Ocean of Lights

Reported Utterance

Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902

220 words

Translation:

Provisional translation

All religions are written symbolically. This is the only way in which Truth can be written to withstand time and its changes. Languages change, the meaning of words is lost

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.134-135

https://bahai-library.com/pdf/p/phelps_life_teachings_abbas_effendi.pdf#page=181