What Spirituality Isn’t
A popular notion about spirituality, widely held among members of the general public, as well as by some spiritual practitioners themselves, is that being “spiritual” is all about the ability to tune into the unseen world, the metaphysical or esoteric dimension of reality. However, spirituality is not essentially about being sensitive to subtle or esoteric levels of energy. This is a misunderstanding about the nature of spirituality. This false idea continues to cause a great deal of confusion and mis-directed effort. This popular mis-conception therefore stands in need of correction.
What Spirituality Is
Rather than shifting from the gross material plane of reality and having different experiences of greater subtlety, spirituality is about something else. It’s about what you are being, in relation to any plane of reality, whether gross or subtle. Spirituality is about being the soul instead of being the ego. Ultimately the soul is transcended in transcendental intelligence. However, the shift from ego to soul represents the first stage of realisation.
The Soul
The soul is located at the opposite pole of attention to the ego. The qualities of the soul are the native qualities of consciousness itself, which are experienced at the subject-pole of attention in moments of presence, in the form of peace, compassion, joy, love, wisdom, and creativity. However, the experience of these spiritual qualities of the soul may or may not include sensitivity to esoteric dimensions of reality. That depends partly on an individual’s temperament and constitution.
Esoteric
The esoteric dimensions of reality are the subtle planes of energy prior to the gross observable world (as used in ESP, for example, telepathy, telekinesis, remote sensing, aura reading, and other forms of extra-sensory perception). These subtle forms of energy are analogous to the atomic and subatomic levels of energy underlying our everyday experience of material objects. However, sensitivity to subtle planes of energy can also be used by the ego. Therefore, contrary to popular opinion, experiences of esoteric subtle energies cannot be equated with spirituality.
Spiritual Life
Conversely, it’s possible to live a spiritual life and never have an esoteric experience. You can still experience the spiritual qualities of the soul, in the form of peace, compassion, joy, love, wisdom, and creativity, even if you never glimpse an aura, or have visions, or any other sort of ESP. It’s important to be clear on this, otherwise a lot of time can be spent seeking esoteric experiences, in the mistaken belief that they represent spiritual growth.
Misconception
The popular misconception that esoteric experiences are the hallmark of spirituality mis-directs many seekers of truth, and can lead to self-delusion. When the ego is in charge, esoteric experiences are claimed by the ego as it’s property, and used to build an edifice of self-importance at the object-pole of attention. This is pseudo-spirituality, because the ego is still running the show.
Attention
So it’s important not to confuse your poles of attention! That’s why the SQ Education Program is about learning to experience yourself at the subject-pole of attention, instead of merely adding more experiences, however subtle or esoteric, to your vast store of experiences at the object-pole of attention. The shift in identification to the subject-pole of attention activates spiritual intelligence.
Spiritual Intelligence
Consequently, being “spiritual” is not about having subtle experiences instead of gross experiences at the object-pole of attention. Being “spiritual” is about being the soul at the subject-pole of attention, regardless of what sort of experiences you are having, esoteric or not, at the object-pole of attention. Being “spiritual” therefore means being the soul in relation to whatever you experience. That means using your spiritual intelligence all the time.
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 [ref]. Consequently, coaching in 3Q trains the whole brain. The resulting whole-brain coherence optimises brain function and replaces the ego with the soul by shifting identification from the object-pole to the subject-pole of attention via the SQ portal, 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. For information about the 3Q Training Course, click HERE
Sources
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
References
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. The methodology used in the Course is secular not religious. Consequently, the methodology is not based on belief but on experience and knowledge, and is 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.
For more information about the 3Q Practitioner Training Course, click HERE
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