... Words of Long Ago The Mother and Abdul Baha I knew Abdul Baha very well, the successor of Baha Ullah, founder of the Bahai religion; Abdul Baha was his son. He was born in prison and lived in prison till he was forty, I believe. When he came out of prison his father was dead and he began to preach his father's religion.... 1 He was the son... into harmony and suffering into peace, that we shall induce them to follow the way which will lead them towards liberation. But Abdul Baha is not content to give us this teaching, he is living it, and therein lies all his power of persuasion. Indeed, who has seen Abdul Baha and not felt in his presence this perfect goodness, this sweet serenity, this peace emanating from his being? And the revelations... the resolution to make them so. Consequently, the usefulness of meeting at fixed times to make favourable resolutions together. Reading. 3 January 1913 The Departure of Abdul Baha Last Monday, Abdul Baha took leave of us; in a very few days he will have left Paris, and I know many hearts which will feel a great void and will grieve. Yet only the body is leaving us, and what is the ...
... all over, till the candle wicks burned the skin. When they were torturing this man, Abdul Baha was there, apparently; and as they came to the place where they were going to kill the man, Abdul Baha Page 153 drew near him to tell his affection to the man . . . who was in an ecstasy of joy. Abdul Baha spoke to him about his sufferings, the man replied, 'Suffer! This is one of the finest... a kind of rancour for what exceeds it. To illustrate her remark, the great narrater opened her granary and pulled out a grain for us. "I knew Abdul Baha a lot. He was the successor to Baha-Ullah, the founder of the Bahai religion. Abdul Baha was his son; born in prison, he lived in prison up to the age of forty, I think. When he came out of prison, his father was dead and he began preaching ...
... this rule … Abdul Baha is not content to give us his teaching, he is living it, and therein lies all his power of persuasion. Indeed, who has seen Abdul Baha and not felt in his presence that perfect goodness, that sweet serenity, that peace emanating from his being? …’ 36 On 9 June 1913 Mirra Richard spoke again, no doubt also to the followers of Abdul Baha: ‘Last Monday, Abdul Baha took leave... the Divine and oneself. They know this. It is even written in their books.’ 33 She had not forgotten anything. And there was Abdul Baha, about whom the Mother said: ‘I knew Abdul Baha very well, the successor of Baha Ullah, founder of the Baha’i religion. Abdul Baha was his son and lived in prison till he was forty, I believe … After [Baha Ullah’s] death, his son, the sole heir, became determined... Zoroaster, the Buddha, Jesus Christ and Muhammad. Baha Ullah spent most of his life in prison and was often subjected to torture, first in Persia, afterwards in Baghdad and Acre, where he died in 1892. Abdul Baha (1844-1921), his eldest son, succeeded him. Today, there are about three million Baha’is in the world. The Baha’i religion has once again been severely persecuted in Iran before and after the foundation ...
... Naturally the candles melted with the hot wax all over, till the wick of the candle burnt the skin. It seems Abdul Baha was there when this man was tortured and as they came to the spot where he was to be killed, Abdul Baha went up to speak to him affectionately and he was in an ecstasy of joy. Abdul Baha spoke to him of his sufferings; he replied, "Suffer! It is one of the most beautiful hours of my life... so one speaks of sacrifice, but it is probable that for the Divine it was not painful and he did it willingly, with all the joy of self-giving. I knew Abdul Baha very well, the successor of Baha Ullah, founder of the Bahai religion; Abdul Baha was his son. He was born in prison and lived in prison till he was forty, I believe. When he came out of prison his father was dead and he began Page ...
... And she used to come in contact with Abdul Baha in Paris. As a matter of fact, it was she who was leading and organising the Bahai group in Europe. In one of their group meditations Mother had some experience which none of the others had. DR. MANILAL: What is Bahaism, Sir? I find it mentioned in the Sunday Times too. SRI AUROBINDO: I think Abdul Baha was the son or grandson of Baha-ullah who ...
... Vivant and Les Dieux; collaborates with him on Les Paroles Éternelles. 1911-13 Associates with several related groups of seekers, one of which is the Union de Pensée Feminine. Meets Abdul Baha (son and successor of Baha Ullah, the founder of the Bahai religion) 'who by his presence alone transmits spirituality'. Gives talks to his followers but declines to take responsibility for them... occupied with Thee... I unite my will to Thine.... Thou fillest my being... and I no longer know whether the universe is I or I the universe, whether Thou art in me or I in Thee'. - May 18 Abdul Baha speaks to her about mysticism and the Sufi tenets and practices. 1914 Jan-Feb 'I had decided that within a certain number of months I would achieve union with the psychic Presence, the inner ...
... real as Nature's physical laws, and concerns us as intimately. In 1911 Mirra first met Abdul Baha31, the son and successor of Baha Ullah founder of the Bahai religion. Page 40 Abdul Baha had spent 40 years, from the age of 24 to 64, confined in and around the 'prison city' of Akko (Acre) in palestine. 32 He informed Mirra that when the early followers of the faith were persecuted... went to their death with intense joy, and a sense of the divine Presence; and in particular there was a poet who, when he was taken away for torture and death, went with joy, and even told Abdul Baha who tried to offer words of comfort: "Suffer! It is one of the most beautiful hours of my life .... " If such be the inner attitude to suffering and sacrifice, one may very well ask: Suffering ...
... Mother speak at first-hand only the Abdul Baha, son of Baha-ullah, founder of the Bahai religion. She knew him intimately in Paris and some notes of hers regard him as a truly God-realised leader, though he never drew complete adherence from her and she refused to commit herself to any set religion. On one occasion she remarked in my presence: "When Abdul Baha used to lift his hands, palms upward ...
... well—That is too rigid a way of putting it—Why—Of all—That is a delicate question—I don't think I shall—You settle that yourselves—What of him? To you? What is he to you? Why does the Trinity need Abdul Baha—Need? then how can you act— Too much pliability to the infinite. He is too much in contact with past worlds of beings who seek to fulfil themselves in him and prevent the final formation of certain... He is there, but by himself he is [ ] 1 less free, less able to impress himself powerfully on the material world. Yes, spiritually—There is the same difficulty, but less concentrated. As with Abdul Baha. The choice is given always.—Why question about such weak forces—He is divided from you by his weakness, not as the others by their strength—If they have an immediate destiny—Who?—They are always ...
... of twenty or twenty-one I spoke very little, and never, never anything like a speech. I wouldn't take part in conversations: I would listen, but speak very little.... Then I was put in touch with Abdul Baha (the "Bahai"), who was then in Paris, and a sort of intimacy grew between us. I used to go to his gatherings because I was interested. And one day (when I was in his room), he said to me, "I am sick... without a thought, nothing, and suddenly I started speaking. I spoke to them for half an hour (I don't even know what I told them), and when it was over everybody was quite pleased. I went to find Abdul Baha, who told me, "You spoke admirably." I said, "It wasn't me!" And from that day (I had got the knack from him, you understand!), I would stay like that, very still, and everything would come. It's ...
... Abdul Baha, son of Bahaullah, approached the dying poet, sympathised with his unfortunate state and asked him in a sad voice: "How intense must be the pain you have been suffering from at this moment!" The mystic devotee answered apace: "Pain? Where is pain? On the contrary, I am facing the most beautiful moment of great contentment of my life," To his greatest surprise Abdul Baha found the ...
... twenty-one, I spoke very little, and never, never anything that resembled a discourse. I didn't participate in conversations; I listened but spoke very little . . . Wait! Yes, I was put in touch with Abdul Baha —of of the Bahai faith —who was then in Paris. A sort of intimacy had grown between us, and I would go to his meetings because I was interested. "Then one day, when I was in his room he told... like that without a thought, nothing. And suddenly I began to speak. I spoke to them for half-an-hour — I don't even know what I told them. When it was over everybody was pleased. I went to find Abdul Baha, who told me, 'You spoke admirably.' "I said, 'It's not me!' "Well, from that day onward —I had got the knack from him, you see —I would remain like this, very still, then everything would ...
... too abstract for the ordinary mind. It was the personality of Vivekananda that gave the drive. But this Bahaism is just what suits the common mind. There are now two sects run by his two sons. Abdul Baha is the younger one. He has some vital force from his father and he used to see some kind of Light in meditation and so he began to think of himself as the incarnation of the Light on earth, and ...
... s. In the meantime Mirra had come to know the Sufi master and musician Inayat Khan, on a European tour with his “Royal Musicians of Hindustan”, and she had become especially well acquainted with Abdul Baha, the son and successor of Baha Ullah, the founder of the Baha’i faith. Mirra had now become so well trained in spirituality and occultism, and she had assembled such an ample experience in these ...
... be done on a large scale, but the Brahminic first. Of these things there is at present no apparent sign. Samadhi In swapnasamadhi clear but stationary rupas & scenes of great stability. Abdul Baha, stable, repeatedly, the face only. "The time is coming" in Hindi. In jagrat bahirdarshi the rupas are exceedingly vivid & have sometimes the first initial stability; only crude images have the ...
... On The Mother INDEX Abdul Baha 40ff, 50 A.B. Patel 573, 686 Agastya, Rishi 133 Aiyar, V.V.S. 85, 132 Alfassa, Mathilde 3-4, 833 Alfassa, Matteo 132, 833 Alfassa, Maurice 3, 833 Alfassa, Mirra see MOTHER, THE Amal Kiran (K.D. Sethna) 86-7, 244, 253, 261, 264-5, 287, 290, 296-7, 319, 321, 325, 327-9, 341, 354, 358, 372, 387, 402,488,495, 504, 549-50 ...
... and knowledge is likely to fail or be broken. This is precisely my present struggle to get outside the circle of forces and possibilities into the light of the Truth, the vijnana. Abdul Baha's prevision is possibly correct, but at present it seems to me to be put into too rigid a form. A centre of light, not necessarily translated into the terms of a physical grouping, but in which a ...
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