Ocean of Lights

Reported Utterance

Words to Fugeta, Dr. Esslemont et al, spoken around 1920-12-15

30 words

Question:

Did Jesus first realize his mission when the Spirit descended upon him in the form of a dove?

Translation:

Provisional translation

The Holy Spirit was always with Christ... It was hidden from others, but manifest to him. The story about the dove is simply a metaphor... From childhood it was apparent to him

Translations (3)

LOG. Hornby, Helen, ed. Lights of Guidance (1994 ed.). Bahá’í Publishing Trust of India, 1994. http://bahai-library.com/hornby_lights_guidance

LOG#1642x

http://bahai-library.com/hornby_lights_guidance_2.html&chapter=4#n1642

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_v14#09 p.274

https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_14/Issue_9

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_1919 p037

https://bahai-library.com/pdf/p/pilgrims_notes_us-archives_1919.pdf#page=37