Actualising Tendency Quotes

The work that I do on myself may not be evident in my daily exchanges, but little by little, if I continue, I hope that my actions will reflect my changing mindset, and next time, I promise myself, I'll do things differently. Getting on top of my shortcomings is not immediate; it's endless.

If awareness and conscious thought are seen as a part of life - not its master nor its opponent but an illumination of the developing process within the individual - then our total life can be the unified and unifying experience that is characteristic in nature.

Movement away from defensive destructiveness and towards greater social responsibility is a characteristic of this [actualising] tendency. The political implication of this position is that we do not need to be controlled by authority. We, individually and collectively, not only have the right to self-determination and group determination but, given the necessary conditions, can be trusted to use our power responsibly.

What matters, is to cultivate and nourish one's own positive characteristics until one reaches a level worthy of being a human.

The cardinal principle of that [pedagogical] philosophy is man's vocation to be more - more, that is, than what he is at any given time or place. There are thus no developed men except in a biological sense. The essence of the human is to be in a continual non-natural process. In other words, the charachteristic of the human species is its repeatedly demonstrated capacity for transcending what is merely given, what is purely determined.

Have you, too, been aware Of a sort of something inside you, Something uncertainly there Like something you never tried? - Longing