All three units of Ruhi book 11 on Materials Means are now available and can be ordered from Bahá’í Books UK:
Unit 1: https://books.bahai.org.uk/products/ruhi-book-english-11-unit1
Unit 2: https://books.bahai.org.uk/products/ruhi-book-english-11-unit2
Unit 3: https://books.bahai.org.uk/products/ruhi-book-11-unit-3
Below is a description of the three units.
Unit 1: The Spiritual Basis of Prosperity
The first unit focuses on the attributes of a generous heart. Participants begin by exploring wealth as a concept, including the appropriate acquisition and expenditure of wealth. They then explore qualities related to generosity such as purity; love; detachment; freedom from greed and envy; forgiveness and forbearance; munificence; justice; and sacrifice.
Unit 2: The Institution of the Fund
The second unit focuses on the material means required to advance the civilisation-building enterprise currently underway. It explores concepts such as the diverse resources which are drawn upon in this process; the importance of trust and reliance on God; the way in which spiritual qualities moderate each other; the fact that means by definition must serve a purpose; the danger of treating money as an end in itself; the role of the Bahá’í Fund; the establishment of a new set of relationships among the three protagonists in the society building endeavours; the spirit of sacrifice; universal participation; the role of the institutions in regard to the Fund; and the various types of Funds.
Unit 3: The Law of Ḥuqúqu’lláh
This unit, “The Law of Ḥuqúqu’lláh”, is the last of three that make up this book which is currently in development by the Ruhi Institute entitled Material Means, the eleventh studied in its main sequence of courses. The unit seeks to foster an understanding of the significance of the law for the individual and society and to inspire a commitment to discharge this sacred obligation.
