Emotions – II ; Pujya Gurudev

Intelligence vs Emotions 

=Pt.ShriRam Sharma Acharya

Emotional Maturity, Values and Spirituality:It is well known that emotions trigger impulse to act and the tendency to act is implicit in every emotion. Seven prime emotions, namely anger, fear, happiness, love, surprise, disgust, and, sadness – each prepares the body and also the rational (or so called ‘intelligent’ mind) for a different kind of response. Emotions guide us to face danger, painful loss, perseverance, bonding with a mate; building a family, etc. In short, emotions are the core of our sensitivity as human beings.

However, emotional excitement, be that of any kind, is undesirable. For example, emotional explosion leads to brutal crimes; excessive sorrow puts one into depression; laughter due to over-joy is also an explosion of emotions and may lead to emergencies. Growing violence, selfishness, meanness of spirit and deterioration of other factors affecting personal and social values have intensified the need for improved Emotional Intelligence of the common man today.

Emotional Intelligence ^[2] pertains to self-control, zeal and persistence, the ability to motivate oneself, one’s character, sentiments and moral instincts. Prime sign of emotional wisdom is emotional honesty: being real and true to self. It builds personal power, awareness, inner guidance, respect, responsibilities and connection. Emotional fitness implies being clear and getting along with circumstances and people under different circumstances. This is why it is so important in personal and professional management. Its immediate benefits include authenticity and hence social respect, resilience without compromising with values, ability of constructive discontent, initiation and renewal of trusting relationships . 

Emotional Depth enables knowing one’s own emotions and controlling them, recognizing emotions in others and controlling them. It is therefore referred as ‘ reaching down and stepping up’. It builds core character, potential, integrity, purpose, influence without authority, applied integrity, commitment, unique and high purpose, self-motivated evolution.

What is rightly termed by modern thinkers ^[2] as emotional alchemy includes sensing opportunity, competing for future, (in a righteous way?), opportunity sensing, creating suitable future, ability of natural situational transformation, reflective time-shifting, and adaptive decision making (Fluid Intelligence). Further advancement of EI arises with spiritual refinement and endows one with the faculties of emotional feedback based intuition, emotional intuition, intuitive emotional energy, intuitive flow, intuitive innovation, and intuitive intelligence.

Self-inspired adoption of ethical norms, transmutation of personal value system and expansion of social values for the welfare of all are successive outcomes of progress in emotional intelligence.

Thanks GOD, Thanks Sadguru,

Shiv Sharma