In the view of Zohar and Marshall (2000), spiritual intelligence can be utilized effectively to manage and answer problems of meaning and value, and this intelligence is essential for survival and for undertaking actions in a broader, richer, and meaningful context. Also, spiritual intelligence is helpful in living a more meaningful and profound life. Moreover, spiritual intelligence is valuable in coping with struggles of good and evil and problems of life and death which are the deepest origins of human misery (Zohar, 2000). Certain characteristics manifesting a person’s spiritual intelligence were presented by Zohar (2000). These qualities are: 1. Self-Awareness (Knowing oneself and one’s connection with the entire universe); 2. Vision &
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These four components of spiritual intelligence are the capacities for critical existential thinking (CET), personal meaning production (PMP), transcendental awareness (TA), and conscious state expansion (CSE) (King, Mara, & DeCicco, 2012). Anchored in this model is a 24-item self-report measure that was improved and modified across two consecutive studies. The final version of the scale termed as the Spiritual Intelligence Self-Report Inventory (SISRI-24) has been claimed to be outstanding in terms of internal reliability and suitability to the proposed model. Additional measures such as metapersonal self-construal, mysticism, religiosity, and social desirability that offer support for construct and criterion-related validity have been suggested (King, Mara, & DeCicco, 2012). Corresponding to the model presented, spiritual intelligence is characterized as “a set of adaptive mental capabilities which are beneficial to develop awareness, integration, and adaptive application of the nonmaterial and transcendent aspects one’s existence, leading to such outcomes as deep existential reflection, enhancement of meaning, recognition of a transcendent self, and mastery of spiritual states (King, …show more content…
This theory has been developed from the thematic analysis of 71 interviews conducted among people of distinct traditions who are esteemed to be spiritually intelligent by their acquaintances. The participants who are considered spiritually intelligent identify themselves within major spiritual traditions namely Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Non-dual, Earth, Taoism, and Yoga. The study resulted in the discovery of seven major themes of spiritual intelligence. These themes are: Consciousness—acquiring cultured awareness and self-knowledge; Grace—living in accordance with the divine manifestation of love for and trust in life; Meaning—feeling of worth and meaning in daily tasks and activities through a sense of purpose and a call for service, even amidst trials and challenges; Transcendence—rising above the separate egoist self into an interconnected fullness; Truth—living in open acceptance, curiosity, and love for all creatures; Serenity—surrendering to Self, Truth, and God peacefully and joyfully; and Inner Directedness—possessing inner freedom aligned with responsible and wise action (Amram,
These four components of spiritual intelligence are the capacities for critical existential thinking (CET), personal meaning production (PMP), transcendental awareness (TA), and conscious state expansion (CSE) (King, Mara, & DeCicco, 2012). Anchored in this model is a 24-item self-report measure that was improved and modified across two consecutive studies. The final version of the scale termed as the Spiritual Intelligence Self-Report Inventory (SISRI-24) has been claimed to be outstanding in terms of internal reliability and suitability to the proposed model. Additional measures such as metapersonal self-construal, mysticism, religiosity, and social desirability that offer support for construct and criterion-related validity have been suggested (King, Mara, & DeCicco, 2012). Corresponding to the model presented, spiritual intelligence is characterized as “a set of adaptive mental capabilities which are beneficial to develop awareness, integration, and adaptive application of the nonmaterial and transcendent aspects one’s existence, leading to such outcomes as deep existential reflection, enhancement of meaning, recognition of a transcendent self, and mastery of spiritual states (King, …show more content…
This theory has been developed from the thematic analysis of 71 interviews conducted among people of distinct traditions who are esteemed to be spiritually intelligent by their acquaintances. The participants who are considered spiritually intelligent identify themselves within major spiritual traditions namely Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Non-dual, Earth, Taoism, and Yoga. The study resulted in the discovery of seven major themes of spiritual intelligence. These themes are: Consciousness—acquiring cultured awareness and self-knowledge; Grace—living in accordance with the divine manifestation of love for and trust in life; Meaning—feeling of worth and meaning in daily tasks and activities through a sense of purpose and a call for service, even amidst trials and challenges; Transcendence—rising above the separate egoist self into an interconnected fullness; Truth—living in open acceptance, curiosity, and love for all creatures; Serenity—surrendering to Self, Truth, and God peacefully and joyfully; and Inner Directedness—possessing inner freedom aligned with responsible and wise action (Amram,