Book Title: Family and Nation
Author(s): Mahapragna Acharya, A P J Abdulkalam
Publisher: Harper Publications India

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________________ 158 THE FAMILY AND THE NATION the real form of Dharma. I will also try that my village follows your example and we all breathe in the air of happiness emanating from coexistence.' NEW DIRECTION: EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE People understand in a very direct and instinctive way that intelligence is fundamental and plays a key role in effectiveness in life and in the ability to formulate deeper questions, the pursuit of which leads man in the direction of meaning. Thus, the idea that some people or groups of people are inherently and unalterably better endowed than others and the deep fears and tribal rivalries and hatreds that this leads to-is completely unacceptable in supposedly civilized people. Emotional intelligence describes an ability, capacity, or skill to perceive, assess, and manage the emotions of one's self, of others, and of groups. Capacity to perceive and understand emotions is indeed a new intelligence that includes the capacity to accurately perceive and use emotions to facilitate thinking, understand emotional meanings, and manage emotions. The initial, most basic area has to do with the nonverbal reception and expression of emotion. Evolutionary biologists and psychologists have pointed out that emotional expression evolved in animal species as a form of crucial social communication. Facial expressions such as happiness, sadness, anger, and fear were universally recognizable in human beings. Emotion researchers, evolutionary biologists, specialists in nonverbal behaviour and others have made tremendous inroads into understanding how human beings recognize and express emotions. The capacity to accurately perceive emotions in the face or voice of others provides a crucial starting point for more advanced understanding of emotions. Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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