Ocean of Lights

Reported Utterance

Words to MacNutts et al around Jan. 1905

930 words

Question:

...What is the difference between love for humanity and love for the individual?

Notes:

"Unity through Love", p.27x

Translation:

Provisional translation

Now have we, the beloved of God, gathered together to partake of material and spiritual food... Strive, Strive always that ye may be united... There are two kinds of love... There is something that I especially wish to make you sure of... If you should receive news in America that I have been thrown into the sea

Translations (7)

BSC. Bahá'í Scriptures. Brentanos, 1923. Compilation of Writings and talks by Bahá’u’lláh and Abdu’l-Bahá. Early translations, some unreliable. http://bahai-library.com/compilations/bahai.scriptures/

BSC.450 #821x

http://bahai-library.com/compilations/bahai.scriptures/

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_v12#16 p.254x

https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_12/Issue_16

SW_v08#10 p.134x

https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_8/Issue_10

PN. Pilgrim notes from the U.S. National Bahá’í Archives. Arranged by year with occasional additional identifiers. https://bahai-library.com/pilgrims- notes_us_archives_1898-1959

PN_1905 p010

https://bahai-library.com/pdf/p/pilgrims_notes_us-archives_1905.pdf#page=10

PN_1904 p088x

https://bahai-library.com/pdf/p/pilgrims_notes_us-archives_1904.pdf#page=88

PN_1905 p011x

https://bahai-library.com/pdf/p/pilgrims_notes_us-archives_1905.pdf#page=11

BSTW. Dwight Barstow collection. Collection of miscellania in English, mostly old translations and pilgrim’ notes. http://bahai- library.com/file.php?file=lovejoy_dwight_barstow_collection

BSTW#320

http://www.h-net.org/~bahai/docs/vol13/Barstow_301-350.pdf#page=29