From Becoming to Being: A Phenomenological Inquiry into Desire, Identity, Masks, and Influence-Free Dharma
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) August 31, 2026 DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.22202324 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Topics | Buddhism |
| Key points | Argues that every object-desire conceals an identity-desire, that maya is a relational condition where masks relate to masks, and that religion begins where psychological influence ends. Proposes freedom as liberation from the compulsive need to become rather than as becoming extraordinary. |
Abstract
Description: Description From Becoming to Being: A Phenomenological Inquiry into Desire, Identity, Masks, and Influence-Free Dharma This paper examines the human tendency to transform life into a continuous project of becoming. It argues that psychologically invested desire often conceals an identity-desire: the wish not merely to possess something, but to become someone through it. The paper develops three central propositions: identity as a socially sustained mask, maya as a relational condition in which projections relate to projections, and Influence-Free Dharma as awareness beyond psychological influence. Through phenomenological inquiry, it reframes freedom not as becoming extraordinary, but as liberation from the compulsive need to become. Three propositions: (1) Every object-desire conceals an identity-desire [psychologically invested desire], (2) Maya as relational condition where masks relate to masks, (3) Religion begins where psychological influence ends. Architecture: DESIRE → BECOMING → MASK → RECOGNITION/INFLUENCE → AWARENESS → BEING. 5 pages, 15 refs. LOCKED FINAL.License: CC BY 4.0Keywords: Becoming, Being, Desire, Identity, Mask, Maya, Influence-Free Dharma, Phenomenology, Vedanta 2.0, Agyat Agyani