A world in which proper spiritual development keeps pace with material development is a truly progressive world where people are bound to live in peace and happiness. When the material side of the world progresses at the expense of the spiritual side, people’s hearts are forever ablaze, so the world experiences strife, oppression, exploitation, and corruption on a grand scale. - Ajahn Mahā Boowa Ñāṇasampanno, excerpt Venerable Ācariya Mun Bhūridatta Thera A Spiritual Biography