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On June 20, 2019

Economic Problems, a deepening (part one)

‘Abdu’l-Bahá summarizes the state of our world’s affairs and explains the nature of the problems: “Although the body politic is one family yet because of lack of harmonious relations some members are comfortable and some in direst misery, some members are satisfied and some are hungry, some members are clothed…

In Economics, Life
On May 27, 2019

We Need to Replace Money as a Measure of Success

The views expressed in our content reflect individual perspectives and do not represent the official views of the Baha'i Faith.Humanity needs a new yardstick to measure achievement—today we quantify it with money and material gain, the worst possible way to evaluate actual success in life.Money serves as such an inadequate…

In Economics, Life
On May 20, 2019

Karma, the Golden Rule, and Newton’s Third Law

We’ve all heard about the law of karma—or, if you prefer a more scientific approach, the law of cause and effect. Essentially, both describe the same underlying principle.These two laws of karma and causality—the related concepts common to Buddhist, Hindu, Jain and many other religious traditions—essentially say that every action…

In Economics
On April 22, 2019

Practical Economic Suggestions for Everyday Use, Baha’i Blog

It is becoming more evident that the present economic system is dying out and cannot meet the needs of humanity. The gap between rich and poor is getting wider and wider, which has increased the suffering of the masses. The solutions that can heal it have been ignored. It is…

In Economics
On April 7, 2019

Interview with Baha’i Blog

‘Economics of the Future Begins Today’: A Book by Badi Shams, Badi Shams has combined his love of economics and his ardor for the Baha’i Teachings in his book Economics of the Future Begins Today. This book explores some possible ideas for how we can implement Baha’i principles in our daily economic…

In Economics, Life
On February 21, 2019

Small Town’s Simple Approach To Peace

It has been 19 years since one of the churches in our little town started organizing a Peace Walk on the first day of each year and inviting everyone to join. As a Baha'i, I welcomed the invitation. Oneness of mankind and peace on earth is every Baha'i's dream…

In Economics, Religion
On January 21, 2019

Study of the Baha’i Writings on Economics

Introduction There is no doubt that the subject of Economics is one of the most important and overwhelming questions of our time. Whether at the individual level or at the national level, everyone is trying to solve their economic problems. The economic situation of the world at present is…

In Economics, Life
On December 23, 2018

Understanding The Implications Of The Oneness of Mankind

I have always thought that I understood the significance of oneness of humanity as a goal for humanity since to me the world’s survival depends on it. Moreover, as a Baha'i, I grew up hearing it all the times, so this was imprinted on my psyche. Since I was interested…

In Economics, Religion
On December 10, 2018

Workshop Material for Baha’i Writings on Economics

In Economics, Life, Religion
On November 15, 2018

Ego or Insistent-self: How to live with it

No matter how we succeed in the realms of spirituality, materially, in science, arts, sports, intellectually or success in any field, there is always a great danger of being destroyed by our greatest enemy within us. Our ego and better put an insisting and never resting self who can make…