Spiritual Intuition: Shiva Sutra 3.12

We have a ‘spiritual intelligence’ within us. When we do mantra, for example, and notice that our mind is wandering into thoughts, or slipping into doership, what aspect of our awareness is able to recognize this? Perhaps this is the spiritual intelligence this sutra describes.

Sutra 3.12: "Through the higher spiritual intelligence, there is the realization of the Light of the Self." 

The word proficient doesn’t mean perfect, it means progress derived from practice. So even thought this aspect of our awareness is proficient at finding the light of the self, that proficiency is the result of practice.This is a double edged sword. On the one hand it means we all have the capacity to become realized masters, because it is only a matter of practice. On the other hand, though, it means we must practice, and that we can’t just expect it to do it on it’s own.