Reflections on the Life of the Spirit

Around the world, one of the most common formats for Bahá'í study circles feature a workbook entitled "Reflection on the Life of the Spirit."

Developed by the Ruhi Institute in Colombia, the workbook is part of a series of materials that are widely used around the world by Bahá'í communities in an effort to foster constructive personal and community transformation.

These workbooks use an interactive, question-and-answer format that fosters a participatory learning process in which the entire group develops a new capacity for individual and social action.

Typically, a study circle is lead by a "tutor" or "facilitator." His or her role, however, is not that of a traditional "teacher," who imparts knowledge to the group. Rather, the tutor serves merely as a guide to assist participants to come to their own understandings and to generate new knowledge about themselves and their communities.

The workbooks also draw extensively on quotations from the Bahá'í sacred writings -- a feature that infuses a high degree of spirituality into the process.  Click here for more information on Reflections on the Life of the Spirit.