Self actualisation is not self-worship

“For me to be a saint means to be myself. Therefore theproblem of sanctity and salvation is in fact the problem offinding out who I am and of discovering my true self … Therefore there is only one problem on which all my existence, my peace and my happiness depend: to discover myself in discovering God. If I find him I will find myself and if I find my true self I will find Him.” (Thomas Merton, *New seeds of contemplation*).

Often times when stating “Becoming and being all that I am is my cal...