Hi everyone,
This is my first post in this forum. I just want to share my take on self-improvement, based on my own experience.
If you have learnt psychology, I think you may be familiar with Abraham Moslow's theory. He gave a model of self-improvement and said that the final goal of a person is self-actualization. Self-actualization is very close to the concept of self-realization which is the core of ancient mystic schools from various traditions.
When a person's physical, security, love and self-esteem needs are satisfied, the person naturally searches for a meaning for his life. Also, a person who is in-extreme suffering wants to get out of it and eventually starts to question the meaning of life. There is only one solution to these two problems. Detachment from a person's obsession over the self-concept. It is seeing the mind created illusion of 'individual self' for what it is..This gives an immense sense of freedom and peace. It is the 'individual illusionary self which wants to find a meaning, a purpose'. But in reality, there is no purpose for life. It is just a game. We can play it joyfully if we don't take it so seriously and personally.
My own story was a similar search to find out the meaning of life triggered my immense suffering that I went through. I can't post the link now since this is my first post.
What are your thoughts about this? I welcome your comments..
This is my first post in this forum. I just want to share my take on self-improvement, based on my own experience.
If you have learnt psychology, I think you may be familiar with Abraham Moslow's theory. He gave a model of self-improvement and said that the final goal of a person is self-actualization. Self-actualization is very close to the concept of self-realization which is the core of ancient mystic schools from various traditions.
When a person's physical, security, love and self-esteem needs are satisfied, the person naturally searches for a meaning for his life. Also, a person who is in-extreme suffering wants to get out of it and eventually starts to question the meaning of life. There is only one solution to these two problems. Detachment from a person's obsession over the self-concept. It is seeing the mind created illusion of 'individual self' for what it is..This gives an immense sense of freedom and peace. It is the 'individual illusionary self which wants to find a meaning, a purpose'. But in reality, there is no purpose for life. It is just a game. We can play it joyfully if we don't take it so seriously and personally.
My own story was a similar search to find out the meaning of life triggered my immense suffering that I went through. I can't post the link now since this is my first post.
What are your thoughts about this? I welcome your comments..