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The Idries Shah Podcast | Practical Psychology for Today
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Exclusion and Inclusion in the Study of Subjects
Exclusion and inclusion is not a strange concept to any of us, no matter what our culture. The difference is that i am trying to introduce into this type of study the very ancient methods which have been lost. Specialization is a modern phenomenon, but it is also a very ancient one. It had for long been lost. We are trying to specialize. Conditioning is not just specializing. It is becoming trained to certain responses, so that one cannot think flexibly. I would like to draw your attention to our good fortune. Thus, when i talk about exclusion and inclusion, i am able to refer you to the modern methods of studying any subject.
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