Vulnerability 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, 9 months20 December 2025 ago

Childhood Trauma

Defence-based Behavioural Patterns of the False-Self

In this article, I will try to flesh out the behaviour that is embodied within the phrase; “an ego-bound” individual. That is, an individual that projects themselves via a mask of false self behaviours, designed to cover up their inner sense of lacking or inability, that hides their secret belief that they are irretrievably broken. The term ego-bound, specifically, refers to someone that has largely “become” that mask, and considers it to be part of their authentic individuality.

By Barra, 9 months8 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, 9 months8 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, 10 months6 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, 10 months26 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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 months 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, 10 months22 November 2025 ago

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Attachment Theory

Social Control: Scapegoating

Scapegoating is a troubling concept that plays a significant role in social dynamics and psychology. Scapegoating is the practice of singling out a person or group for unmerited blame and negative treatment.

By Barra, 10 months22 November 2025 ago