What Is Intelligence and How Does It Relate to Awareness?

"What is intelligence and how does it relate to awareness? When someone is described as having a bright mind, what makes one mind more creative and analytically capable than another? Rupert says: ‘Pure intelligence before it has been formulated is pure consciousness. And then when pure consciousness is formulated as a thought, it becomes what we call intelligence. What distinguishes it as intelligence would be the extent to which the presumption of separation is absent in the thought. To that extent, the thought is intelligent. An intelligent mind would be one that’s used in the service of unity, in the service of love and understanding, rather than separation. Such an intelligent mind wouldn’t necessarily be a well-educated mind or a sophisticated mind. It could be a very simple mind that expressed itself in very simple unsophisticated terms. But if that mind expressed unity in however simple terms it may do so, it would be a truly intelligent mind.’"

From event 30 August - 06 September, 2025 Seven-Day Retreat at Mandali, 30 August–6 September 2025

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