consolation

2 stories on this theme.

Death as the Birth of the Soul: 'Abdu'l-Bahá on the Titanic

On April 23, 1912, days after the sinking of the RMS Titanic, 'Abdu'l-Bahá gathered with the friends at the Parsons home in Washington and offered consolation: death, He said, is not termination but the soul's birth into greater light, as the infant is reluctantly born into the world.

Primary Source 2 min

You Are Always Here in Spirit: Julia Grundy's Last Audience

In *Ten Days in the Light of 'Akká* Julia Grundy preserves a private audience with 'Abdu'l-Bahá near the end of her 1905 pilgrimage. He spoke with her about her spiritual progress, told her she would become a source of guidance to others, and consoled her with a promise that has carried many pilgrims home: *you will never be absent now.*

Secondary Retelling 2 min