SPIRITUAL INTELLIGENCE
Spiritual intelligence is the highest form of intelligence which provokes characteristic and capabilities of true self which are expressed in the way of wisdom, compassion, integrity creativity and peace. Spiritual intelligence give a deep awareness of meaning of life , purpose and nourished many important life and work skills (Sqi.com) Spiritual intelligence is the expression of innate spiritual qualities through your thoughts, actions and attitude, says Brahmakumari Shivan says that spiritual; intelligence is the expression of spiritual qualities through thinking, behavior and attitudes (Schweitz, A 2007)
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Varma, A. (2011, March 26). What is spiritual intelligence? - Times of India. Retrieved June 26, 2017, …show more content…
(n.d.). BKs in the UK. Retrieved June 27, 2017, from http://brahmakumaris.uk/
Gardner, Howard, (January 2000) A case against Spiritual Intelligence, the international journal for the psychology of religion, Volume 10, Issue 1, pp. 27-34
Gardner has described three component of spiritual intelligence. First one is “Existential intelligence” which explains issues of existence or thinking about existential issues. Second is achieving a state of spiritual experience, and third is social aspect which is relating with other people to fullfill their lives. These three states can be described in the following way.
Robert Emmons has argued that to be called intelligence one construct must achieve criteria for intelligence which already determined and it should not be part of personality trait or every day usual behaving. He also explain it in more functional way and has defined it as a method of using spiritual information to solve daily problems. He also described four skill or abilities for Spiritual intelligence which are 1. ability to use spiritual information to solve problem.2. ability to achieve higher states of consciousness 3.The ability to sanctify every day experience 4. Ability to look beyond from physical and material …show more content…
She described it as intelligence relates to inner life of mind while having its relationship with the world. It is the ability to deeply contemplate upon existential issues and getting insight into multiple levels of consciousness. She also explains that the basic purpose of SQ is awareness not only self awareness but also with our immaterial part , with other human being and to earth including all other living things.
Vaughan, F. (2003): What is Spiritual Intelligence? Journal of Humanistic Psychology, Sage Publications.
Vol. 42, No. 2. 16-33.
Mayers used higher consciousness terminology instead of Spiriual intelligence .He mentioned that we label something intelligence to become it more sacred in public eyes. He called it mental ability of heightened consciousness which yet is not able to call intelligence and needed further research. He described characteristic of this higher conscious which are 1. Attending to the unity of world and transcending one’s existence 2.Willfully entering into higher states of spiritual experience 3.Attending to the sacred in everyday activities , events and relationship . 4. Structuring consciousness so that problems in living are seen in the
Spiritual intelligence is the highest form of intelligence which provokes characteristic and capabilities of true self which are expressed in the way of wisdom, compassion, integrity creativity and peace. Spiritual intelligence give a deep awareness of meaning of life , purpose and nourished many important life and work skills (Sqi.com) Spiritual intelligence is the expression of innate spiritual qualities through your thoughts, actions and attitude, says Brahmakumari Shivan says that spiritual; intelligence is the expression of spiritual qualities through thinking, behavior and attitudes (Schweitz, A 2007)
Refrences
Varma, A. (2011, March 26). What is spiritual intelligence? - Times of India. Retrieved June 26, 2017, …show more content…
(n.d.). BKs in the UK. Retrieved June 27, 2017, from http://brahmakumaris.uk/
Gardner, Howard, (January 2000) A case against Spiritual Intelligence, the international journal for the psychology of religion, Volume 10, Issue 1, pp. 27-34
Gardner has described three component of spiritual intelligence. First one is “Existential intelligence” which explains issues of existence or thinking about existential issues. Second is achieving a state of spiritual experience, and third is social aspect which is relating with other people to fullfill their lives. These three states can be described in the following way.
Robert Emmons has argued that to be called intelligence one construct must achieve criteria for intelligence which already determined and it should not be part of personality trait or every day usual behaving. He also explain it in more functional way and has defined it as a method of using spiritual information to solve daily problems. He also described four skill or abilities for Spiritual intelligence which are 1. ability to use spiritual information to solve problem.2. ability to achieve higher states of consciousness 3.The ability to sanctify every day experience 4. Ability to look beyond from physical and material …show more content…
She described it as intelligence relates to inner life of mind while having its relationship with the world. It is the ability to deeply contemplate upon existential issues and getting insight into multiple levels of consciousness. She also explains that the basic purpose of SQ is awareness not only self awareness but also with our immaterial part , with other human being and to earth including all other living things.
Vaughan, F. (2003): What is Spiritual Intelligence? Journal of Humanistic Psychology, Sage Publications.
Vol. 42, No. 2. 16-33.
Mayers used higher consciousness terminology instead of Spiriual intelligence .He mentioned that we label something intelligence to become it more sacred in public eyes. He called it mental ability of heightened consciousness which yet is not able to call intelligence and needed further research. He described characteristic of this higher conscious which are 1. Attending to the unity of world and transcending one’s existence 2.Willfully entering into higher states of spiritual experience 3.Attending to the sacred in everyday activities , events and relationship . 4. Structuring consciousness so that problems in living are seen in the