Life and Teachings of Abbas Effendi: A Study of the Religion of the Babis, Or Behaʹis Founded by the Persian Bab and by His Successors, Beha Ullah and Abbas EffendiPutnam's, 1912 - 243 pages |
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Life and Teachings of Abbas Effendi: A Study of the Religion of the Babis ... Myron Henry Phelps Affichage du livre entier - 1903 |
Life and Teachings of Abbas Effendi: A Study of the Religion of the Babis ... Myron Henry Phelps Affichage du livre entier - 1903 |
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Abbas Effendi Adrianople Akka animal appear asked attained Bábí Babis Baghdad barracks become Beha Ullah Behá'í Beha'is Behá'u'lláh believers Blessed Perfection brother cause character Christ Christian condition Constantinople darkness death declared Dervish desire Divine doctrines earth essence eternal evil evolution of spirit Ezel's faith father followers friends give given Governor grace Haifa happiness hear heard heart heaven herents Holy Spirit human Jesus kind Kingdom light live lover Manifestation mankind marriage Master means ment Messengers mind mirror mother Muhammadan nature perceiving soul Persia Phelps philosophy poor prison qualities reflect regard religion religious replied sent servant shine Son of Spirit speak Subh i Ezel suffering Sultan Sun of Reality tablet teacher teachings Teheran thee things thou mayest thought thyself tion told Traveller's Narrative truth verily Wisdom wish womb words world of darkness
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Page 236 - And he lets his mind pervade one quarter of the world with thoughts of pity, sympathy, and equanimity, and so the second, and so the third, and so the fourth. And thus the whole wide world, above, below, around, and everywhere, does he continue to pervade with heart of pity, sympathy, and equanimity, far-reaching, grown great, and beyond measure.
Page 83 - The face of him on whom I gazed I can never forget, though I cannot describe it. Those piercing eyes seemed to read one's very soul ; power and authority sat on that ample brow ; while the deep lines on the forehead and face implied an age which the jet-black hair and beard flowing down in indistinguishable luxuriance almost to the waist seemed to belie.
Page 84 - We desire but the good of the world and the happiness of the nations; yet they deem us a stirrer-up of strife and sedition worthy of bondage and banishment. . . . That all nations should become one in faith and all men as brothers; that the bonds of affection and unity between the sons of men should be strengthened; that diversity of religion should cease, and differences of race be annulled...
Page 84 - ... diversity of religion should cease, and differences of race be annulled — what harm is there in this? . . . Yet so it shall be; these fruitless strifes, these ruinous wars shall pass away, and the Most Great Peace shall come . . . Do not you in Europe need this also?
Page 84 - Is not this that which Christ foretold? . . . Yet do we see your kings and rulers lavishing their treasures more freely on means for the destruction of the human race than on that which would conduce to the happiness of mankind . . . These strifes and this bloodshed and discord must cease, and all men be as one kindred and one family. . . . Let not a man glory in this, that he loves his country; let him rather glory in this, that he loves his kind.
Page 83 - Though I dimly suspected whither I was going and "whom I was to behold (for no distinct intimation had been given to me), a second or two elapsed ere, with a throb of wonder and awe, I became definitely conscious that the room was not untenanted. In the corner where the divan met the wall sat a wondrous and venerable figure, crowned with a felt head-dress of the kind called...
Page 12 - A tall, strongly built man holding himself straight as an arrow, with white turban and raiment, long black locks reaching almost to the shoulder, broad powerful forehead, indicating a strong intellect, combined with an unswerving will, eyes keen as a hawk's, and strongly marked but pleasing features — such was my first impression of 'Abbas Effendi, "The Master" ('Agha) as he par excellence is called by the Babis.
Page 12 - Muhammadans, could, I should think, scarcely be found even amongst the eloquent, ready, and subtle race to which he belongs. These qualities, combined with a bearing at once majestic and genial, made me cease to wonder at the influence and esteem which he enjoyed even beyond the circle of his father's followers. About the greatness of this man and his power no one who had seen him could entertain a doubt.
Page 84 - That all nations should become one in faith and all men as brothers; that the bonds of affection and unity between the sons of men should be strengthened ; that diversity of religion should cease, and differences of race be annulled. What harm is there in this? Yet so it shall be ; these fruitless strifes, these ruinous wars, shall pass away, and the "most great peace
Page 12 - the master" (Akd) as he par excellence is called by the Babfs. Subsequent conversation with him served only to heighten the respect with which his appearance had from the first inspired me. One more eloquent of speech, more ready of argument, more apt of illustration, more intimately acquainted with the sacred books of the Jews, the Christians, and the Muhammadans, could, I should think, scarcely be found even amongst the eloquent, ready, and subtle race to which he belongs. These qualities, combined...