Words to Mrs Noel, spoken on 1913-05-19
OOL 06 60052 Phelps: ABU 2257
ABU 2257‘Abdu’l-Bahá
Reported Utterance
Words to Mrs Noel, spoken on 1913-05-19
110 words
Question:
Do we attain to the state of renunciation after we have realized God and His powers or must we renounce our desires before our attainment to this spiritual condition?
Translation:
Provisional translation
First we must make ourselves receptive, then the bounties of God descend upon us. The mirror must become clear from rust first, then the sun with all its glory will be reflected therein.