Being mode

The Being mode is the mode by which you are undergoing a transformative interaction with something in contrast with the having mode.

Trying to satisfy the being mode with the having mode is the source of forgetting. There is a second more obscure form of modal confusion where one does the other way but it is unclear whether it is a particular problem

"The being mode is the co-identification that happens when you’re trying to meet your developmental needs. These needs are not met by controlling and consuming things. They are met by becoming by coming into being.

For example: I need to become mature, I need to be in love, I need to be courageous, I need to become kinder. These needs are not met by having things but by going through transformations.

The concept was introduced by Erich Fromm."

- awakeningfromthemeaningcrisis.com