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Neuroscientist David Eagleman in Conversation with Sadhguru

By David Eagleman — 2019

Watch neuroscientist and author, David Eagleman, in conversation with Sadhguru as they discuss a variety of subjects, ranging from different parts of the mind, the concept of time, quantum mechanics, religion, and meditation. See more...

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What Is Mysticism? Definition and Examples

Ancient and Modern Mysticism and Mystics.

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Mysticism

Mystical and religious experiences can be classified in various ways, in addition to the built-in difference between mystical super sense-perceptual and sub sense-perceptual experiences.

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The Neuroscience of Religious Experience

Recent technical advances in the life and medical sciences have revolutionized our understanding of the brain, while the emerging disciplines of social, cognitive, and affective neuroscience continue to reveal the connections of the higher cognitive functions and emotional states associated with...

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Phenomenology and Mysticism: The Verticality of Religious Experience

Exploring the first-person narratives of three figures from the Christian, Jewish, and Islamic mystical traditions―St. Teresa of Avila, Rabbi Dov Baer, and Rūzbihān Baqlī―Anthony J. Steinbock provides a complete phenomenology of mysticism based in the Abrahamic religious traditions.

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The New Frontier of Religion and Science: Religious Experience, Neuroscience, and the Transcendent

This is the first major response to the challenge of neuroscience to religion. It considers eastern forms of religious experience as well as Christian viewpoints and challenges the idea of a mind identical to, or a by-product of, brain activity.

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