Ocean of Lights

Reported Utterance

Public address given on 1912-09-03

1700 words

Notes:

talk given at 8:15 p.m

Translation:

Provisional translation

It seems as though all creatures can exist singly and alone. For example, a tree

Translations (8)

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#102

http://www.bahai.org/r/469722961

FWU. Foundations of World Unity. U.S. Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1979. Talks by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá given in the U.S., superseded (save two items) by PUP. https://reference.bahai.org/en/t/c/FWU

FWU.038

https://reference.bahai.org/en/t/c/FWU

SW. Star of the West, 25 vols. (1910-1935). Periodical issued each Bahá’í month. Vols. 1-12 reprinted 1978 in 8 volumes by George Ronald. Each issue Includes a section in Persian. https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West

SW_v07#17 p.171-172x

https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_7/Issue_17

SW_v08#01 p.013x

https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_8/Issue_1

SW_v13#09 p.227-230

https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_13/Issue_9

ABIC. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in Canada. Bahá’í Publishing Trust of Canada, 1987

ABIC.010-013

Not yet online

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.689x + 946x

https://bahai-library.com/pdf/c/cooper_abdulbaha_california_1912.pdf#page=689

STAB. Badiei, Amir, ed. Stories Told by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. George Ronald, 2003. https://adibmasumian.files.wordpress.com/2023/04/stab.pdf

STAB#047

https://adibmasumian.files.wordpress.com/2023/04/stab.pdf#page=47