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Sep 9, 2026 · 3 hr 50 min · 12 segments
"Ten Days in the Light of Acca-Julia M. Grundy" invites listeners into a captivating narrative that explores profound themes of faith and enlightenment. This thought-provoking tale encourages…
10 DAYS IN THE LIGHT OF ACKA by JULIA M. GRUNDY Section 1 introduction i realize that the doors of a new life are opening within me and that i have been awakened as if from a sleep now it seems that never again can i go back to the life which is so trivial unsatisfying and without eternal purpose it is a supreme pleasure to live in an atmosphere which is all light here i see about me those who have already laid hold upon immortality and viewing them i realize that i too am a child of the kingdom i met abdul baha shortly after our arrival in the household he said blessed are you that the word of god has reached you and found your soul awake blessed it is that the east and the west have met in the kingdom of god as christ prophesied i said it is a heavenly privilege to know the truth and become a child of the kingdom he replied i hope to meet you in the spiritual kingdom i said that will be my wish and desire he answered i will pray for you from the words of abdul baha moral life consists in the government of oneself immortality is government of a human soul by the divine will the soul is the sanctuary of god reason is his throne our actions reveal what we are no matter what the tongue speaks every drop of blood shed in the cause of god will raise up one hundred believers martyrdom is the supreme test of belief great martyrs will arise in this cause in the years to come a believer is sometimes called upon to suffer a living martyrdom are miracles performed in this day miracles are constantly being performed in the material world about us yet they make but little impression every prophet has his own particular mission and function he does not come merely to perform miracles people do not trouble themselves about the proof of miracles the function of a physician is not to make a tree talk be firm in the west let the foundation principles of this truth become deep-rooted hold fast until the fulness of reality comes to you christ's teachings were established largely through the firmness of paul many calamities will befall the believers but by loving the cause of god it will be uplifted in human souls and the believers strengthened love one another live in unity under the tent of god firmness and love make unity god will assist all who serve in this cause spirit is universal man is created in a potential degree of spirit growth is from the mental station into the spiritual something like the development from soldier to commander god himself cannot compel the soul to become spiritual the exercise of a free human will is necessary we can point the way and furnish the example we should do little things as well as great things for the love of god we should love people because they are god's creatures are the manifestations sinless yes there must be a standard of perfection for human example are manifestations limited they are limited only by the capacity of souls to whom they reveal the word what becomes of an undeveloped infant soul it rests with the mercy of god and through the eternal bounty it will not be deprived of that mercy will the tablets and utterances of baha'u'llah be added to our bible no they are a distinct revelation of god and will form a book larger than our bible what will be the future of this revelation know this that the revelation of baha ullah is the word of god there will not be a home which does not contain a believer look not at the present turn your vision upon the future all the books written concerning the history of this revelation number about fifty volumes will the money of the rich ever be divided among the people without revolution or bloodshed will some men amass great fortunes in the future while others remain poor will the law prevent this condition of affairs it will not be possible in the future for men to amass great fortunes by the labour of others the rich will willingly divide they will come to this gradually naturally by their own volition it will never be accomplished by war and bloodshed the ruling power or government cannot treat the rich unjustly to force them to divide their wealth would be unjust in the future proportionately about three-quarters of the profits will go to the workman and one-quarter to the owner this condition will prevail in about one century it will certainly come to pass the blessed perfection has revealed a tablet called tablet of the spiritual world all who read it are filled with an anxious desire to leave this world and enter the next condition so wonderful are the glories of the spiritual kingdom in persia one man who read this tablet killed himself he could not wait for the happiness it promised him another a youth of isfahan could not stand the spiritual food contained in this tablet and lost his reason i once lived in a cave on mount carmel one day i went to the carmelite monastery and asked to see someone saying i had a message to deliver they refused to see me or hear my message i said i will put it in writing if you will read it they still refused so i returned to acca in great sadness walking the whole distance of nine miles everlasting life is the bounty of god it is like the sea of reality the believers are the waves of that sea one great sea a thousand waves as one again everlasting life is like the rays of the sun and the believers are windows The sun which produces the light is one and the same.
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10 DAYS IN THE LIGHT OF ACKA by JULIA M. GRUNDY Section 1 introduction i realize that the doors of a new life are opening within me and that i have been awakened as if from a sleep now it seems that never again can i go back to the life which is so trivial unsatisfying and without eternal purpose it is a supreme pleasure to live in an atmosphere which is all light here i see about me those who have already laid hold upon immortality and viewing them i realize that i too am a child of the kingdom i met abdul baha shortly after our arrival in the household he said blessed are you that the word of god has reached you and found your soul awake blessed it is that the east and the west have met in the kingdom of god as christ prophesied i said it is a heavenly privilege to know the truth and become a child of the kingdom he replied i hope to meet you in the spiritual kingdom i said that will be my wish and desire he answered i will pray for you from the words of abdul baha moral life consists in the government of oneself immortality is government of a human soul by the divine will the soul is the sanctuary of god reason is his throne our actions reveal what we are no matter what the tongue speaks every drop of blood shed in the cause of god will raise up one hundred believers martyrdom is the supreme test of belief great martyrs will arise in this cause in the years to come a believer is sometimes called upon to suffer a living martyrdom are miracles performed in this day miracles are constantly being performed in the material world about us yet they make but little impression every prophet has his own particular mission and function he does not come merely to perform miracles people do not trouble themselves about the proof of miracles the function of a physician is not to make a tree talk be firm in the west let the foundation principles of this truth become deep-rooted hold fast until the fulness of reality comes to you christ's teachings were established largely through the firmness of paul many calamities will befall the believers but by loving the cause of god it will be uplifted in human souls and the believers strengthened love one another live in unity under the tent of god firmness and love make unity god will assist all who serve in this cause spirit is universal man is created in a potential degree of spirit growth is from the mental station into the spiritual something like the development from soldier to commander god himself cannot compel the soul to become spiritual the exercise of a free human will is necessary we can point the way and furnish the example we should do little things as well as great things for the love of god we should love people because they are god's creatures are the manifestations sinless yes there must be a standard of perfection for human example are manifestations limited they are limited only by the capacity of souls to whom they reveal the word what becomes of an undeveloped infant soul it rests with the mercy of god and through the eternal bounty it will not be deprived of that mercy will the tablets and utterances of baha'u'llah be added to our bible no they are a distinct revelation of god and will form a book larger than our bible what will be the future of this revelation know this that the revelation of baha ullah is the word of god there will not be a home which does not contain a believer look not at the present turn your vision upon the future all the books written concerning the history of this revelation number about fifty volumes will the money of the rich ever be divided among the people without revolution or bloodshed will some men amass great fortunes in the future while others remain poor will the law prevent this condition of affairs it will not be possible in the future for men to amass great fortunes by the labour of others the rich will willingly divide they will come to this gradually naturally by their own volition it will never be accomplished by war and bloodshed the ruling power or government cannot treat the rich unjustly to force them to divide their wealth would be unjust in the future proportionately about three-quarters of the profits will go to the workman and one-quarter to the owner this condition will prevail in about one century it will certainly come to pass the blessed perfection has revealed a tablet called tablet of the spiritual world all who read it are filled with an anxious desire to leave this world and enter the next condition so wonderful are the glories of the spiritual kingdom in persia one man who read this tablet killed himself he could not wait for the happiness it promised him another a youth of isfahan could not stand the spiritual food contained in this tablet and lost his reason i once lived in a cave on mount carmel one day i went to the carmelite monastery and asked to see someone saying i had a message to deliver they refused to see me or hear my message i said i will put it in writing if you will read it they still refused so i returned to acca in great sadness walking the whole distance of nine miles everlasting life is the bounty of god it is like the sea of reality the believers are the waves of that sea one great sea a thousand waves as one again everlasting life is like the rays of the sun and the believers are windows The sun which produces the light is one and the same.
