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From Secular Spirituality
I think you may be right in what you have said in this article. However there will be many people who will not agree with you.
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As you point out, many people will disagree with what I have written here about the meaning of the word “spiritual.” However, it’s worth noting that such disagreement is likely to be based on unverifiable beliefs of a religious nature. This site is for the many millions of people who do agree, and who will agree, once they get to read this.
This site is addressed particularly to those who suffer agonies of meaninglessness. This is a common reaction to the materialist world view of contemporary science [1]. Religious belief and materialist science represent the two alternatives that have monopolised the options in mainstream western culture for centuries. Consequently, millions of people who reject religion are forced to live with the dispiriting presumptions of materialist science. Thus are human beings reduced in significance to the condition of random atoms, bereft of ultimate meaning and purpose. This is a deep heart wound of contemporary world culture which spiritual intelligence heals.
The SQ paradigm is based on the science of the soul [2]. SQ unites body, mind, and soul experientially, without relying on religious belief. As a secular method of access to the soul, SQ therefore represents a new paradigm of spirituality, in the language of the third millennium. Belief in the soul informs the language of the first millennium. Rejection of the soul by materialist science informs the language of the second millennium. A synthesis of the first two millennia informs the language of the third millennium, represented by the science of the soul [3].
The spiritual dimension of intelligence is already recognised by many, even among scientists [4]. However, any new paradigm meets with opposition at first from the status quo. But ultimately resistance becomes futile. It’s like arguing against the tide coming in. SQ is already emerging as the next stage in evolution of collective consciousness [5]. As a synthesis of modern science and ancient spirituality, SQ represents the culmination of millennia of evolution. In the words of Victor Hugo: “There is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come.”
Human Operating System
3Q Training
As a powerful combination of three principal dimensions of intelligence, 3Q represents IQ and EQ in association with SQ. Studies in neuroscience reveal that the experience of spiritual intelligence is correlated with hemispheric synchronisation and whole brain activation. The resulting whole-brain coherence optimises brain function and replaces the ego (the false self) with the soul (consciousness itself, the true self) by shifting from the object-pole of attention to the subject-pole of attention, which results in greater fulfilment, increased creativity, sharpened intuition, more empathy and compassion, and improved performance on a wide range of work skills and life skills. If you want to learn more, there is a Course on 3Q Training here.
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The SQ paradigm is based on a synthesis combining the wisdom of ancient spiritual traditions with the findings of modern science, as summarised in this article here.
How to Experience Spiritual Intelligence [Video]
Spiritual intelligence is easy to experience. We all experience SQ spontaneously at times. But spontaneous moments of SQ are rare and unpredictable. Therefore it’s important to know how to experience SQ intentionally. When you can engage your spiritual intelligence voluntarily, at any time of your own choosing, SQ becomes your most powerful personal resource. This video provides step-by-step instructions on how to activate SQ intentionally. Watch the video here.
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Spiritual Intelligence is a higher dimension of intelligence beyond the ego that has access to the advanced capabilities of the true self. This Course is based on secular spirituality not on religious beliefs. Consequently, the methodology used to activate spiritual intelligence is not founded on articles of faith but on experience and knowledge, backed by evidence from related fields of scientific research. Certified Practitioners are provided with the training materials to coach their clients in spiritual intelligence, and conduct workshops in spiritual intelligence for leaders and organisations, and for the general public.
As the intelligence of the true self beyond the ego, spiritual intelligence (SQ) has many benefits that exceed the scope of intellectual intelligence (IQ) and emotional intelligence (EQ). Spiritual intelligence relieves anxiety and depression and the extreme pain of meaninglessness and despair that is often associated with ego states of awareness. Freedom from ego, as experienced with SQ, grants wisdom and clarity of vision, combined with more empathy and compassion, which increases creativity and intuition, and results in greater personal fulfilment and better performance on important life skills and work skills. Spiritual intelligence therefore represents the most powerful resource for personal and professional growth and fulfilment.
Widespread adoption of spiritual intelligence as a personal code of conduct raises the standard of accountability in collective governance, in response to public demand. When standards in governments and corporations are based on spiritual intelligence, the energy of love will turn into a social and political force, as never before in history. Public training in spiritual intelligence therefore heralds a new era of human rights and social justice, which form the foundation for global cooperative community, shared prosperity, and world peace.
As a 3Q Practitioner you will be equipped to introduce spiritual intelligence in the context of contemporary secular culture, and contribute to the next stage in the evolution of collective consciousness. When a tipping point is reached, the emerging next stage of collective consciousness will result in global transformation, founded not on beliefs of any sort, or on government control, or on mass media narratives enforced by censorship of contrary views, but founded instead on the inherent qualities of consciousness itself, such as love, wisdom, and peace, which everyone can experience by activating their spiritual intelligence.
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