A thirsty man will run after every fountain, he may drink bitter and stagnant water but at last he will reach to the sweet spring. | DAS.1913-04-05 | corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; oneness; unity of religion; religion as reality; definitions of religion | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3373 | Words to visitors, spoken on 1913-04-05 | 30 | Today if you teach one person it is as though you have resurrected a dead soul into life. It is as though you have changed the black stone into diamond. It is as though you have transmuted metal into gold, Satan into angel, animal into man. | DAS.1913-04-05 | metallurgical metaphors; power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; spiritual transformation; teaching the Cause; call to teach; transmutation of the soul by the divine elixir | - | - |
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