Bahá'í Tradition
In the Bahá'í Faith, virtues are direct spiritual qualities that the human soul possesses, inherited from God Himself. The development and manifestation of these virtues is the theme of the Hidden Words of Bahá'u'lláh and are discussed in great detail as the underpinnings of a divinely-inspired society by `Abdu'l-Bahá in such texts as The Secret of Divine Civilization.
Many of the virtues are described with special significance in Bahá'í scripture, such as:
- Truthfulness - the "foundation of all human virtues".
- Justice - the "best beloved of all things (to God)".
- Love - the basis for God's creation of mankind.
- Humility - a condition for being the recipient of God's grace.
- Trustworthiness - the "goodliest vesture in the sight of God".
The Virtues Project developed by Canadian Bahá'ís Linda Popov, Dan Popov, and John Kavelin, is greatly inspired by the Bahá'í perspective on virtues.
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