Spiritual Quotient - the Missing Link in Business and Enterprise

The following is based on notes I scribbled during the talk on Spiritual Quotient (SQ) by the Brahman Kumaris sisters on the 7th June 2007 at Le Meridien, Singapore.

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Om Shanti.

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'Spiritual Quotient' is an aspect of self which knows how to live the life of meaning and purpose.

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We are all born with Intelligence Quotient (IQ) which helps us with logical thinking, to develop our career and absorb scientific knowledge. We also have Emotional Quotient (EQ) which makes us aware of our feelings and the feelings of others. EQ enable us to know whether a person is fearful, worrisome, angry, happy, elated...etc.

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We develop this further and we discover SQ, to really feel what we are truly happy with.

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We are human beings, but more so, we are spiritual beings. To develop a sweet nature, we need spirituality - the universal love and brotherhood. It is only through natural love for others that relationships can improve.

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SQ helps us to follow our conscience and use our time and energy in a worthwhile manner, in a society where there is greed.

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We all like to experience love, peace and happiness, but many of us experience only temporary happiness and not permanent happiness.

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Why?

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We experience temporary happiness because our foundations for happiness are temporary - based on physical facilities and 'perishables'. Therefore results are temporary. Perishable attributes cannot give permanent happinesss. To get permanent happiness, we need to know what is eternal and who is the real self in this perishable body.

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Do you know there is imperishable energy inside your body?

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If you do, then you should express yourself as the imperishable energy or soul. We can check our daily conversations to see how much of it is connected with the perishable body.

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If our mind is eternal, then we shouldn't feel tension in our lives. With SQ, we would be aware of our creator. We feel tense because we have forgotten that we are the children of God.

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In business, we need two important actions, that is, to discern and to judge. SQ will come in useful. To enhance our SQ, we need clear concentration of intellect, and thus be connected to God.

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Why can't we concentrate?

You will understand if you use your divine intellect. If we are fully connected to God, then negavity cannot come inside us.

Tension only arises because of our wrong identification with the body. If you have tension, then I invite you to pay attention to God. Concentrate your thoughts on God and your tension will disappear. Much as to remove darkness from this room, you cannot take darkness out. But when you bring in the light, the darkness will automatically disappear.

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I am sure many of you are good business people. But your business is only good for this birth. Start doing business with God. When you do business with God, you give Him all the rubbish, and you get back Love, Peace and Happiness, that will last eternally.

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For this, you need to connect with God. You have to concentrate, and the concentration is meditation.

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