Life

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…

  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…

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…

The popular evolutionary belief is that we have been created like the rest of animals and have evolved to become a human being. This view to me undermines the station and destiny of humanity. It sets the bar very low for working towards our goals, and this leads to expecting…

All my life as a student of economics and also as part of the education system, I have been amazed at the lack of financial knowledge both in our society and our education system. Baha'i Writings have put great importance on education, and always emphasize both the spiritual and material…

As I get older, I spend more time reflecting on my life. I reflect on the right choices that I have made and the regrets that I could have avoided. This reflection takes me to the innocence and ignorance of my youth and the things that I could have done…

My field is economics, so I initially felt hesitant to write about these tragedes—but I reminded myself about the many years I worked in the school system, where my first and foremost responsibility was protecting my precious students from the usual dramas and bullying. So this is my attempt to…