Ocean of Lights

Reported Utterance

Words spoken at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-07-04

10 words

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Question:

What is the connection of the spirit with the body?

Translation:

Provisional translation

It has the same connection as the sun has with the mirror. Death is the name for the dissolution of this connection.

Publications (1)Translations (2)

BDA. Zarqání, Maḥmúd. Kitáb-i Badáyi`u'l-Áthár (2 vols.). Bahá'í-Verlag, 1987. Vol. 1 (translated as MHMD1): https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/241.pdf, Vol. 2 (translated as MHMD2): https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/242.pdf

BDA1.146.08

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/o/KBAS1/kbas1-146.html

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#02 p.037

https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_14/Issue_2

MHMD1. Sobhani, Mohi (trans). Mahmud's Diary: The Diary of Mírzá Maḥmúd-i-Zarqání Chronicling ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Journey to America. George Ronald, 1998. English Translation of BDA1. http://bluefin.live/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/MHMD.pdf, https://bahai-library.com/zarqani_mahmuds_diary (typescript)

MHMD1.157

http://bluefin.live/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/MHMD.pdf#page=182