Study Circle Group "Arises to Serve" in NYC, Part One

As some of you may know, Baha'is here in New York City, as well as around the planet, have over the last several years been engaged in grass-roots, community-building activities.  These "core activities," as they are sometimes called, include hosting devotional meetings open to members of all faith communities (or of none), and conducting classes for children and adolescents, the topics focused on moral and spiritual education.  Baha'is in New York have established several of these gatherings, as a quick browse of this website will show.  The purpose of such activities is to lay the foundations for a world civilization that is spiritual, organic, and unified.

Another type of core activity is called a "study circle."  Study circles are small, usually weekly, gatherings of adults (or sometimes older youths) who engage in joint study and discussion of short selections from the Baha'i Writings.  Weekly immersion in even small portions of the Writings can have a powerful effect on a person, as they deepen their understanding of the Baha'i approach to life, which involves service to humanity. 

At the present time, study circles in New York City are using a series of books called the Ruhi Institute.  Right now there are seven books in the series.  This blog entry tells two brief stories about one of these "Ruhi groups," and their efforts along the path of service.

Our next two blog entries each tell a story about one of these 'Ruhi groups,' and their efforts along the path of service.

Scott

 

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