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self-transcendence

American  
[self-tran-send-uhns] / ˈsɛlf trænˈsɛnd əns /

noun

  1. the act or capacity to transcend one's current abilities, level of consciousness, understanding, etc.


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Nevertheless, treatments that promote greater self-transcendence and mindfulness have also been shown to contribute to improvements in all aspects of health, including physical, mental, social and spiritual well-being.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2024

It belongs to the valuable category of activities that combine sustained self-embodiment with blissful self-transcendence.

From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2022

Escape no longer happens through self-transcendence; instead, it’s by seaplanes and speedboats.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2022

This informational lens is the crux of transhumanism—its scientific convictions and confidence in prospects for humanity’s technological self-transcendence into posthumanity.

From Slate • Mar. 22, 2022

We are not to ask, 'How is self-transcendence possible?'

From Meaning of Truth by James, William

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