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1. About spiritual level
2. The scale of spiritual level
3. Spiritual level and spiritual practice
4. How can spiritual level be measured?
4.1 Ego and spiritual level
4.2 Attention to ones own happiness and spiritual level
4.3 Spiritual practice and spiritual level
4.4 Psychological emotion and spiritual level
4.5 Spiritual emotion and spiritual level
5. Some aspects of spiritual level
5.1 Spiritual level and birth
5.2 Can atheists have a higher spiritual level?
5.3 Spiritual level and compatibility
5.4 Spiritual level and access to power in the universe
5.5 Spiritual level as a protection from ghosts (demons, devils, negative energies, etc.)
5.6 Spiritual Level of a mentally challenged person
6. Breakdown of the worlds population in present times by spiritual level
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With increase in ones spiritual level, ones attitude and perspective to life changes dramatically. For example, a person at 30% spiritual level may find it very difficult to
find time in his busy schedule to attend even one spiritual discourse. The same person having the same worldly commitments, after attaining the 40% spiritual level will
easily find time on a regular basis to attend spiritual discourses and regularly study spiritual texts.
A person at a certain spiritual level, e.g. 30% spiritual level can only relate to a person within a few percentage points from him. For example it is very difficult for a
person at the 30% spiritual level to relate to a person at the 40% spiritual level and vice versa.
By the use of the intellect, it is somewhat possible to estimate that another person is slightly ahead of one spiritually; however the estimation would at best be vague.
By use of the intellect it is impossible to identify whether a person is a Saint.
Spiritual level is defined by a number of contributing factors. In the following points we have discussed some of the more important parameters that contribute to a
persons spiritual level and how they vary with spiritual growth.
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At the 20% spiritual level one is very self-centred, self-conscious and only thinks about oneself. As we do spiritual practice our body awareness reduces. We are not
only able to withstand discomfort and suffering but are also able to take praise without letting it go to our head.
For example, an indication of high ego would be if a woman is told that she has put on weight or is looking old and she gets depressed for an elongated period of time.
Another variation of ego is when one does not publicly acknowledge doing spiritual practice as it may alienate him from his peers. In most cases we get a negative
reaction if others point out our mistakes. Not being able to accept mistakes is a sign of ego.
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Examples of attention to their own happiness are replete in an average persons life. They include:
1. Irritation at having to nurse a family member because it means discomfort to oneself.
2. Readiness to attend a spiritual discourse only if it is in the immediate vicinity.
3. Readiness to contribute monetarily to a protest against injustice, but not ready to volunteer one's time and effort due to fear of discomfort.
Another positive outcome of reduced attention to ones own happiness is one becomes more expansive. One whole-heartedly looks for the happiness of others and
society.
Paradoxically even though we attend less to our happiness as we grow spiritually, one of the benefits of growing spiritually is that we get access to greater amounts of
happiness in our lives. The following chart shows the increase in happiness in life experienced both qualitatively and quantitatively as our spiritual level increases. A
Saint experiences Bliss, a superlative state which is far above and beyond happiness.
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A young woman at 20% spiritual level may throw a tantrum because her fringe is cut a centimetre shorter than desired and be immersed in misery for days. The same
young woman after attaining a level of 50% may be stoic even at the news of being diagnosed with an incurable illness like cancer or AIDS.
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A person at the 20% spiritual level may be full of himself and his intellectual skills after sealing a big and prestigious deal. A person at a 50% spiritual level in similar
circumstances will be overwhelmed with spiritual emotion and full of gratitude to God for His kindness in gracing him with the deal.
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If the person at the 20% spiritual level was to lose the deal, he would be full of irritation, jealousy and unhappiness. However the person at the 50% spiritual level in
similar circumstances would still be able to see Gods hand in the situation and understand that the deal has gone to the deserving and he would be thankful to the
Almighty for gracing him with this point of view.
5.5 Spiritual level as a protection from ghosts (demons, devils, negative energies, etc.)
The only sure and sustainable way to insulate ourselves from ghosts (demons, devils, negative energies, etc.) is to grow spiritually. At the 20-30% spiritual level, we are
very vulnerable to an attack from all types of ghosts (demons, devils, negative energies, etc.). At this level, any ghost can possess us as they please as we are not in a
position to benefit from the protection by God.
Please click here to read the full article - How much does spiritual level provide a protective sheath against ghosts (demons, devils, negative energies, etc.)?
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The chart above shows that the majority of present population is at the 20% spiritual level. The present state of the world (which is filled with natural disasters, wars,
drug addictions, marital disharmony and communal violence) is primarily because most of the population and its leaders are at a lower spiritual level. It follows that this
state that the world is in, can only be corrected if the average spiritual level of mankind increases.
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