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Bernardo Kastrup and Shinzen Young on Mysticism and Science

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Exploring the Historical Context and Proto-Science of Mystics and Meditation Masters

This chapter explores the historical context of mystics and meditation masters during the scientific revolution and how it shaped their ethos. It also discusses the application of the principle of understanding the outside world by examining the inside world in Chinese meditation, and raises the question of the value of subjective reports from mystics and masters in the modern world.

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