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Benefits of Spirituality

Benefits of Spirituality. The Need For the Spirituality. Western countries have reached summit of material advancement. Luxurious Houses. Skyscraper Buildings. Jet Planes. Latest methods of communication. Modern Advanced Society. …some hidden facts. ALWAYS ON RISE. Violence.

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Benefits of Spirituality

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  1. Benefits of Spirituality

  2. The Need For the Spirituality

  3. Western countries have reached summit of material advancement

  4. Luxurious Houses

  5. Skyscraper Buildings

  6. Jet Planes

  7. Latestmethods of communication

  8. Modern AdvancedSociety

  9. …some hidden facts

  10. ALWAYS ON RISE Violence Unemployment DrugAddiction Murder Corruption Suicide Divorce Mental stress Rape

  11. Communal Violence

  12. Public Unrest

  13. Wars

  14. Terrorism

  15. Steadily increasing every year.

  16. Time Magazine Poll 1st: Crime 2nd: Lack of Morality The main problems of the society today ?

  17. USGOVINFO.COM U.S. prisonpopulation

  18. Gun Sales in America

  19. Murders A phenomenal 124% rise

  20. Average number of reported rape cases in South Africa in a year 33,000

  21. Before finishing school an average child watches 100,000 acts of violence 8,000 murders

  22. Number of Drug users in European Union 7.4 million Number of serious drug addictsin European Union 1.8 million

  23. No. of divorces per 100 marriages US 55 Canada 45 Denmark 40

  24. Av. number of suicides in Japan every year 22,500 Approx. number of attempted suicides in US in a year 650,000

  25. BangaloreNo.1 suicide city of India Can you guess the number of reported suicides in Bangalore for the year 2000? 1,938

  26. Are we really advancingin right direction ?

  27. Why is there much chaos & confusion in society?

  28. Many times we are bogged down by

  29. Depression • Stress • Self-centeredness • Anger • Lust

  30. In spite of all this advancement, men are • dissatisfied • full of anxiety • stressed • depressed & above all unhappy

  31. WHY ?

  32. So what should we do ?

  33. Practice Spirituality

  34. What is spirituality?

  35. Spirituality can be defined as…… • the state or quality of being dedicated to spiritual things or values, especially as contrasted with material or temporal ones • to spirit or sacred matters; (b) being connected to the essence of self, others and life; (c) an experience of coming home to self and connecting to others • is the experience or relationship with the empowering source of ultimate value, purpose and meaning of human life producing healing and hope, and is articulated in diverse beliefs and practices of individuals and communities

  36. Spirituality as per Gita Spirituality can be defined as a process by which we can attain the real happiness in all aspects of our life

  37. Spirituality is a universal term and is practiced in various religions in the world in various ways. But the essence of all the practices is the same – Attain love of God.

  38. THE 3 Q’s • IQ – Intelligence Quotient • EQ – Emotional Quotient • SQ – Spiritual Quotient

  39. IQ Higher a person’s IQ – the theory went – the higher their intelligence.

  40. Progressive understanding of the functioning of intelligence led to an understanding of ‘Emotional Quotient’ or EQ

  41. EQ – A General Definition EQ gives us awareness of our own and other person’s feelings.

  42. EQ is an array of skills that influences one’s ability to succeed in coping with environmental demands and pressures.

  43. In mid-1990s, research of many neuroscientists and psychologists showed that EQ is of equal importance.

  44. It is now believed that EQ is a basic requirement for the effective use of IQ.

  45. SQ

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