Ocean of Lights

Reported Utterance

Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902

380 words

Translation:

Provisional translation

You have asked me for an explanation about soul. Man possesses a gift by which he is distinguished from all other creatures—a spiritual principle which is bodiless

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.166-168

https://bahai-library.com/pdf/p/phelps_life_teachings_abbas_effendi.pdf#page=213