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| ABU1193 |
Words to a telegraph officer, spoken on 1913-10-29 |
270 |
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When I was in America, I was most busy... Once upon a time, there was a poor fellah (farmer) who cultivated a patch of ground with cotton. |
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DAS.1913-10-29, SW_v09#18 p.210x, STAB#120 |
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Growth of the Cause; Stories; anecdotes; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha |
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| ABU0566 |
Words to an army commander, spoken on 1914-05-11 |
490 |
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By a general agreement all the governments of the world must disarm simultaneously. It will |
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DAS.1914-05-11, SW_v05#08 p.116, SW_v07#06 p.042-043, SW_v08#12 p.155-156, PN_1914 p012, STAB#151 |
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Call to action; Stories; anecdotes; The Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace |
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| ABU0044 |
Words to E.J. Rosenberg et al, spoken around Feb. 1901 |
1620 |
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Verses 1 to 11. This story needs no explanation. The meaning of it is plainly to be understood. Verse 11. 'Neither do I condemn thee...' |
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SW_v08#11 p.144x, SW_v08#19 p.241x, PN_unsorted p066, BSTW#135, STAB#043x |
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Degrees of faith; certitude; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Love of God; Manifestation of God as mirror; Manifestation of God as sun; Martyrs and martyrdom; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The cloud ['ama]; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life |
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| ABU0527 |
Words to Hannen, Latimer et al, spoken on 1912-07-31 |
520 |
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The Bahá'í must first be informed of the Principles and Teachings of Bahá'u'lláh, then go forth |
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SW_v03#11 p.005-006, PN_1912_heh p006, PN_1912 p005, STAB#036 |
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Martyrs and martyrdom; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment |
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| ABU1344 |
Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908 |
240 |
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A great king walking in his garden one day noticed a man, about ninety years old |
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SW_v09#18 p.207-208, DLA.038-039, BLO_PN#026, STAB#001 |
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Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes; Wisdom [hikmat] |
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| ABU2814 |
Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908 |
70 |
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There is a Persian story of a thief who, in order to rob a certain house, went to work to undermine the foundation |
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SW_v09#18 p.208, DLA.034, BLO_PN#026, STAB#102 |
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Humor; jokes; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech |
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| ABU1867 |
Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905 |
160 |
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In America you have only received a taste of the spiritual food... Concentrate the soul upon God so that it may become as a fountain pouring out the Water |
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SW_v08#06 p.065x, TDLA.013-014, BLO_PN#104, STAB#030 |
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Pure intentions in teaching the Cause; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Stories; anecdotes |
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| ABU1052 |
Words to Juliet Thompson et al, spoken on 1909-07-10 |
300 |
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At the time of prayer one must hold in one's mind some object. Then he must turn his face and direct his mind to this picture. |
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PN_1909 p017, PN_1909 p051, PN_1909C p097, DJT.090-091, BLO_PN#027, STAB#059, STAB#070 |
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Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Idolatry; Manifestation of God as mediator; Mary Magdalene; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Resurrection of Christ; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer; Transcendence; unknowability of God |
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| ABU2511 |
Words to Kinney, Beede, Thompson party, spoken on 1909-07-05 |
90 |
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We ought to pray for Miss C., that she may become just as God wishes her to be.... Once a Pharisee and a Publican entered the Temple to pray. |
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PN_1909 p011, PN_1909 p038, PN_1909B p019, DJT.056, BLO_PN#027, STAB#125 |
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Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Stories; anecdotes |
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| ABU2401 |
Words to Kinney, Beede, Thompson party, spoken on 1909-07-06 |
100 |
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Afflictions and troubles are due to the state of not being content with what God has ordained for you. If one submits himself to God he is happy |
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SW_v07#18 p.187, PN_1909 p011, PN_1909 p022, PN_1909 p039, PN_1909B p020, PN_1909C p089, PN_unsorted p046, DJT.059-060, BLO_PN#027, STAB#127 |
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Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Free will and predestination; fate; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering |
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| ABU0381 |
Words to Kinney, Beede, Thompson party, spoken on 1909-07-09 |
640 |
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Music is one of the important arts. It has a great effect upon the human spirit. Musical melodies are a certain something which prove to be accidental... Music is an important means to the education |
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COC#1421, LOG#1361x, LOG#1370x, SW_v15#04 p.130x, PN_1909 p015, PN_1909 p047, PN_1909C p063, PN_1909F p034, DJT.080-082, BLO_PN#027, STAB#143 |
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Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Music and singing; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts |
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| ABU0950 |
Words to Latimer, Esslemont, Randall et al, spoken on 1919-11-17 |
320 |
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We had at one time very great sufferings and persecutions. We were greatly harassed at Acca. Praise be to God that you came here in the utmost joy and happiness... A Turk came here and one of the inhabitants told him |
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PN_1919 p023, PN_1919 p115, LAT.038-043, STAB#141 |
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Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Music and singing; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal language |
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| ABU1216 |
Words to Latimer, Esslemont, Randall et al, spoken on 1919-11-17 |
260 |
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I remember the time we were in America. There were several of us traveling. Those were good days. They were all full of the commemoration of God... Nothing but the religion of God can solve the economic problems. |
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PN_1919 p023, PN_1919 p121, LAT.043-051, STAB#091 |
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Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Maintainance of degrees in society; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wealth inequality and its moderation |
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| ABU0768 |
Words to Latimer, Esslemont, Randall et al, spoken on 1919-11-19 |
390 |
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For the present it is better to keep all the documents in the safety deposit vault... We will see what God wants. If America becomes illumined, its illumination like a magnet, will draw me there... The Turks are fond of eating. |
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SW_v10#17 p.315x, PN_1919 p028, PN_1919 p140, LAT.066-068, STAB#159 |
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Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Bribery and corruption; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha |
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| ABU0636 |
Words to Latimer, Esslemont, Randall et al, spoken on 1919-11-20 |
450 |
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In Persia every night there are several meetings in different places, held in the utmost supplication and submissiveness. |
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PN_1919 p145, LAT.076-079, STAB#063 |
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Growth of the Cause; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection of Muhammad; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Unity; oneness of humanity |
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| ABU0167 |
Words to Lua Getsinger |
1000 |
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Ios was a shepherd boy who tended his flocks in the valleys and on the sloping hills of Persia. He was poor and simple |
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SW_v13#07 p.182-184, STAB#018, STAB#020, STAB#021 |
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Stories; anecdotes |
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| ABU1587 |
Words to Mr Charles Tinsley, spoken on 1912-10-10 |
200 |
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You must not be sad. This affliction will make you spiritually stronger. Do not be sad... A certain ruler wished to appoint one of his subjects to a high office |
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LOG#2040x, SW_v04#12 p.205, SW_v09#18 p.214x, ECN.374+451+527+604, STAB#115 |
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Consolation and comfort; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering |
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| ABU0821 |
Words to Sarah Farmer, Jun. 1906 |
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Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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Inquire after the health of Miss Farmer, send her my greeting and say: “Many ideas rise up in the human mind; some of them concern truth |
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TAB.301-302, PN_1906 p086 |
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Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Empty learning; false spirituality; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach |
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| ABU0542 |
Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-24 |
510 |
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When I was in Mazandaran I was a wee bit of a child and enjoyed all the fun and play belonging to that age. |
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DAS.1914-12-24, SW_v13#10 p.271-272, STAB#004 |
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Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes |
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| ABU2942 |
Words to Tamaddunu'l-Mulk, spoken on 1911-08-25 |
60 |
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Once, when I lived in Baghdad, I was invited to the house of a poor thorn-picker. In Baghdad the heat is greater even than in Syria |
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AIF.1911-08-25, SW_v08#13 p.167, PN_1909B p031, DJT.171, BLO_PN#027, STAB#089 |
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Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Hospitality; Humility; meekness; lowliness |
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