Re: Speech - Communication

Posted on Jul 29th, 2009 by FastDart in One Light Many Windows

"What do we mean by the discovery of identity? We mean finding out what your real desires and characteristics are, and being able to live in a way that expresses them. You learn to be... More »

Re: January 17

Posted on Jan 16th, 2009 by helenrscp in Living Metaphysics

  SOM Magazine Daily Guide for 1/17/09 By Rev. Ron Fox SEEING IS CREATING                                                 A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if they are to be ultimately at... More »

Re: Entering the Convergence Zone?

Posted on Aug 1st, 2008 by Albert in Integral action in the world

Kerry, yes, I am myself totally subscribed to innovative collaboration of all kind as my posts indicate here at Gaia from last 2 years. It would be great to get the right proportions for all... More »

Re: Why does Jesus resonate?

Posted on Jun 18th, 2008 by mikeS in God Pod or Life, the Universe and Everything

I didn't say that it was a good thing that business-science was co-opting Buddhism, but totally agree with you. Actually I don't recall that you even mentioned the marketing of Buddhism/Zen so I suppose you... More »

Maslow's Traits of Self Actualized People

Posted on May 16th, 2008 by adastra in The Integral Pod

Who here feels self-actualized?  I don't!  It sounds great, though... spirals, Arthur ~~~ Maslow's Traits of Self Actualized People by Michael Tivana This is a list of the qualities of the superior human being from... More »

Re: Who would you want to invite for dinner?

Posted on Mar 3rd, 2008 by Burt in DIVING DEEPER: A Writing Workshop

Hmmmm... First choice: Emeril; I can't cook worth a damn. Oscar Wilde, Michelangelo, Nefertiti, Buddha, Shakespeare, John Sayles, Einstein, George Bernard Shaw,  John Cleese, the Baal Shem Tov, Bill Maher, Susan Sontag, Alec Guinness, Groucho... More »

Re: Barack Obama

Posted on Feb 13th, 2008 by Nomali in The Integral Pod

Maybe some of you might like to join here - Integral People for Obama   If you don't have an account, please consider signing up. Dang. I can't even vote (I am not a US... More »

Re: Angels

Posted on Jan 18th, 2008 by Antonio in Angel Talk

Your very welcome. "Cancer subjects are primarily governed by Muriel, who is the Angel of June and whose name means "Myrrh." Muriel helps individuals to flourish and grow strong, as well as teaching humankind how... More »

In reference to Actuality

Posted on Jan 5th, 2008 by Carlen in Gaia Lounge

  The first thought that comes to my mind is that of self-actualization. While it is not religious it is definitely spiritual. Abraham Maslow approached the subject of human needs much in the way that... More »

The School Name IS the Revealer of What You Get

Posted on Jul 10th, 2007 by Sharon in AKRNA

Kokkoro(TM)  is not some grand idea of ideals.  The principles of the Kokkoro paradigm are alive in the hearts AND understandings of the founders.   This is a valuable point of consideration because, " One cannot... More »

Parenting the whole child

Posted on Oct 22nd, 2009 by Meenakshi

Toward a Psychology of Being

Posted on May 17th, 2009 by Sean

'Toward a Psychology of Being' by Abraham Maslow "At the heart of the larger and more wonderful conception of human nature that had been growing within him since the early days of his (Maslow’s) youth... More »

Everyone Can Become Great

Posted on Apr 10th, 2009 by Brian

“It is within the power of every man to become great.” ~ Wallace D. Wattles from The Science of Being Great Do you think you can become great? Coupla things on that: 1) EVERYONE can... More »

It's Good to Be Able to Know

Posted on Mar 23rd, 2009 by Margaret

After you get over the pain, eventually self-knowledge is a very nice thing. It feels good to know about something rather than to wonder about it, to speculate about it. 'Maybe he didn't speak to... More »

Seneca on Your Ideal State

Posted on Mar 13th, 2009 by Brian

“ Man’s ideal state is realized when he has fulfilled the purpose for which he is born. And what is it that reason demands of him? Something very easy—that he live in accordance with his... More »

The Bhagavad Gita on Fire & Smoke

Posted on Mar 9th, 2009 by Brian

“ It is better to perform one’s own duties imperfectly than to master the duties of another. By fulfilling the obligations he is born with, a person never comes to grief. No one should abandon... More »

First Plan Fail? Try Another!

Posted on Feb 16th, 2009 by Brian

“ If the first plan which you adopt does not work successfully, replace it with a new plan; if this new plan fails to work, replace it in turn with still another, and so on,... More »

Abraham Maslow Says: “Know Thyself!”

Posted on Feb 13th, 2009 by Brian

According to Abraham Maslow, whereas the average individuals “ often have not the slightest idea of what they are, of what they want, of what their own opinions are,” self-actualizing individuals have “ superior awareness... More »

No One’s Perfect (not even you! :)

Posted on Feb 11th, 2009 by Brian

" There are no perfect human beings! Persons can be found who are good, very good indeed, in fact, great. There do in fact exist creators, seers, sages, saints, shakers, and movers...even if they are... More »

Maslow on Growth & Safety

Posted on Feb 9th, 2009 by Brian

Abraham Maslow said that in any given moment we have two options: to step forward into growth or to step back into safety. I love that. I like to think of it this way: We... More »

What is necessary to change a person is to change his awareness of himself.

I have learned the novice can often see things that the expert overlooks. All that is necessary is not to be afraid of making mistakes, or of appearing naive.

Become aware of internal, subjective, subverbal experiences, so that these experiences can be brought into the world of abstraction, of conversation, of naming, etc. with the consequence that it immediately becomes possible for a certain amount of control to be exerted over these hitherto unconscious and uncontrollable processes.

If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.

We are not in a position in which we have nothing to work with. We already have capacities, talents, direction, missions, callings.

A first-rate soup is more creative than a second-rate painting.

A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself. What one can be, one must be.

Self-actualizing people have a deep feeling of identification, sympathy, and affection for human beings in general. They feel kinship and connection, as if all people were members of a single family.

You will either step forward into growth or you will step back into safety.

Whereas the average individuals "often have not the slightest idea of what they are, of what they want, of what their own opinions are," self-actualizing individuals have "superior awareness of their own impulses, desires, opinions, and subjective reactions in general.

FIBROIDS FABLE ~ Guest at the mouth of the womb

Fibroid Fable *~*~*~*~~*~* FIBROID FABLE: Guest At The Mouth of the Womb  *~*~*~*~*  ...  Concerning the Fibroids... More »