Spiritual World

Nice article about the teachings of the Baha'i Faith..................

A business consultant friend of mine was scheduled to speak to a group of Swiss bankers last fall, just as the world financial markets took a dive. My friend asked the roomful of bankers if they trusted others in their industry. Few raised their hands. Then he asked, "How many of you trust your colleagues in this room?" The bankers looked at him, then looked at each other in silence. No hands went up. "That, in a nutshell," he explained, "is the problem. How do you expect the world financial industry, or any industry, to function if there's no trust?"

In the midst of the current economic turmoil that our world is experiencing, sometimes we can lose hope that real progress and stability can be achieved. Religion — and reliance on God — must play a prominent role in teaching us the reality and foundation of our hope for a better world. The spiritual teachings of all religions apply to sound economies:

Trustworthiness and truthfulness are foundations for prosperity. On these, you can build an economy where the whole society will prosper. Without them, no business or economy can be fair or long lasting.......