Words to Mrs Moore, spoken on 1913-05-18
OOL 06 00300 Phelps: ABU 0303
ABU 0303‘Abdu’l-Bahá
Reported Utterance
Words to Mrs Moore, spoken on 1913-05-18
730 words
Question:
How is it possible to develop the willpower and cause it to advance throughout infinite stages of progress?
Translation:
Provisional translation
The will-power exists both in animal and man. The animals enjoy only a physical will-power which is limited in the sphere of its activity... We develop our will-power through 'divine unrest' which causes us to long for the better and nobler ideals of life.