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A Conscious Universe

Consciousness East and West

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Consciousness from a Broad Perspective

Part of the book series: Studies in Neuroscience, Consciousness and Spirituality ((SNCS,volume 6))

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This chapter further articulates the author’s own view of the problem of consciousness, as influenced by the Eastern meditative traditions.

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    Anders Hedman

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Hedman, A. (2017). A Conscious Universe. In: Consciousness from a Broad Perspective. Studies in Neuroscience, Consciousness and Spirituality, vol 6. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52975-2_10

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