I’ve come face to face with a lot of things about myself, but I know it’s all to become the best version of myself. I don’t recall the specifics, Cynthia, but remember the experience as quite vivid and realistic. I wish all of this and more for you, my friend ❤️, Tina – wow! For more information on self-transcendence, check out Dr. Paul Wong’s presentation at the Conference on Life and Death Education here. Thank you for this idea! Researchers who are interested in human development, spirituality, and positive behavior traits are quite familiar with the concept and have incorporated it into their work. Thank you for noticing – that means a lot! I had to write about it in my journal for my coursework and it was FIVE PAGES LONG! You have such a gift with your abilities and relating to other people. you’re right: it’s seeping into my writing, it’s seeping into my artwork, it’s even seeping into my gardening! Before you read on, we thought you might like to download our 3 Self-Compassion Exercises for free. The woman who did the Reiki was so humble and so unassuming. Great post dear Cynthia… happy week ahead love and best wishes , Aquileana – thanks for stopping by and for your thoughtful comment. And I would add at this point, you want to do anything out of the intrinsic joy of doing it, that could be serving others, or it may be something else entirely. But this also means a sort of genuine inner transformation as you trade out that old-self, which is also really not easy or pleasant. Spirituality and psychological well-being: Testing a theory of family interdependence among family caregivers and their elders. But just when that happens, I am more-often remembering to step back and take some deep breaths. info@positivepsychology.com. Sending you big, big hugs! Sending you hugs! Who else wants to digitize, automate, and scale their practice? A nursing theory of self-transcendence. I felt a certain stillness come over me. Cloninger, R. (2015). They mean so much to me. And thank you for your thoughts here. If you have just one takeaway from this piece, let it be that self-transcendence is not a lofty and unreachable goal; it is within the grasp of each of us if we put in the time and effort required to get to know ourselves, fulfill our potential, and turn our focus outside of ourselves and towards others. Salvatore Grammatico, Your email address will not be published. Thanks for that. i will be glad to get more insight on the spiritual aspect of self transcendence. I love the description of your transcendent event. That he acts in real-time, that he is always there even if we are not always there for Many achieve self-transcendence through their faith in God, while others may achieve it through recognition of some system of spirituality or idea of the soul. Well, I think transcendence can happen in other ways. A shift in focus from the self to others – this shift from selfishness and egoism to consideration of the needs of others is a marker of self-transcendence and is the most salient and important feature. When we open ourselves up to the good in life, we cannot help but be changed by the experience. I just remember feeling wave after wave of peace and bliss caressing my heart and mind, thinking that everything would be all right – that whatever happened in my life, it all paled in comparison to the normal workings of the infinite universe. I love what I’m learning and the wisdom I’ve gained. We are not all destined to share such paths, but we each travel our various routes through trials and tribulations which come to test us along the way.. Seems like I would remember, right? But then I always get back on my main path. It is when I recognize and admit those negative side of me, those wrongdoings that i had committed from the past, because we can only let go of something or release anything if we will recognize that we still have those things in us. I love you said about the white spot of light.. As I left the meditation center a few days later, I emerged from this secluded area tucked back in the mountains and onto the paved winding roads towards home. If I think about what transcendence means and compare that with the line quoted above, I would say that I’ve definitely had at least a couple peak experiences in my life. So, SO powerful. Stepping out into her present path took great courage and strength, but also showed how your teachers dedication was true to herself and her path.. And the true path, which is LOVE.. Even so, for a long time, the prevailing consensus in psychology was that … From Viktor Frankl’s logotherapy to the four defining characteristics of self-transcendence. In religious experience, transcendence is a state of being that has overcome the limitations of physical existence, and by some definitions, has also become independent of it. “No, I believe you really are on the Journey of Awakening. Releasing and letting go as part of transcendence. How can you develop a new ‘self’ that will transcend the old? This faith or spirituality can help individuals find the meaning that will fulfill them and propel them to transcendence. Haugan, G. (2013). Adjusting well to changes in my physical abilities. The idea of a transcendent God has roots both in Judaism and in Neoplatonic philosophy.The Old Testament, for example, records a prohibition against idols, and this can be interpreted as an attempt to emphasize the wholly “otherness” of God which cannot be represented physically. I dropped the new job, realizing that it wasn’t a good fit for me. Thank you for the positive feedback on this post. I love this path. An early experience, I suppose would be Carl Sagan's Cosmos. If religious experience is something that only goes on in my head, there is no reason at all to ask if such an experience could be put in relation to transcendence. We do not compete with the rest of the world, but at every moment we compete with ourselves. LOVE and Blessings my friend.. And thank you for BE-ing YOU.. Sue – another wonderful comment that sparks such imagination and thoughtfulness in my mind! I usually go to a sacred place in my mind to meditate. I love your perspective on that. While I painted my totem animals I connected with strongly at the time on my drum.. Haugan, G., Rannestad, T., Garåsen, H., Hammervold, R., & Espnes, G. A. Humans need some conceptual boundaries, of course, but the expansion of these boundaries outward to include more of the environment, more human beings, etc., puts people in a state of greater connectedness with their environment and encourages a sense of “wholeness” they may not otherwise have (Reed, 1991). A gentle awakening. Palmer, B., Quinn Griffin, M. T., Reed, P., & Fitzpatrick, J. J. lol. But I did no more than just trust spirit and ask them for guidance..
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