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What Is Spiritual Intelligence?

FRANCES VAUGHAN, Ph.D., is a psychologist in private practice in Mill Valley, California, and author of several books integrating psychological and spiritual development. 1-Icr most recent book; Shadows of the Sacred: Seeing Through Spiritual Illusions, draws on many years of experience as a practitioner of humanistic and transpersonal psychology and explores issues that individuals encounter o...

Spiritual intelligence

 There has been presented different views on spiritual intelligence. In this paper some considerations on the views, the findings of some studies on the effects of spiritual intelligence in individual and social life, its place in religious teachings, some of its qualities and methods of supporting and its distinction with common intelligence have been studied. Key words: intelligence, spiritua...

The Experience of Spiritual Intelligence

This paper focuses on spirituality as part of a broad understanding of intelligence and the inquiry into human abilities. Based on a theistic approach, spiritual intelligence is perceived as an ability to understand the world and oneself through God-centeredness and to adapt one’s life accordingly. It is a basic ability that shapes and directs all other abilities. Relying on the personal experi...

Emotional Intelligence and Spiritual Development

Recent studies of the emotional brain have opened new doors to the understanding of human behavior, character development, relationships, happiness and well being. Recent research has shown that the development of “emotional brain” is dependent on “relationship,” initially parent and child relations. Aside from an individual’s relation with the parents, the human mind has been engaged historica...

Spiritual Intelligence and High Risk Behaviors

Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education: It is necessary to design some treatments and evaluate them based on the components of spiritual intelligence, in accordance with social – cultural situations and the type of disorder. Since this item is useful both for prevention and improvement of the health level, it's deserving that the researchers and therapists explore thi...

Emotional Intelligence and Spiritual Well-Being