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Christians, Buddhists, Taoists and others might agree that we should try to be selfless.
There is a belief that we can achieve 'the peace that passeth all understanding' by being selfless.
Buddhism and Taoism, however, warn against extreme self-sacrifice.
Buddhism has an interesting view of the 'self' and the 'soul'.
"Buddhism rejects the notion of a permanent self, but does not reject the notion of a self consisting of constantly changing physical and mental phenomena..
Buddha did not say that 'the self' exists or does not exist.
"What distinguishes Jungian psychology is the idea that there are two centers of the personality.
Abraham Maslow (above) refers to "self-transcendence", which means "to experience, unite with and serve that which is beyond the individual self: the unity of all being."
"Self-transcendence is a personality trait associated with experiencing spiritual ideas such as considering oneself a part of the universe."
In the video below, psychologist Jonathan Haidt (above) speaks about 'self-transcendence'.
George Dunn responds after viewing Jonathan Haidt’s TED talk:
Is Self-Transcendence Unique to Humans? | TheBentAngle.
"I'm not convinced that the sort of 'self-transcendence' Haidt discusses is always such a great thing.