Ocean of Lights

Reported Utterance

Public address to Naturalist Association of San Francisco, spoken on 1912-10-10

1880 words

امشب مریض بودم احوالم خوب نبود لکن محض محبتی که بشما دارم با وجود علیلی مزاج

Notes:

talk given at 8 p.m

Translation:

Provisional translation

Although I was feeling indisposed this evening, yet owing to the love I entertain for you I have attended this meeting. For I have heard

Publications (4)Translations (2)

AMK. Alváḥ, Munájáthá, va Khaṭábihá. n.p., 1907. Jellygraph of misc. Tablets, prayers and talks of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá chiefly in the hand of Ali-Akbar Milani

AMK.280-286

Not yet online

AVK. Mázandarání, Fáḍil. Amr va Khalq (4 vols.). Bahá'í-Verlag, 1985. Thematic compilation of extracts. http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/c/AK1/ English translation of table of contents: https://bahai-library.com/mazandarani_mccants_khalq_contents

AVK1.170.05x

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/c/AK1/ak1-195.html

KHTB. Majmú`iy-i Khiṭábát-i Ḥaḍrat-i `Abdu'l-Bahá (3 vols.). Bahá'í-Verlag, Collection of talks given in the U.S.and Europe; reprinted from same plates as earlier Egypt edition. Vol. 1: https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/36.pdf (typescript), Vol. 2: https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/37.pdf (typescript), Vol. 3: https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/38.pdf (typescript)

KHTB2.297

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/KA2/ka2-299.html

NJB. Najm-i Bákhtar (mult. vols.). George Ronald, 1978. Persian pages from Star of the West (1910-1935). https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/1412.pdf and https://www.h-net.org/~bahai/areprint/vol4/starwest/starwest.htm

NJB_v05#03 p.001

https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_5/Issue_3

PUP. The Promulgation of Universal Peace: Talks Delivered by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá during His Visit to the United States and Canada in 1912. U.S. Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 2007. Numbering of talks refers to the version at BRL; page numbers refer to the 1982 edition. https://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/abdul- baha/promulgation-universal-peace/

PUP#111 (p.355-361)

http://www.bahai.org/r/257277168

ECN. Notes of Ella Cooper, "‘Abdu’l-Bahá in California". n.p, 1912. Pilgrim notes held in U.S. National Bahá’í Archives. https://bahai- library.com/cooper_abdulbaha_california_1912

ECN.297+1065

https://bahai-library.com/pdf/c/cooper_abdulbaha_california_1912.pdf#page=297