ot write in English, so I told him that I thought it
would be all right for him to write in Japanese. I was sure the Master
would understand the spirit of his letter. Mr. Yamamoto said that although
his letter was written in Japanese, the Master fully answered him."

Mr. Yamamoto wrote other letters to 'Abdu'l-Baha in Japanese. At the time
no one in the Holy Land could read Japanese. 'Abdu'l-Baha's secretary
recorded that He said, "I will turn to Baha'u'llah, and He will tell me
what to say." He always answered Mr. Yamamoto's questions.

Mr. Yamamoto later lived in the Berkeley-Oakland area of California. When
'Abdu'l-Baha visited Oakland in 1912, Mr. Yamamoto had the privilege of
arranging a meeting for him at the Japanese Independent Church.
'Abdu'l-Baha's talk is quoted in Ch. 6.

Tablets of 'Abdu'l-Baha to Mr. Kanichi Yamamoto

[Tablet of 1902]

O thou who art attracted by the Word of God to the Kingdom of God!

Turn with the whole of thy being to God, forget aught else save God, and
supplicate God to make thee a sign of guidance in the midst of people who
are veiled from God; perchance they may be guided to the Orb of all
horizons, enter the kingdom of harmony, drink of the cup of the love of
God, rejoice at the manifestation of the Kingdom of God, taste the delight
of the mention of God, and shelter themselves in the shadow of the Tree of
Life in the midst of the Paradise of God.

This beseemeth the believers; this is the qualification of the sincere;
this is the path of the knowers; and this is the utmost aim of the
faithful.

Exert thy utmost power that thou mayest share this great bounty.

(1902)

[Tablet of January 1903]

O thou who hast addressed 'Abdu'l-Baha!

Verily, I pray my Lord to teach thee a language and writing of the Kingdom
which will satisfy thee, so as to dispense with all things; for that
spiritual writing and instructive tongue are eloquent, clear, laudable,
legible, read by the tongue and preserved in the heart. Blessed is he who
knows it in the world of man!

Know, verily, that the Ocean is waving, the Sun shining, the Stars
dawning. (Understand what I say!)

The tree will grow, the earth will send forth hyacinths(9) and give
blessings, and man will become of the heavenly angels. Feed on the light
of guidance and impart light to the people. The bird will warble melodies
unknown save by the birds of heaven; then tear asunder the veil and see
the realities of