Balance. Spiritual and Material Progress

How can we relate spiritual and material progress ?  The progress of man in an integral way is a complex and delicate process. Life presents multiple actions to us, which may go against our values and ethics. Lies, irresponsibility and denial, are easier because they give instant gratification with minimum effort. The world may seem to be full of artificial lights, everything may seem to be under our feet and we may think that we have lots of friends and persons who flatter our jokes, power and influence. In the meantime, the spirit is sad, his hope diminishes and his faith agonizes. Until the day, when Love is not there, all has become gratification and desire, which turns us into a permanent and abusive displeasure, but nothing of this makes the world to be mistaken and what is material to be wrong...continued>