There is one further need that Maslow didn't mention. Though he probably intended it to be included as a self-actualization need, really it deserves its own category. This is the need to make contact with the creative force that is beyond the human personality, to make sense of all the suffering and injustices of the survival struggle on earth. This need has been evident in all cultures, expressed by all religions, and is the spiritual path towards enlightenment, towards knowing God, towards discovering the truth of All That Is. It is only by having at least a glimmer of this spirituality that we each are part of, that we can aspire to the highest potential of being human.
Spirituality is a transpersonal quality, it is beyond the ego and obsession with the self.
It is the maturity of intuition. Through understanding others better, we can recognize their essential goodwill, however misguided it might have become, and begin to recognize the spirituality of humankind. But first we need to know ourselves better. The psychologist Nethaniel Brandon developed a technique called Sentence Completion, to help his clients uncover and communicate their true feelings, that previously were suppressed. This denial of feelings and true wishes or desires occurs because of fear that acting on them or communicating them will bring scorn or ridicule - in short, will upset the apple cart.