Living Below One's Means
Voluntary simplicity — living below one's means and directing surplus resources to those in greater need — is a Bahá'í virtue.
Bahá'í ethics encourage living modestly and directing surplus resources to those who lack basic necessities. This is not imposed poverty but voluntary simplicity — choosing to meet one's genuine needs without excess so that resources can serve wider human welfare. This principle connects personal lifestyle to global economic justice.
The essence of wealth is love for Me; whoso loveth Me is the possessor of all things.
Bahá'í voluntary simplicity connects individual lifestyle choices to global distributive justice in a distinctive integration of ethics and economics.
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