Ocean of Lights

Reported Utterance

Words spoken on 1914-06-01 in Tiberias

180 words

Question:

What can I do to become the real servant of God?

Translation:

Provisional translation

Live thou in accord with the teachings of Bahá'u'lláh. Do not only read them. There is a vast difference

Translations (4)

COC. The Compilation of Compilations (3 vols.). Bahá’í Publishing Trust of Australia, 1991, 2000. Inventory refers to the continuous numbering of original publications, which is lost in the online version. Vol. 1: https://bahai-library.com/compilation_compilations_1, Vol. 2: https://bahai-library.com/compilation_compilations_2, Vol. 3: https://bahai-library.com/compilation_compilations_3

COC#0423x

https://bahai-library.com/compilation_importance_deepening#423

DAS. Diary notebooks and letters of Mirza Ahmad Sohrab, Dec. 1912 – Jun. 1915. English and Persian diary notebooks and letters held in the U.S. National Bahá’í Archives. Often quoted in other sources such as SW. Catalog entries are indexed by date and include only the English notebooks and letters. Letters from 1 Jul 1913 through 19 Oct. 1914 found here: https://bahai-library.com/sohrab_diary_letters_1913-1914

DAS.1914-06-01

https://bahai-library.com/pdf/s/sohrab_diary_letters_1913-1914_10.pdf#page=69

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.178

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

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#402

http://www.h-net.org/~bahai/docs/vol13/Barstow_401-450.pdf#page=2