Talks by Abdul Baha Given in Paris by Abdul-Baha Abbas on Free Audio Book Download

вЂњMuch has already been written of the visit of Abdul Baha, Abbas Effendi, to Europe,вЂќ writes Lady Blomfield in her Preface to Paris Talks, вЂњDuring his stay at Paris at 4, Avenue de Comoens, he gave short вЂњTalksвЂќ each morning to those who crowded, eager to hear His Teaching. These listeners were of many Nationalities and types of thought, learned and unlearned, members of various religious sects, Theosophists and Agnostics, Materialists and Spiritualists, etc., etc. Abdul Baha spoke in Persian, which was translated into French. Of these вЂњTalksвЂќ my two daughters, my friend and I took notes. Many friends asked us to publish these notes in English, but we hesitated. At length when Abdul Baha himself asked us to do so we, of course, consentedвЂ”in spite of our feeling that our pen is вЂњtoo weak for such high message.вЂќвЂќ Paris Talks is a book transcribed from talks given by `Abdu'l-BahГЎ, the son and successor of BahГЎвЂ™uвЂ™llГЎh, the Founder of the BahГЎвЂ™Г Faith, while in Paris. It was originally published as вЂњTalks by `Abdu'l-BahГЎ Given in ParisвЂќ in 1912. `Abdu'l-BahГЎ did not read and authenticate the transcripts of his talks in Paris, and thus the authenticity of the talks is not known. Shoghi Effendi, the Guardian of the BahГЎвЂ™Г Faith, has said that while the texts are not authenticated, the compilations can still be used by BahГЎвЂ™Гs and in the future work will be done to find which parts are authentic. Lady Blomfield's copious notes are the basis of the volume. Lady Sara Louisa Blomfield [nГ©e Ryan] (1859-1939), who was given the title of SitГЎrih KhГЎnum by `Abdu'l-BahГЎ, was the second wife to noted Victorian era architect Sir Arthur Blomfield, who died in 1899. She became a BahГЎвЂ™Г in 1907 and later served on the National Spiritual Assembly of the BahГЎвЂ™Гs of the British Isles for eight of its first eleven years. (Introduction by Nicholas James Bridgewater)