The theoretical foundations of meditation are discussed as they relate to the goals of humanistic psychotherapy, specifically self-actualization. Maslow and meditation philosophy share a view of human nature whereby man is endowed with the potentials for virtual perfection which are obstructed by social conditioning and fears. Meditation is said tm be a method of re-uniting "universal" and "social" aspects of man. Four defining characteristics of self actualizers taken from Maslow's 1971 book are compared with the goals and effects of meditation. It is then concluded that meditation is very compatible with the goal of self-actualization and may be employed by those pursuing that aim or those who facilitate the search of others.