Compassion Archives - Self-Transcendence

A Guide to Meditation

Meditation is a practice that involves focusing one’s attention on a single object, thought, sensation, or activity. Meditation can be classified into two main types: concentrative and mindfulness. Concentrative meditation involves narrowing one’s awareness to a specific point of focus, such as a mantra, a breath, a sound, or a visual image. Mindfulness meditation involves expanding one’s awareness to the present moment, without judging or reacting to any thoughts, feelings, or sensations that arise.

By Barra, 4 hours20 December 2025 ago

Human Thinking

Aspirational qualities

People who are self-transcendent tend to have aspirational qualities because they are motivated by values, goals, and ideals that transcend their own self-interest.

By Barra, 2 days18 December 2025 ago

Buddhism

Buddhism: Four Noble Truths

The Four Noble Truths are the foundation of Buddhist teachings, offering a framework for understanding suffering and the path to liberation.

By Barra, 2 weeks ago

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Organismic Self

The Inner-Supporter to Inner-Critic Transition

Within parts working, there is the concept of the inner-critic. This is the source of internal self-criticism, and often seen as a source of depression and a pessimistic outlook. In this article, we suggest that this inner critic, was once an inner-supporter, that became rejected and dissociated into take on that oppositional role.

By Barra, 2 weeks6 December 2025 ago

Core-Self Pruning

Training the Ego

Welcome to Training the Ego. This is your simple guide to understanding and becoming the person you want to be – your true self. I’ve tried to make it simple, so that anyone can read and understand it, yet the concepts here are incredibly powerful. And if used correctly, can lead an individual to true self-transcendence, where they have complete mastery of self in all its guises.

By Barra, 3 weeks1 December 2025 ago

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Dual-Mask Model

Carl Rogers – 19 Propositions

This article explores Carl Rogers’ 19 propositions of understanding of human behaviour, each proposition is examined, criticisms explored.

By Barra, 3 weeks26 November 2025 ago

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Organismic Self

Phenomenological Theory of Personality and Behaviour

Carl Rogers’ phenomenological theory of personality and behaviour forms the core of his person-centred approach, viewing the individual’s subjective “phenomenal field”, as the primary determinant of behaviour and growth.

By Barra, 3 weeks26 November 2025 ago

Core-Self Pruning

The Developmental Truth of Childhood

Almost all children suffer a sustained and often targeted string of traumatic micro, and macro-aggressions, from the moment they are born.

By Barra, 3 weeks26 November 2025 ago

Attachment Theory

The psychological processes of Scapegoating

The interplay between behaviourism and the psychological mechanisms of avoiding personal truths and projecting blame as part of the phenomena we know as scapegoating, is multidimensional, changing from target to target, based on specific triggers and biases, originating from differing attachment needs.

By Barra, 4 weeks22 November 2025 ago