Growth of consciousness is more important than growth of intelligence.
Intelligence or what we call brain is essentially stupid. It limis us in seeing things based on logic and processing of the impulses from the gross senses.
Growth of consciousness is a more direct way of knowing things. It sees or understands or hears things in a more direct fashion. eg. It can receive or hear things from miles away or understand emotions without even seeing or hearing the person or looking at the face or can see things happening at a distance.
Aspire for growth of consciousness and abandon all attempts to understand the how and why! (This step of understanding how and why is essential initially. But after a certain level of progress it is a hindrance).
Bhavin