To find out, take this test, which is adapted from a personality inventory devised by Washington University psychiatrist Robert Cloninger, author of Feeling Good: The Science of Well-Being 1. I often feel so connected to the people around me that it is like there is no separation between us. True False 2. I often do things to help protect animals and plants from extinction. True False 3. I am fascinated by the many things in life that cannot be scientifically explained. True False 4. Often I have unexpected flashes of insight or understanding while relaxing. True False 5. I sometimes feel so connected to nature that everything seems to be part of one living organism. True False 6. I seem to have a "sixth sense" that sometimes allows me to know what is going to happen. True False 7. Sometimes I have felt like I was part of something with no limits or boundaries in time and space. True False 8. I am often called "absent-minded" because I get so wrapped up in what I am doing that I lose track of everything else. True False 9. I often feel a strong sense of unity with all the things around me. True False 10. Even after thinking about something a long time, I have learned to trust my feelings more than my logical reasons. True False 11. I often feel a strong spiritual or emotional connection with all the people around me. True False 12. Often when I am concentrating on something, I lose awareness of the passage of time. True False 13. I have made real personal sacrifices in order to make the world a better place, like trying to prevent war, poverty and injustice. True False 14. I have had experiences that made my role in life so clear to me that I felt very happy and excited. True False 15. I believe that I have experienced extrasensory perception. True False 16. I have had moments of great joy in which I suddenly had a clear, deep feeling of oneness with all that exists. True False 17. Often when I look at an ordinary thing, something wonderful happens. I get the feeling that I am seeing it fresh for the first time. True False 18. I love the blooming of flowers in the spring as much as seeing an old friend again. True False 19. It often seems to other people like I am in another world because I am so completely unaware of things going on around me. True False 20. I believe that miracles happen. True False SCORING: Give yourself one point for each TRUE answer and 0 points for each FALSE answer. 14 and above = highly spiritual, a real mystic; 12-13 = spiritually aware, easily lost in the moment; 8-11 = spiritually average; could develop more spiritual life if desired; 6-7 = a practical empiricist lacking self-transcendence; 1-5 = highly skeptical, resistant to developing spiritual awareness Published in http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101041025/quiz.html with permission from C. Robert Cloninger, Sansone family Center for Well-being, Washington University, St. Louis, Mo. And for Muslims: 10 and above = Sufi understanding of Islam The rest = Mullah understanding of Islam Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
I got 13. It's real good, but I don't really believe in tests... (lots of similar questions:bugeye: ) it says: "12-13=spiritually aware, easily lost in the moment"... easily lost? What does it mean? Did you do the test? What did you have...? I answered false in everything that says: "do you feel oneness or something in everything?" I really "believe" a lot but i don't feel like I am one with all things. Just sometimes I feel something..
