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#209 — A Good Life
Making Sense with Sam Harris
Pseudo Transcendence - Is It Good or Bad?
Myonation of transcendence is defined as the harmonious integration of the whole in service of self. In my book, i try to distinguish between pseudo transcendence and healthy transcendence. The point here is that life is not like a mountain or a pyramid, like it's b depicted in maslas. I actually have a new metaphor, a sail boat. And for the boat, i talk about the needs for for safety, the needs for connection and the need for self esteem. But once our boat is secure, we can open the a and we open the sail and n face the vulnerability and and the unknown of the sea. We move with purpose and direction with that sail, but...
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