Ocean of Lights

Reported Utterance

Words compiled by Isabella Brittingham, spoken in 1903

310 words

Question:

[To live the life is:]

Translation:

Provisional translation

To live the life. To be no cause of grief to anyone. To be kind to all people and to love them with a pure spirit... To be silent concerning the faults of others

Translations (5)

TOR. Ford, Mary Hanford. The Oriental Rose or "The Shining Pathway". Baha’i Publishing Society, 1910. https://archive.org/stream/cu31924029187164

TOR.168-170

https://archive.org/stream/cu31924029187164#page/n170/mode/2up

ABTM. Townshend, George. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: The Master. George Ronald, 1987

ABTM.072-073

Not yet online

BNE. Esslemont, John. Bahá’u’lláh and the New Era. U.S. Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1980. Standard introduction to the Bahá’í Faith, commissioned by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Mult. editions, catalog refers to 1980 pagination. https://www.bahai.org/library/other-literature/publications-individual-authors/bahaullah-new-era/1#773046298

BNE.083x

https://www.bahai.org/library/other-literature/publications-individual-authors/bahaullah-new-era/1#773046298

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#036

http://www.h-net.org/~bahai/docs/vol13/Barstow_000-050.pdf#page=47

BSTW#390

http://www.h-net.org/~bahai/docs/vol13/Barstow_351-400.pdf#page=67