Life

Note: Due to the length of this material it will be presented in many parts. INTRODUCTION The present economic system is sick and is dying. It 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…

“From every standpoint the world of humanity is undergoing a reformation. ...  scientific ideas and theories are developing and advancing to meet a new range of phenomena; invention and discovery are penetrating hitherto unknown fields, revealing new wonders and hidden secrets of the material universe; industries have vastly wider scope…

This was the title of a news item:“The 26 richest people on earth in 2018 had the same net worth as the poorest half of the world’s population, some 3.8 billion people.”This reminded me of another report:“A CEO from one of the world's top five global fashion brands has to work for…

 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…

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…