Tablet catalog
Words to Esmael, spoken on 1914-12-09
OOL 06 70381 Phelps: ABU 2789
ABU 2789•‘Abdu’l-Bahá
Reported Utterance
Words to Esmael, spoken on 1914-12-09
70 words
Question:
Where is the seat of thought?
Translation:
Provisional translation
It is generally understood that the seat of thought, consciousness and volition is the brain, it is the organ of intellection and understanding. The heart also displays a part through the central nervous system.
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.1914-12-09
https://bahai-library.com/pdf/s/sohrab_diary_letters_1913-1914_12.pdf#page=95
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_v13#06 p.152x
https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_13/Issue_6