What’s your spiritual IQ?

It’s the secret weapon that will help you cope with the hassles of life. Here’s how to put spiritual intelligence to work for you.

　Her ex had done it again. After missing their 10-year-old daughter’s dance recital, he showed up the following day with a bouquet of roses. "My first impulse was to tear into him," admits my friend Jennie. Then some phrases popped into her mind: "He loves her. She needs him. Let it be." Taking a deep breath, she listened to this inner voice and said, "Natalie’s going to love the flowers." And for at least one brief, shining moment, there was a little more peace on earth.
什么是你的精神智商?

对付生活烦扰的一个秘密武器。以下几点教你如何将精神智商运用到工作中去。

她前夫又一次失约了。他没能参加他们10岁女儿的舞蹈演出会，第二天，他带着一束玫瑰来看她们。我的朋友詹妮承认说："我第一个冲动就是批评他。"但是接着闪入脑海的却是："他是爱女儿的。女儿需要他。算了吧。"深吸一口气，她以此宽慰自己说："纳塔利会喜欢这些花的。"至少在那一短暂、轻松的时刻，世上多了一份和睦。

What happened? Without consciously realizing why or how, Jennie had reached beyond reason to a deeper level of understanding, a newly recognized way of knowing that psychologists have dubbed "spiritual intelligence." Our spiritual intelligence quotient, or SQ, helps us understand ourselves, and live fuller, happier lives.

Spiritual intelligence is the capacity to sense, understand and tap in to the highest part of ourselves, of others and of the world around us. This source of inner serenity may be our best defense against the hassles that barrage us every day.
发生了什么情况呢？原来不知不觉间，詹妮已经超越理智进入到理解的深层次了，即心理学家称之为"精神智商"的一个刚被公认的认知方法。我们的精神智商，或SQ，帮助我们了解自我，生活得更充实，更幸福。

精神智商是一种能力，可以感受、理解并触及最深的自我、他人及我们周遭的世界。这种内心深处的宁静可能是我们抵御日常困扰的最佳能力。

　While we’ re all born with SQ, most of us aren’t even aware that we have it. Fortunately, you don’t have to sign up for classes to learn how to enhance your SQ. Here are some simple steps that can lead you to this new level of understanding:

Sit Quietly. The process of cultivating spiritual intelligence begins in solitude and silence. Most spiritual traditions involve an inner wisdom. To tune in to its whisper, you have to turn down the volume in your busy, noisy, complicated life and force yourself to do nothing at all. Start small by creating islands of silence in your day. In the car, instead of reaching for the radio dial, use the time to reflect. At work, shut the door to your office between meetings, take a few deep breaths and let them out very, very slowly. Savor the stillness in your home after the kids are finally in bed.
虽然我们生来就有精神智商，但大多数人并没有意识到它的存在。有幸的是，你不必报名去学习如何加强你的精神智商。以下几个简单的方法就可帮你达到理解的新境界：

静坐培养 精神智商可从独处和静默开始。精神上的信仰大多需要心灵的智慧。要听到心灵的细语就要放慢节奏，使纷繁嘈杂的生活平静下来，迫使自己放下一切事务。逐渐为每一天创造一段安静的时间。在开车时，用一些时间思考，而不是打开收音机。在工作时，不妨利用会议间歇关上办公室的门，深吸几口气，然后缓缓地呼出。在家里，孩子上床后，独自细细地品位一下家里的宁静。