From Self-Respect to Self-Realization: Maslow’s Stages of Need, Faith in Gurudeva, Yukta-āhāra and the Bhajana of Rūpa-Sanātana, and the Gauḍīya Maṭha’s Preaching • The Stages of Need: Using the “Abraham Maslow theory”, Gurudeva describes the stages that all beings pass through: first food, drink, hunger, thirst and sleep; then protection from nature and safety; then “love and belongings”, a family and companions. These first stages are found in every living being, from the insect and the...