Sowing & Reaping

“Don't be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.”

“You are free to decide, but you are then irrevocably subject to the consequences of your thoughts, of your volition!”

“All that we are is the result of what we have thought: it is founded on our thoughts, it is made up of our thoughts. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him, as the wheel follows the foot of the ox that draws the carriage.”

“For he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption. But he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.”

“For they sow the wind, and they will reap the whirlwind.”

“When you have at last perceived Creation as a complete whole, as it is, and do not separate this world from the beyond, then you have found the direct path, the true goal draws nearer and the ascent gives you joy and satisfaction.”

“By oneself the evil is done, by oneself one suffers; by oneself evil is left undone, by oneself one is purified. Purity and impurity belong to oneself, no one can purify another.”

“Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness. Break up your fallow ground, for it is time to seek the LORD, until he comes and rains righteousness on you.”

“The meshes of the net of Heaven are large; far apart, but letting nothing escape.”

“Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.”

“Therefore never hope for anything else as fruit than always and only the same kind as the seed!”

“He whose evil deeds are covered by good deeds, brightens up this world, like the moon when freed from clouds.”

“He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.”

“If all has been done in self-sacrificing love without thought of any reward, the reward must come as a result of reciprocal action.”

“The merciful man does good to his own soul, but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.”

“Thou shouldst not become presumptuous through great connections and race; for in the end thy trust is on thine own deeds.”

“There is one who scatters, and increases yet more. There is one who withholds more than is appropriate, but gains poverty.”

“The evil-doer mourns in this world, and he mourns in the next; he mourns in both. He mourns and suffers when he sees the evil of his own work.”

“Try never to forget here that all the consequences of your thoughts always fall back upon you in proportion to the power, importance and extent of the effect of the thoughts for good or evil.”

“The unfaithful will be repaid for his own ways; likewise a good man will be rewarded for his ways.”

“Whoever digs a pit shall fall into it. Whoever rolls a stone, it will come back on him.”

“The evil-doer suffers in this world, and he suffers in the next; he suffers in both. He suffers when he thinks of the evil he has done; he suffers more when going on the evil path.”

“Blessing can only descend upon him who fully and completely adjusts himself to the Will of God, which bears Creation in its Natural Laws.”

“Therefore they will eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own schemes.”

“A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth. The work of a man's hands shall be rewarded to him.”

“That deed is not well done of which a man must repent, and the reward of which he receives crying and with a tearful face.”

“Only at the beginning of every matter is man free to resolve, free to decide where the Omnipotent Power flowing through him is to be guided, in what direction.”

“Misfortune pursues sinners, but prosperity rewards the righteous.”

“Such a course is sure to meet with its proper return.”

“Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he will also cry out, but shall not be heard.”

“Man must never forget that he stands in the work of God, that he himself is part of this work, and thus unconditionally subject to its Laws!”

“No, that deed is well done of which a man does not repent, and the reward of which he receives gladly and cheerfully.”

“According to what I have seen, those who plow iniquity and sow trouble, reap the same.”

“For the work of a man he will give to him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.”

“Through an Eternal Law you are burdened with an irrevocable obligation to make atonement, which you can never cast upon others.”

“As long as the evil deed done does not bear fruit, the fool thinks it is like honey; but when it ripens, then the fool suffers grief.”

“The trouble he causes shall return to his own head. His violence shall come down on the crown of his own head.”

“Also to you, Lord, belongs loving kindness, for you reward every man according to his work.”

“Just as the harvest yields a multiple of the seed, so man always receives back greatly multiplied what in his own intuitive perceptions he awakens and sends out, according to the nature of his volition.”

“Even an evil-doer sees happiness as long as his evil deed has not ripened; but when his evil deed has ripened, then does the evil-doer see evil.”

“Great in counsel, and mighty in work; whose eyes are open to all the ways of the children of men, to give everyone according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.”

“For what a man sows that shall he reap, as Jesus Himself said in His Message! Divine Justice does not permit one farthing to be remitted.”

“Cast your bread on the waters; for you shall find it after many days.”

“I am this of thine, the good thoughts, the good words, and the good deeds which were thought and spoken and done by thee.”

“Remember this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. He who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.”

“If a man offend a harmless, pure, and innocent person, the evil falls back upon that fool, like light dust thrown up against the wind.”

“It is the Will of God that man should absolutely develop an individuality of his own, with the most pronounced awareness of his responsibility for his thoughts, volition and actions!”

“For with whatever judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you.”

“When wealth and honours lead to arrogancy, this brings its evil on itself.”

“Then Jesus said to him, "Put your sword back into its place, for all those who take the sword will die by the sword."”

“Not in the sky, not in the midst of the sea, not if we enter into the clefts of the mountains, is there known a spot in the whole world where a man might be freed from an evil deed.”

“Reward and punishment for man lie in the weaving of Creation, which is perpetually and unswervingly guided by the Will of God Itself. In it also lies rejection or redemption! It is relentless and just, always impartial, never arbitrary.”

“For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”

“Tell the righteous that it will be well with them, for they will eat the fruit of their deeds.”

“An evil deed is better left undone, for a man repents of it afterwards; a good deed is better done, for having done it, one does not repent.”

“With His Will God spans everything, maintains everything, and furthers everything from out of the Living Law which brings to each individual that which he deserves, i.e., that which he wove for himself.”

“He said to them, "Take heed what you hear. With whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you; and more will be given to you who hear."”