Ocean of Lights

Reported Utterance

Words to Mary Hanford Ford et al around 1911-10-25

80 words

Translation:

Provisional translation

I am very unhappy to see how wicked and uncivilized human beings can be... See what a slight thing will shut off our physical sight, so will a slight indiscretion, a cross word, an adverse criticism shut off the delicate spiritual sight.

Translations (3)

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_v08#11 p.139x

https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_8/Issue_11

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 p019

https://bahai-library.com/pdf/p/pilgrims_notes_us-archives_1911.pdf#page=19

PN_1911 p024

https://bahai-library.com/pdf/p/pilgrims_notes_us-archives_1911.pdf#page=24