Spiritual Solutions

Look at the five major categories of problems below. Can you explain how each one may have its roots in a lack of spirituality? How would the promotion of spiritual values in society help to solve these problems?

Environmental Problems – scarce natural resources, pollution, unbalanced ecosystem, extinct species

Economic Problems – rich-poor gap, debt, distribution of wealth in world, unstable economies

Social Problems – crime, prostitution, antisocial behaviour, racism, sexism, nationalism

Individual Problems – mental illness, physical illness, teenage pregnancy, addictions

Global Problems – war, terrorism, natural disasters