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There are
spiritual principles, or what some call human values, by which solutions
can be found for every social problem. Any well-intentioned group can
in a general sense devise practical solutions to its problems, but good
intentions and practical knowledge are usually not enough. The essential
merit of spiritual principle is that it not only presents a perspective
which harmonizes with that which is immanent in human nature, it also
induces an attitude, a dynamic, a will, an aspiration, which facilitate
the discovery and implementation of practical measures. Leaders of governments
and all in authority would be well served in their efforts to solve problems
if they would first seek to identify the principles involved and then
be guided by them.
(Letters
of The Universal House of Justice, 1985 Oct, The
Promise of World Peace, p. 3)
View from the informal gardens of the upper terraces. Photo by Rouhulah Ferdowsian. 
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HAIFA, Israel — In a ceremony that combined spiritual dignity with global diversity, a thousand Bahá’ís from 153 countries cast ballots today in an election to choose the nine members of the Universal House of Justice, the international governing body of the Bahá’í Faith.
For nearly three hours, delegates to the 10th International Bahá’í Convention filed decorously, one by one, onto a majestically adorned stage, each dropping a ballot into a simple wooden box.
The votes will be tallied overnight and the results announced here tomorrow.
The event was a study in globalism, a hallmark of the Bahá’í Faith, which has some five million followers and is established in virtually every nation.
Delegates were called by name, in alphabetical order by country. Many proudly wore traditional or native dress, an acknowledgment of their belief in the concept of unity in diversity.
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