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September 27, 2010

The station of the poor

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19 April 1912 Talk at Bowery Mission 227 Bowery, New York (From Stenographic Notes) Tonight I am very happy, for I have come here to ...
September 6, 2010

"Our desire is for spirituality and for union with God"; We must "give to all hearts the love of God"

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         September 13th, 1911 Discourse at Mrs. Thornburgh-Cropper's, London, England Thanks be to God, this is a good meeting. It...
September 2, 2010

Human beings are “the highest specialized organism of visible creation”; scientific knowledge and attainment are the “most noble and praiseworthy accomplishment of man”; the “faculty of intellectual investigation” is conferred by God to every human being; the “most important principle of divine philosophy is the oneness of the world of humanity”

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      19 April 1912 Talk at Earl Hall Columbia University, New York (From Stenographic Notes) If we look with a perceiving eye upon ...
August 14, 2010

As the sun is to the body of a man so is the Sun of Truth [Prophets/Manifestations of God] to his soul

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Paris, France, October 22nd, 1911 It is a lovely day, the sun shines brightly upon the earth, giving light and warmth to all creatures. T...
August 10, 2010

Interview between ‘Abdu’l-Baha and a San Francisco Newspaper Reporter, October 3, 1912

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(From the Diary of Mirza Ahmad Sohrab) Correspondent: Are you pleased with the United States? ‘Abdu’l-Baha: The continent of America is...
July 23, 2010

Soul, Mind and Spirit

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J anuary 30, 1913, at 30 rue St. Didier, Paris From Persian notes; translated by Mirza Ahmad Sohrab One of the ladies present has asked m...
July 21, 2010

Religion is the “greatest bestowal of God in the world of humanity”

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Talk at Temple Emmanu-El 450 Sutter Street, San Francisco, California Notes by Bijou Straun The greatest bestowal of God in the world o...
July 15, 2010

Baha’u’llah and the history of the Baha’i Revelation

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18 April 1912 Talk at Home of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall L. Emery 273 West Ninetieth Street, New York Notes by Miss Dixon Tonight I wish to...
June 19, 2010

The Pitiful Causes of War and the Duty of Everyone to Strive for Peace

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Paris, October 21st, 1912 I hope you are all happy and well. I am not happy, but very sad. The news of the Battle of Benghazi grieves my h...
June 10, 2010

Divinity, the Divine Sovereignty, the Manifestations of God & Our very dependence on the Manifestations of God

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An Address by Abdul-Baha at the Theosophical Society, 2228 Broadway, New York City, December 4, 1912 (Taken stenographically by Miss Esthe...
June 3, 2010

Whenever this world becomes dark and divided, God sends one of His Holy Messengers

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London, at Miss E.J. Rosenberg’s unity meeting September 8th, 1911 Praise be to God, that such a meeting of purity and steadfastness is b...
May 23, 2010

The great spiritual lights have always appeared in the East; We must endeavor to increase our capcity daily

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17 April 1912 Talk at Home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Kinney 780 West End Avenue, New York Notes by John G. Grundy In the Holy Books it...
May 7, 2010

The Pathway of the Disciples of Christ – it should inspire us in our humble services to Baha’u’llah

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A talk given by ‘Abdu'l-Baha, June 11, 1912, at 309 West 78th Street, New York City Translated/Interpreted by Dr. Ameen U Fareed [A...
May 5, 2010

Individuality and Personality

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      Feb. 14, 1913 at 30 rue St. Didier, Paris (from Persian notes; translated by Mirza Ahmad Sohrab) Today one of those present asked...
May 1, 2010

The Holiest Mashriqu'l-Adhkar of the Bahá'í world (Shoghi Effendi, Messages to the Baha'i World, 1950-1957, p. 146)

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1 May 1912 Talk at Dedication of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkar Grounds Wilmette, Illinois Notes by Joseph H. Hannen The power which has ga...
April 24, 2010

Holy Spirit is the intermediary that brings God to man

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(Notes from an address given by ‘Abdu’l-Baha in Paris in 1911) The Divine Reality is far removed from man. It is absolutely remote and ind...
April 15, 2010

God Comprehends All, He Cannot be Comprehended

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Friday evening, October 20th, 1911 Paris, France Numerous meetings are held in Paris every day for different purposes, to discuss politi...
April 5, 2010

Proofs of the Immortality of the Soul

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9 November 1912 1700 Eighteenth Street, NW, Washington, D. C. Notes by Joseph H. Hannen Every composition is necessarily subject to dest...
April 1, 2010

Short Summary of the Teachings of Bahá'u'lláh

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September 30th, 1911 At the Theosophical Head Quarters London, England O respected Assembly! O friends of Truth! The inherent nature of...