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Is Self Actualization Equal to Nirvana?

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Rohani
Lecturer, Malaysia

Is Self Actualization Equal to Nirvana?

Sometimes ago I attended a talk on Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and the speaker stressed that the level of self-actualization equates to to 'nirvana' in Buddhist teaching - and thus very few people will reach this level. Can you elaborate on this?
 

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Akila B
Coach, India
 

Is Self Actualization equal to Nirvana?

Nirvana as a concept has more depths to it and this is an oversimplified correlation. But you can take it this way...
A person who strives for nirvana as a goal - and I'm talking of an aspirant, not even someone who has achieved nirvana - has come past the stages in his life when material things or even abstract things such as fame or recognition cease to be a motivating factor for him. He is in search of something more meaningful, something that appeals to his "soul" - by which I mean, what is innermost to him, the core of him in terms of values that he cherishes (I do not mean a "spirit").
That is the stage of self-actualization, when your needs are not external or dependent on the external world anymore, but more attuned to meaning in your life.
All of us look for meaning, but most of us are willing to take the rewards of the other 4 levels as sops. The person in self-actualization mode will not settle for anything less than what brings out the best of his innermost self.

 
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viswesvaran, India
 

Also Called 'awareness'

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Shubhra Gabel
Manager, India
 

Self-actualization = nirvana

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More on Hierarchy of Needs:
Summary
Discussion Topics
topic How to Apply the Maslow Hierarchy of Needs to a Business
topic Which Level of Need?
topic Self-fulfilment Prophecy
topic Marketing Interpretation of Hierarchy of Needs
topic Maslow's Model Related with Marketing
topic What is a Successful Manager?
👀Is Self Actualization Equal to Nirvana?
topic Maslow and Buyer Behaviour
topic Maslow and Interests Outside of Work
topic What is the PRACTICAL Value of Maslow's Need Hierarchy for an ORGANIZATION?
topic Does Anyone Know That Maslow Reviewed Self-Actualization?
topic Fundamental Flaw In Maslow's Pyramid
topic Is Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Still Valid Today?
topic List of Criticisms on Maslow's Pyramid of Needs
topic Limitations to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
topic Maslow's Theory of Eupsychian Management
topic Hierarchy of Needs during Recession
🔥 Responsibility and Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
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Do you know a lot about Hierarchy of Needs? Become our SIG Leader

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