Ocean of Lights

Reported Utterance

Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902

710 words

Translation:

Provisional translation

There is reincarnation of matter, and there is reincarnation of spirit. Reincarnation of matter is the process whereby matter is developed or evolved... When the body of man is perfected, physical evolution comes to an end

Translations (2)

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.434 #789x

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

AELT. Phelps, Myron. Life and Teachings of Abbas Effendi. G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1903. Republished 1912 with different pagination. 1903 edition: https://archive.org/stream/lifeteachingsofa00phel. 1912 edition: https://bahai-library.com/pdf/p/phelps_life_teachings_abbas_effendi.pdf. Catalog pagination follows 1912 edition

AELT.178-183

https://bahai-library.com/pdf/p/phelps_life_teachings_abbas_effendi.pdf#page=225