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Spiritual Intelligence^®SM  (SI)  refers to the skills, abilities and behaviors required to

•   develop and maintain a relationship to the  Ultimate Source of   All Being,

•  succeed in the search for meaning in life,

•  find a  moral  and ethical path to help guide us through life, and

•   act out our sense of meaning and values in our personal life and in our interpersonal relationships. 

         The skills and abilities that compose SI are derived from the ten divine Sefirot (pl;  singular= sefirah) or emanations of God that are described in the mystical literature of the Kabbalah. Each sefirah has its own characteristics and  energy (for example, wisdom, love, strength, healing), which is  reflected in every individual.  The descriptions of these characteristics and some of the ways in which you can develop them are described on the Competencies and  Practices pages of our web site. The task of each individual is to develop the optimal expression of each sefirah that will enable him or her to achieve the goals of Spiritual Intelligence described above.

           The  basic skills and abilities of Spiritual Intelligence® are derived from the following ten Sefirot: 

Chachmah - Intuitive Wisdom

Binah - Reasoned Understanding

Da'at  -  Knowing, Will and Intention

Hesed - Compassion and Love

Gevurah - Focused Power and Justice

Tiferet - Healing and Forgiveness

Netzach - Living with Zeal

Hod - Living with Dignity, Empathy and Commitment

Yesod - Creative Connection & Service

Malchut - Kingdom of God / Happiness and Fulfillment/                 Life with Optimal Spiritual Intelligence