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`Abdu'-Bahá. Paris Talks

PART I

THE DUTY OF KINDNESS AND SYMPATHY TOWARDS STRANGERS AND FOREIGNERS

THE POWER AND VALUE OF TRUE THOUGHT DEPEND UPON ITS MANIFESTATION IN ACTION

GOD IS THE GREAT COMPASSIONATE PHYSICIAN WHO ALONE GIVES TRUE HEALING

THE NEED FOR UNION BETWEEN THE PEOPLES OF THE EAST AND WEST

GOD COMPREHENDS ALL: HE CANNOT BE COMPREHENDED

THE PITIFUL CAUSES OF WAR, AND THE DUTY OF EVERYONE TO STRIVE FOR PEACE

THE SUN OF TRUTH

THE LIGHT OF TRUTH IS NOW SHINING UPON THE EAST AND WEST

THE UNIVERSAL LOVE

THE IMPRISONMENT OF ‘ABDU’L-BAHÁ

GOD’S GREATEST GIFT TO MAN

THE CLOUDS THAT OBSCURE THE SUN OF TRUTH

RELIGIOUS PREJUDICES

THE BENEFITS OF GOD TO MAN

BEAUTY AND HARMONY IN DIVERSITY

THE TRUE MEANING OF THE PROPHECIES CONCERNING THE COMING OF CHRIST

THE HOLY SPIRIT, THE INTERMEDIARY POWER BETWEEN GOD AND MAN

THE TWO NATURES IN MAN

MATERIAL AND SPIRITUAL PROGRESS

THE EVOLUTION OF MATTER AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOUL

THE SPIRITUAL MEETINGS IN PARIS

THE TWO KINDS OF LIGHT

SPIRITUAL ASPIRATION IN THE WEST

LECTURE GIVEN AT A STUDIO IN PARIS

BAHÁ’U’LLÁH

GOOD IDEAS MUST BE CARRIED INTO ACTION

THE TRUE MEANING OF BAPTISM BY WATER AND FIRE

DISCOURSE AT ‘L’ALLIANCE SPIRITUALISTE’

THE EVOLUTION OF THE SPIRIT

THE DESIRES AND PRAYERS OF ‘ABDU’L-BAHÁ

CONCERNING BODY, SOUL AND SPIRIT

THE BAHÁ’ÍS MUST WORK WITH HEART AND SOUL TO BRING ABOUT A BETTER CONDITION IN THE WORLD

ON CALUMNY

THERE CAN BE NO TRUE HAPPINESS AND PROGRESS WITHOUT SPIRITUALITY

PAIN AND SORROW

THE PERFECT HUMAN SENTIMENTS AND VIRTUES

THE CRUEL INDIFFERENCE OF PEOPLE TOWARDS THE SUFFERING OF FOREIGN RACES

WE MUST NOT BE DISCOURAGED BY THE SMALLNESS OF OUR NUMBERS

WORDS SPOKEN BY ‘ABDU’L-BAHÁ IN PASTOR WAGNER’S CHURCH (FOYER DE L’AME) IN PARIS

PART II

The Eleven Principles out of the Teaching of Bahá’u’lláh, Explained by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in Paris

THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY, PARIS

THE FIRST PRINCIPLE—SEARCH AFTER TRUTH

THE SECOND PRINCIPLE—THE UNITY OF MANKIND

THIRD PRINCIPLE

FOURTH PRINCIPLE—THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE RELATION BETWEEN RELIGION AND SCIENCE

THE FIFTH PRINCIPLE—THE ABOLITION OF PREJUDICES

THE SIXTH PRINCIPLE—MEANS OF EXISTENCE

SEVENTH PRINCIPLE—EQUALITY OF MEN

THE EIGHTH PRINCIPLE—UNIVERSAL PEACE

NINTH PRINCIPLE—THE NON-INTERFERENCE OF RELIGION WITH POLITICS

THE TENTH PRINCIPLE—EQUALITY OF SEX

THE ELEVENTH PRINCIPLE—THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

4 Avenue de Camöens, Paris, November 28th

THE LAST MEETING

ADDRESS BY ‘ABDU’L-BAHÁ AT THE FRIENDS’ MEETING HOUSE, ST MARTIN’S LANE, LONDON, W.C

PRAYER

EVIL

THE PROGRESS OF THE SOUL

THE FOUR KINDS OF LOVE

TABLET REVEALED BY ‘ABDU’L-BAHÁ

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October 16th and 17th, 1911

When a man turns his face to God he finds sunshine everywhere. All men are his brothers. Let not conventionality cause you to seem cold and unsympathetic when you meet strange people from other countries. Do not look at them as though you suspected them of being evil-doers, thieves and boors. You think it necessary to be very careful, not to expose yourselves to the risk of making acquaintance with such, possibly, undesirable people.

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People make much profession of goodness, multiplying fine words because they wish to be thought greater and better than their fellows, seeking fame in the eyes of the world. Those who do most good use fewest words concerning their actions.

The children of God do the works without boasting, obeying His laws.

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