Ocean of Lights

Reported Utterance

Words spoken in 1912 in London

60 words

Question:

By what process will this peace on earth be established? Will it come at once after a universal declaration of the Truth?

Translation:

Provisional translation

No, it will come about gradually. A plant that grows too quickly lasts but a short time.

Translations (2)

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#1607x

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AIL. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in London. U.K. Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1987. Talks and pilgrim notes. https://reference.bahai.org/en/t/ab/ABL/