The phrase "a greater self" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing personal growth, self-improvement, or the idea of achieving a higher state of being or consciousness.
Example: "Through meditation and reflection, she discovered a greater self that she had never known before."
Alternatives: "an elevated self" or "a higher self".
I try to tell stories that on some level have to do with myself, but there's a greater self to be heard from: unheard black folks, voices that have been unappreciated and repressed.
"And if it turns out that those are taken in an offensive manner, I need to have a greater self awareness about what I am doing, and we will correct that.
We are learning a new language, searching for words to describe the richness and humility in the lack of self and the treasure of a greater self.
The first step towards this extraordinary connection is to recognize that there is indeed a greater self dwelling within us and that we can access and leverage it to produce quantum leaps in our life.
If there's one thing both of those women share with the women of Moscow, it's a greater self-confidence.
Some Chinese analysts say China's new attitude in foreign policy reflects a deeper shift in its psychology: a greater self-confidence that asserts itself, paradoxically, as moderation.
It was found that asphalt with a higher small molecule content/large molecular content ratio combined with higher aromatics content has a greater self-healing ability.
Many Greeks hope that the trial will lead to a greater self-confidence for a country that has often felt itself on the fringes of Europe and the West.
That is, individuals and even nations are characters in a drama that proceeds through the clash of opposing ideas and interests to a greater self-awareness and appreciation of freedom.
He has said that his descent from blacks of the West Indies, where slavery ended earlier than in the United States and where the mixing of African and European bloodlines was more common, gave his people a greater self-assurance than descendants of American slaves.
As such, these trends indicate a stronger family influence for the minority students than the White students and a greater self-confidence in their academic ambitions for the White students than the minority students.
