Talks by Abdul Baha Given in Paris

Abdu’l-Bahá ‘Abbás

Talks by Abdul Baha Given in Paris by Abdu’l-Bahá ‘Abbás. 39 sections, 6 hr 26 min. Public domain recording (LibriVox).

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Length

6 hr 26 min

Sections

39

Language

English

Level

College

Read by

Nicholas James Bridgewater

Source

LibriVox

Internet Archive

talks_abdulbaha_njb_librivox

Rights

Public domain — LibriVox recording of a public-domain text

Chapters

1. 00 - Preface; Introductory Note 8:50
2. 01 - (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 9:25
3. 02 - GOD IS THE GREAT COMPASSIONATE PHYSICIAN WHO ALONE GIVES TRUE HEALING; THE NEED FOR UNION BETWEEN THE PEOPLES OF THE EAST AND WEST 9:34
4. 03 - GOD COMPREHENDS ALL: HE CANNOT BE COMPREHENDED 11:35
5. 04 - THE PITIFUL CAUSES OF WAR, AND THE DUTY OF EVERYONE TO STRIVE FOR PEACE 7:05
6. 05 - THE SUN OF TRUTH; THE LIGHT OF TRUTH IS NOW SHINING UPON THE EAST AND WEST 10:16
7. 06 - THE UNIVERSAL LOVE; THE IMPRISONMENT OF ‘ABDU’L-BAHÁ 13:41
8. 07 - GOD'S GREATEST GIFT TO MAN 5:25
9. 08 - THE CLOUDS THAT OBSCURE THE SUN OF TRUTH; RELIGIOUS PREJUDICES 14:01
10. 09 - THE BENEFITS OF GOD TO MAN; BEAUTY AND HARMONY IN DIVERSITY 11:34
11. 10 - THE TRUE MEANING OF THE PROPHECIES CONCERNING THE COMING OF CHRIST; THE HOLY SPIRIT, THE INTERMEDIARY POWER BETWEEN GOD AND MAN 11:48
12. 11 - THE TWO NATURES IN MAN; MATERIAL AND SPIRITUAL PROGRESS 10:11
13. 12 - THE EVOLUTION OF MATTER AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOUL 5:35
14. 13 - THE SPIRITUAL MEETINGS IN PARIS; THE TWO KINDS OF LIGHT 7:10
15. 14 - SPIRITUAL ASPIRATION IN THE WEST; LECTURE GIVEN AT A STUDIO IN PARIS 9:58
16. 15 - BAHÁ’U’LLÁH 9:22
17. 16 - GOOD IDEAS MUST BE CARRIED INTO ACTION; THE TRUE MEANING OF BAPTISM BY WATER AND FIRE 9:34
18. 17 - DISCOURSE AT “L’ALLIANCE SPIRITUALISTE” 11:37
19. 18 - THE EVOLUTION OF THE SPIRIT; THE DESIRES AND PRAYERS OF ‘ABDU’L-BAHÁ 17:04
20. 19 - CONCERNING BODY, SOUL AND SPIRIT; THE BAHÁ’ÍS MUST WORK WITH HEART AND SOUL TO BRING ABOUT A BETTER CONDITION IN THE WORLD 12:41
21. 20 - ON CALUMNY; THERE CAN BE NO TRUE HAPPINESS AND PROGRESS WITHOUT SPIRITUALITY 17:02
22. 21 - PAIN AND SORROW; THE PERFECT HUMAN SENTIMENTS AND VIRTUES 10:18
23. 22 - THE CRUEL INDIFFERENCE OF PEOPLE TOWARDS THE SUFFERING OF FOREIGN RACES; WE MUST NOT BE DISCOURAGED BY THE SMALLNESS OF OUR NUMBERS 9:39
24. 23 - WORDS SPOKEN BY ‘ABDU’L-BAHÁ IN PASTOR WAGNER’S CHURCH (FOYER DE L’AME) IN PARIS 11:56
25. 24 - (PART II) - The Eleven Principles out of the Teaching of Bahá’u’lláh, Explained by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in Paris; THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY, PARIS 16:59
26. 25 - THE FIRST PRINCIPLE—SEARCH AFTER TRUTH 6:52
27. 26 - THE SECOND PRINCIPLE—THE UNITY OF MANKIND 7:14
28. 27 - THIRD PRINCIPLE—LOVE AND AFFECTION; FOURTH PRINCIPLE—THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE RELATION BETWEEN RELIGION AND SCIENCE 12:15
29. 28 - THE FIFTH PRINCIPLE—THE ABOLITION OF PREJUDICES 10:32
30. 29 - THE SIXTH PRINCIPLE—MEANS OF EXISTENCE 7:14
31. 30 - SEVENTH PRINCIPLE—EQUALITY OF MEN; THE EIGHTH PRINCIPLE—UNIVERSAL PEACE 6:34
32. 31 - NINTH PRINCIPLE—THE NON-INTERFERENCE OF RELIGION WITH POLITICS 7:48
33. 32 - THE TENTH PRINCIPLE—EQUALITY OF SEX 6:47
34. 33 - THE ELEVENTH PRINCIPLE—THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT; 4 Avenue de Camöens, Paris, November 28th 10:33
35. 34 - THE LAST MEETING 10:12
36. 35 - ADDRESS BY ‘ABDU’L-BAHÁ AT THE FRIENDS’ MEETING HOUSE, ST MARTIN’S LANE, LONDON, W.C. 8:42
37. 36 - PRAYER; EVIL; THE PROGRESS OF THE SOUL 6:56
38. 37 - THE FOUR KINDS OF LOVE 6:10
39. 38 - TABLET REVEALED BY ‘ABDU’L-BAHÁ 6:23