Discusses visions of self-control from the Western and Eastern traditions and suggests that neither vision represents a true reality. Precision nirvana as conceptualized here consists of applying ordinary awareness in self-management strategies, applying altered states in meditative strategies, and being able to know which mode of awareness is…

Although self-actualization is often considered a need to be met after more basic needs are fulfilled, experience with a development project in four impoverished and isolated Colombian communities indicates that development of human potential can be an integral part of overall development. An environment that supports the development of human…

Because Japanese society has traditionally emphasized the group rather than the individual, less research has been done to understand how Japanese culture conceptualizes the individual and how that individual develops within the society. This paper focuses on the individual in Japanese society. Following an introduction (Section I), Section II…