Ocean of Lights

Reported Utterance

Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902

560 words

Translation:

Provisional translation

The first state of the perceiving soul is that in which it is engrossed in the gratification of desire. In this state its nature is like that of animals

Translations (1)

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.169-172

https://bahai-library.com/pdf/p/phelps_life_teachings_abbas_effendi.pdf#page=216