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Spiritual Intelligence

Spiritual Intelligence. Overview. Recap of last session What is intelligence Intelligence Quotient IQ Intelligence and Mind – Tug of war Emotional Quotient EQ Spiritual Quotient SQ Achieving SQ through Bhakti Yoga. Recap of last session. Multiple thoughts inside mind

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Spiritual Intelligence

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  1. Spiritual Intelligence

  2. Overview • Recap of last session • What is intelligence • Intelligence Quotient IQ • Intelligence and Mind – Tug of war • Emotional Quotient EQ • Spiritual Quotient SQ • Achieving SQ through Bhakti Yoga

  3. Recap of last session • Multiple thoughts inside mind • Achieving concentration through will power • How Bhakti Yoga helps in concentration

  4. Understanding the hierarchy Driver - Intelligence Reins - Mind Passenger - Soul Horses - Senses

  5. Understanding the hierarchy Soul is the passenger of material body Intelligence is the driver Mind is the driving instrument (reins) Senses are the horses

  6. What is intelligence • The capacity to acquire and apply knowledge • The faculty of thought and reason American Heritage dictionary • Refers to the power to analyse things in their proper perspective • Decision maker based on knowledge

  7. What is intelligence • Discriminate - proposal made by the mind – beneficial or harmful • Knowledge refers to understanding what is spirit and what is matter • Measures or classifications • Intelligence Quotient • Emotional Intelligence • Spiritual Intelligence

  8. Intelligence Quotient • A score derived from a set of standardized tests • Measures a person’s cognitive ability in relation to their age group

  9. Intelligence and Mind – tug of war

  10. Intelligence and Mind – tug of war • When intelligence is stronger • Reason prevails • Decisions are made after due thought process • Less prone to make impulsive judgements • When mind is stronger • Feelings and emotions are more prominent • Decisions are made without much thought • More chances of making mistakes

  11. Emotional Intelligence • A type of social intelligence • Ability to monitor one’s own and others’ emotions • Use the information to guide one’s thinking and actions

  12. Sequence of events – failing intelligence • Contemplate on the objects of senses • Attachment develops • From such attachment strong desire to enjoy arises • When the strong desire to enjoy fails anger arises

  13. Sequence of events – failing intelligence • From anger complete delusion arises • From delusion memory is bewildered • When memory is bewildered intelligence is lost  • When intelligence is lost one gets into material consciousness

  14. Spiritual intelligence • Used to solve real problems of life • Birth, disease, old age and death • Helps you understand • Who you are • Why are you suffering • Why was I born • What is the meaning of my life

  15. Getting Spiritual Intelligence through Bhakti Yoga • With intelligence seek out the position of soul • Bringing the mind back from wandering • Strengthen the mind by use of intelligence • Engage mind in God consciousness • Acquire spiritual knowledge

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