The Baha'i Studies Listserv David, While this individual appears to be promised that his business will prosper, the general principle that one good deed is rewarded tenfold does not mean that every contribution will lead to a tenfold increase in material wealth. It may well be that the tenfold reward will come in a different form.
Susan On Sat, May 26, 2012 at 9:17 AM, David Regal <[email protected]> wrote: > The Baha'i Studies Listserv > > Be ye assured that in place of these contributions, your agriculture, your > industry, and your commerce will be blessed by manifold increases, with > goodly gifts and bestowals. He who cometh with one goodly deed will receive > a TENFOLD > REWARD. > (Baha’i Prayers, p. 83) > > This passage certainly sounds like it is meant to be literal, though I > haven't seen any evidence suggesting Baha'is in general become significantly > better off financially as a result of giving to the fund. I've known > several Baha'is whose 'industry' (their personal business) has gone bust > despite giving to the fund generously. > > The tenfold part may not be literal, sure. But are Baha'is more wealthy > than other people? > Regards, > David > > __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[email protected] Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:leave-649382-27401.54f46e81b66496c9909bcdc2f7987...@list.jccc.edu Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [email protected] Or subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:[email protected] Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st News (on-campus only) - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
