Understanding Life’s Purpose
Brain has three distinct processing modes, called serial, parallel and synchronous. Serial processing is associated with intelligence quotient functions in the left brain. Parallel processing is associated with emotional quotient functions in the right brain and synchronous processing is associated with spiritual quotient functions in the whole brain.
About 40Hz oscillations propagate across the whole brain synchronously, and are associated with conscious attention and the state of presence. By linking part-brain functions from both hemispheres; namely, intelligence quotient, emotional quotient and spiritual quotient into the integrated field of the whole brain, 40Hz synchronous oscillations connect mind, self and world into a meaningful whole. Consequently, 40Hz oscillations constitute the neural basis for spiritual quotient.
Neuroscience confirms that spiritual intelligence is hard-wired. But spiritual quotient circuitry remains largely dormant and undeveloped unless it’s actually used. Random moments of spiritual quotient occur spontaneously, but not often enough to be useful. Therefore, it is important to know how to activate your spiritual quotient intentionally. This converts spiritual quotient from a random fleeting experience into most valuable personal resource.
The neural pathways are highly malleable. New pathways grow quickly in adult as well as infant brains. Neural pathways are strengthened by using them. For example, taxi drivers have an enlarged part of the brain that deals with direction-finding, and violin players have an enlarged brain area that deals with the left hand, but not with the right hand. This reflects the extra use required to control the left hand on the strings, compared to the right hand holding the bow. The use of spiritual quotient over time likewise evolves a brain optimized for spiritual quotient.
The spiritual brain is optimized neurologically for spiritual quotient. The default setting of attention in the spiritual quotient brain is at the subject pole, not the object pole. The spiritual quotient brain therefore replaces the ego with the soul, both as the governor of intelligence quotient and emotional quotient, and as the seat of personal identity. The spiritual quotient brain uses intelligence quotient and emotional quotient to express the qualities of the soul, which are experienced in moments of presence, in the form of wisdom, compassion, integrity, joy, love, creativity, and peace.
Neuroscience has identified the particular type of brain processing that corresponds to spiritual experiences. The spiritual quotient paradigm combines neuroscientific evidence with findings from psychoanalysis and with evidence from cognitive and transpersonal psychology. The resulting inter-disciplinary synthesis reveals that spiritual experiences as detected neurologically are associated with a particular sense of self, distinct from the ego that corresponds with the traditional religious notion of the soul, in terms of qualities, capabilities, and self-identity. The spiritual quotient paradigm represents the neuro-psychology of the soul.
According to traditional religious beliefs, the incarnation of the soul is a supernatural event. But the spiritual quotient paradigm identifies the incarnation of the soul not as a supernatural event, but as a psycho-physical process, by means of which the brain is optimized neurologically for spiritual quotient, thereby shifting the seat of self-identity from ego to soul. Intentional use of spiritual quotient develops spiritual quotient brain circuitry, until the default setting of attention shifts from the object-pole to the subject-pole, thus replacing the ego with the soul, both as the seat of personal identity, and as the governor of intelligence quotient and emotional quotient. The spiritual quotient brain therefore represents the incarnation of the soul.
Human evolution is not primarily about modifying the shape of the human body, but evolving the brain to a higher level of functioning. Spiritual quotient represents the next level of functioning beyond intelligence quotient and emotional quotient. The spiritual quotient-optimized brain therefore represents the direction of human evolution. Consequently, human evolution is now under our conscious direction.
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