Description
Contemplation and spiritual intelligence
Book summary
At a time when neuroscience is expanding our understanding of the mind, José Luis Vázquez proposes a profound reflection on an essential human faculty: spiritual intelligence. This study explores how this often relegated capacity constitutes a direct path toward contemplation. The reader will find a rigorous and accessible analysis that connects new theories about the brain with ancient wisdom, offering an integrative perspective for personal and spiritual development.
What is it about?
The work departs from contemporary research on multiple intelligences to focus on a specific dimension: spiritual intelligence. The author not only defines it but positions it as a bridge to the contemplative experience. Throughout its pages, he breaks down how this intelligence allows us to transcend the merely rational and connect with a deeper reality. It is, therefore, an essay that invites us to rediscover contemplation not as a passive act, but as an active exercise of intelligence in its fullest sense.
Main themes
- Nature and definition of spiritual intelligence as a distinct human capacity.
- The relationship between new neuroscientific theories and the contemplative tradition.
- Contemplation as an active process and a path of knowledge.
- The role of spirituality in the integral development of the person.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at readers interested in psychology, philosophy, and spirituality, as well as those seeking a deeper understanding of their own interiority. It is especially useful for people who wish to integrate the findings of modern science with classic contemplative practices, without falling into dogmatism.
What this book offers
- An updated and well-founded vision of spiritual intelligence, far from superficial approaches.
- A theoretical framework for understanding contemplation as an intellectual, rather than merely emotional, capacity.
- Keys to connecting the scientific knowledge of the brain with spiritual experience.
- A reflection that invites practice and personal development from an integrative perspective.
Technical details
- Author: Jose Luis Vazquez
- Publisher: Fundacion Emmanuel Mounier
- Language: Spanish
- Collection: SINERGIA
- Publication date: January 2013
- Number of pages: 115
- Weight: 120 g
Editorial review
This is a concise yet content-dense work that addresses a topic of growing interest with seriousness. Its main value lies in bridging the gap between cognitive science and the spiritual tradition, offering the reader a tool to understand and cultivate their own spiritual intelligence. It is a recommended read for those seeking a rigorous and reflective approach, free from passing trends, to integral human development.