Empathy 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, 11 months20 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, 11 months18 December 2025 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, 11 months14 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, 11 months17 December 2025 ago

Art

The Authenticity Paradox

Authenticity, I suggest, is a continuum, a spectrum of stages, that may never end, since the self is a largely unknown thing, and that exploration of self, if done with regular determination, is always going to be revealing “new stuff”.

By Barra, 11 months27 November 2025 ago

Human Symbolic Interface

The Phenomenal Field and the Symbolic Human Interface

Rogers’ phenomenological theory complements DNA-Self Theory by providing a relational framework for reclaiming pruned natural DNA-Originated potentials, but assumes greater accessibility to innate growth drivers than childhood chronic trauma may allow ,ost people to access.

By Barra, 11 months27 November 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, 11 months30 December 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, 11 months26 November 2025 ago

Core-Self Pruning

Dual-Mask Model of Attachment

Our Theory of DNA-Self, includes the concept that, due to a small child’s ability to forget upsetting or uncomfortable moments, adults may well find that they actually have two masks. One will be hidden, and highly automated.

By Barra, 11 months24 November 2025 ago

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Core-Self Pruning

Core-Self Pruning: How Micro-Aggression Fragments the DNA-Self

The DNA-Self theory proposes that each new-born enters the world with a pre-populated schema network, this is a complete developmental blueprint encoded in genetic material, shaped by prenatal environment, containing latent traits, skills, and associated needs awaiting activation through exploration.

By Barra, 11 months ago