Ocean of Lights

Reported Utterance

Words to Lua Getsinger, Dec. 1900

740 words

Notes:

Explanation of a chart of the arcs of ascent and descent (includes diagram). Version in PN 1900 p105 is substantially different

Translation:

Provisional translation

As the world follows a circle, so human beings travel in cycles. This illustration represents the cycle of man. All existence is created by the Infinite Essence.

Translations (5)

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_1900 p015

https://bahai-library.com/pdf/p/pilgrims_notes_us-archives_1900.pdf#page=15

PN_1900 p052

https://bahai-library.com/pdf/p/pilgrims_notes_us-archives_1900.pdf#page=52

PN_1900 p106

https://bahai-library.com/pdf/p/pilgrims_notes_us-archives_1900.pdf#page=106

BLO. Bahá’í Library Online (www.bahai-library.com). Private, independent repository of Bahá’í-related resources including provisional translations (BLO_PT) and pilgrims’ notes (BLO_PN). Numbering follows the 16 Nov 2019 snapshot available at https://web.archive.org/

BLO_PN#033

https://bahai-library.com/abdulbaha_chart_spiritual_evolution

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#272

http://www.h-net.org/~bahai/docs/vol13/Barstow_251-300.pdf#page=40