Obviously education is essential to progress, for both individuals and society. And the vital significance of a spiritual education shouldn't be overlooked.
Think of character and you think of something solid, stable. In the middle of personal battles, though, we may feel anything but solid or stable. That's the time to look deeper.
Purity and innocence are qualities often associated with children. Yet aren't these childlike qualities utterly central in a world where greed, impurity, and pollution are major challenges?
People press so courageously for freedom because they feel there is freedom. Breaking of bonds of all kinds begins with understanding that God makes man free—now.
What promotes spiritual development is not unrelated to what is essential to human development in every field. We have a shared interest that needs to be more fully explored.