Ocean of Lights

Reported Utterance

Words to Mary Hanford Ford around Oct. 1911

240 words

Translation:

Provisional translation

The utterances of Bahá'u'lláh are to be translated into deeds... It is possible to so adjust oneself to the practice of nobility that its atmosphere surrounds us and colors all our acts

Translations (4)

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.450 #822x

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

SW. Star of the West, 25 vols. (1910-1935). Periodical issued each Bahá’í month. Vols. 1-12 reprinted 1978 in 8 volumes by George Ronald. Each issue Includes a section in Persian. https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West

SW_v07#18 p.188x

https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_7/Issue_18

PN. Pilgrim notes from the U.S. National Bahá’í Archives. Arranged by year with occasional additional identifiers. https://bahai-library.com/pilgrims- notes_us_archives_1898-1959

PN_1911 p023

https://bahai-library.com/pdf/p/pilgrims_notes_us-archives_1911.pdf#page=23

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#084x

http://www.h-net.org/~bahai/docs/vol13/Barstow_051-100.pdf#page=86