Deeds
The 'crown of deeds' is consorting with the followers of all religions[edit]
"Consort ye then with the followers of all religions, and proclaim ye the Cause of your Lord, the Most Compassionate; this is the very crown of deeds, if ye be of them who understand"
- (Bahá'u'lláh, Kitáb-i-Aqdas, par. 75)
Important to yield fruit[edit]
"One who yieldeth no fruit is, in the words of the Spirit, like unto a fruitless tree, and a fruitless tree is fit but for the fire."
- (Bahá'u'lláh, Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh, p. 60)
A deed is its own reward[edit]
"...unto them that are rid of all attachments a deed is, verily, its own reward."
- (Bahá'u'lláh, Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh, p. 189)
The good deeds of non-believers also have their origin in the divine teachings[edit]
"if you consider the matter with fairness you will see that these good deeds of the non-believers also have their origin in the divine teachings. That is, the Prophets of old exhorted men to perform them, explained their advantages, and expounded their positive effects; these teachings then spread among mankind, successively reaching the non-believing souls and inclining their hearts towards these perfections; and when they found these actions to be laudable and to bring about joy and happiness among men, they too conformed to them. Thus these actions also arise from the divine teachings."
- ('Abdu'l-Bahá, Some Answered Questions, Chapter 84, par. 11)
"A person who performs good deeds but remains ignorant of God is likened to a blind man who creates a piece of art but is unable to see it."
- ('Abdu'l-Bahá, Divine Art of Living, p. 48)
Days of idle worship are ended; only the purest motive supported by deeds of stainless purity is now acceptable to God[edit]
"Purge your hearts of worldly desires, and let angelic virtues be your adorning. Strive that by your deeds you may bear witness to the truth of these words of God, and beware lest, by `turning back,' He may `change you for another people,' who `shall not be your like,' and who shall take from you the Kingdom of God. The days when idle worship was deemed sufficient are ended. The time is come when naught but the purest motive, supported by deeds of stainless purity, can ascend to the throne of the Most High and be acceptable unto Him."
- (The Báb, Dawn-Breakers, p. 93)
See also[edit]
Table Of Contents
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1.1 The 'crown of deeds' is consorting with the followers of all religions
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2.2 Important to yield fruit
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3.3 A deed is its own reward
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4.4 The good deeds of non-believers also have their origin in the divine teachings
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5.5 Days of idle worship are ended; only the purest motive supported by deeds of stainless purity is now acceptable to God
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6.6 See also