Self-actualization
as described by Maslow,
“The impulse to convert oneself into
what one is capable of being”
“What a man can be, he must be”
Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers, leaders in
the Humanistic psychology
movement of 20th century, developed the concept of
self-actualization.
"Self-actualization refers to
a complete understanding of the self".
Carl Rogers believed that humans have one basic motive that is the tendency to self-actualize – it is the desire to fulfill one's potential and achieve the highest level of “human-beingness”. Rogers believed that people are inherently good and creative and to achieve self-actualization they must be in a state of congruence. It means that self-actualization occurs when a person’s “ideal self” (who he or she wants to be) is in congruent with his or her "actual self" (self-image). Rogers describes an individual who is actualizing as a fully functioning human being.
Carl Rogers believed that humans have one basic motive that is the tendency to self-actualize – it is the desire to fulfill one's potential and achieve the highest level of “human-beingness”. Rogers believed that people are inherently good and creative and to achieve self-actualization they must be in a state of congruence. It means that self-actualization occurs when a person’s “ideal self” (who he or she wants to be) is in congruent with his or her "actual self" (self-image). Rogers describes an individual who is actualizing as a fully functioning human being.
Well Written Article. What are your thoughts about maya or illusion...I tell this story to explain what is maya.. check out this video to understand what is maya...http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xQKLG2AC2Vk Once Narada asked Narayana what is maya, he asked him to go to booloka(earth) and knock a door of a house, he did that and a beautiful women opened the door, he instantly fell in love with her, married her and soon had a lot of children living like a normal householder, one day there was a severe rain and flooding happened everything got washed away, including his kids one by one, at that time Narada screamed "Vishnu", at that time Vishnu pulled him out and told Narada, what you experienced is 'maya'...so doing meditation and constant remembrance that our Guru is in our body and living this life alone can pull us out of this maya...
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