Mirko

Transcending Human Needs

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Apparently there are many needs a human needs to have fulfilled in order to "function optimally".

Is it possible to transcend them (for enlightenment purposes) while still being in society and not in the cave?

Denying myself fulfillment of those needs lead me to depression, social anxiety, loneliness, feeling lost in life, meaninglessness, nihilism, low self worth, feeling alienated from the world etc...

Has any one of you been successful with really transcending needs? (not denying them)

When it comes to me - after shitload of consciousness work & meditation & psychedelics - I hasn't been able to transcend Nr. 3 and Nr. 4 and Nr. 5 from list bellow:

 

1. Biological and physiological needs - air, food, drink, shelter, warmth, sex, sleep, etc.

2. Safety needs - protection from elements, security, order, law, stability, freedom from fear.

3. Love and belongingness needs - friendship, intimacy, trust, and acceptance, receiving and giving affection and love. Affiliating, being part of a group (family, friends, work).

4. Esteem needs - which Maslow classified into two categories: (i) esteem for oneself (dignity, achievement, mastery, independence) and (ii) the desire for reputation or respect from others (e.g., status, prestige).

5. Cognitive needs - knowledge and understanding, curiosity, exploration, need for meaning and predictability.

6. Aesthetic needs - appreciation and search for beauty, balance, form, etc.

7. Self-actualization needs - realizing personal potential, self-fulfillment, seeking personal growth and peak experiences. A desire “to become everything one is capable of becoming”(Maslow, 1987, p. 64).

8. Transcendence needs - A person is motivated by values which transcend beyond the personal self (e.g., mystical experiences and certain experiences with nature, aesthetic experiences, sexual experiences, service to others, the pursuit of science, religious faith, etc.).

 

There are also emotional needs human need:

accepted
accepting
accomplished
acknowledged
admired
alive
amused
appreciated
appreciative
approved of
attention
capable
challenged
clear (not confused)
competent
confident
developed
educated
empowered
focused
forgiven
forgiving
free
fulfilled
grown or growing
happy
heard
helped
helpful
important
in control
included
independent
interested
knowledgeable
listened to
loved
needed
noticed
open
optimistic
privacy
productive
protected
proud
reassured
recognized
relaxed
respected
safe
satisfied
secure
significant
successful
supported
treated fairly
understanding
understood
useful
valued
worthy

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You transcend them by fulfilling them. :)


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