Spiritual intelligence is emerging as a new paradigm of intelligence, with applications in numerous fields. The top ten features of spiritual intelligence are summarised below.
Top Ten Features of Spiritual Intelligence
1. Secular Spirituality
As an innate dimension of intelligence, SQ represents a secular form of spirituality that everyone can access. SQ methodology is a faith-neutral form of spiritual practice that is consistent with contemporary secular culture, while still being compatible with religious belief. More..
2. Emotional Balance
Spiritual intelligence pre-empts and remedies emotional reactivity, and restores emotional balance. By activating the qualities and capabilities of the higher self (or the soul), spiritual intelligence prevents emotional reactions from taking over. SQ thus restores equanimity. More..
3. Fulfilment
Spiritual intelligence brings to life a deeper sense of meaning and purpose, by virtue of the qualities and capabilities of the soul, in the form of wisdom, compassion, integrity, joy, love, creativity, and peace. Consequently spiritual intelligence is the means of personal and professional success and fulfilment. More..
4. High Performance
It’s important to note that SQ increases EQ and improves IQ performance. In addition, SQ activates whole-brain capabilities that exceed the sum of the part-brain capabilities represented by IQ and EQ. Spiritual intelligence therefore results in high performance. More..
5. Productivity Growth
Spiritual intelligence introduces the next evolution in corporate training. High performers draw from a deeper source of meaning and purpose, beyond the traditional rewards of money, status and power. As a contemporary means of deploying spiritual capabilities, SQ training therefore represents the next step-up in productivity growth. More..
6. Human Rights
The twin poles of attention represent the basic operating system of human awareness. Knowing how to navigate between the twin poles of attention, from ego to soul, is essential for quality of life. Consequently, SQ represents necessary knowledge for everybody. Education in spiritual intelligence is therefore a fundamental human right. More..
7. Scientific Foundations
The evidence for spiritual intelligence is well established. The evidence is derived from two sources: firstly, direct personal experience; and secondly, findings in multiple scientific fields. With the addition of recent evidence from neuroscience, spiritual intelligence has now been corroborated by findings in four independent fields of scientific research. More..
8. Ancient and Modern
The SQ paradigm redefines traditional forms of spirituality in secular evidence-based terms, as confirmed by findings in contemporary scientific research. SQ therefore represents the meeting of ancient wisdom and modern science. More..
9. Global Sustainability
The shared exercise of SQ is the foundation of social justice and environmental responsibility. The sustainability of the world community therefore depends on our individual and collective spiritual intelligence. Consequently, education in spiritual intelligence is a global imperative. More..
10. Third Millennium Paradigm
The emergence of secular spirituality based on spiritual intelligence represents a new paradigm that supersedes the first millennium paradigm (theism) and the second millennium paradigm (materialism). As the next stage in the evolution of collective consciousness, SQ therefore represents the new paradigm of the third millennium. More..
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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3Q Practitioner Training Course
Do you want to accelerate your own personal and spiritual growth, and teach others to do the same? The 3Q Practitioner Training Course trains and certifies Spiritual Intelligence Practitioners.
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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