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  2. Svādhyāya - Wikipedia

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    Svādhyāya (Devanagari: स्वाध्याय) is a Sanskrit term which means self-study and especially the recitation of the Vedas and other sacred texts. [1] [2] [3] It is also a broader concept with several meanings. In various schools of Hinduism, Svadhyaya is a Niyama (virtuous observance) connoting introspection and "study of self ...

  3. Self-realization - Wikipedia

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    This means that the self should be assessed, examined and purified, leading to self-realization and the purification of our mind. Once purified the mind helps in ushering in oneness with the Super Power as the Guru says, "Atam-cheen bhae nirankari" (SGGS:P. 415) which means that one gets attuned to the Formless Lord through self-realization.

  4. Self-enhancement - Wikipedia

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    Self-enhancement is a type of motivation that works to make people feel good about themselves and to maintain self-esteem. [1] This motive becomes especially prominent in situations of threat, failure or blows to one's self-esteem.

  5. Personal development - Wikipedia

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    This concept consisted of two ideas of the self. The first idea is the ideal self which describes the person we want to be. The second one is the real self which is the objective view of one self and who we really are. Rogers emphasized that healthy development is when the real self and the ideal self are accurate.

  6. Self-handicapping - Wikipedia

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    Self-handicapping is a widespread behavior amongst humans that has been observed in a variety of cultures and geographic areas. For instance, students frequently participate in self-handicapping behavior to avoid feeling bad about themselves if they do not perform well in class. Self-handicapping behavior has also been observed in the business ...

  7. Upachayasthanas - Wikipedia

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    The term Upachayasthana is derived from the Sanskrit word उपचय which means increase, [1] it also means the entire process of acquisition, assimilation and augmentation [2] or proximate aggregation [3] or increase or gain of nourishment or in growth or in body weight.

  8. Human Enhancement - Wikipedia

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  9. Superhuman - Wikipedia

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    Nietzsche believed in creating the perfect human, or at least a definition of one, and achieving this perfection through the enhancement of individual and cultural health, creativity, and power, and that to be a successful human one would focus on the realities of our world, rather than the beyond world, or afterlife.