Mantra meditation as a case of habituation: Implications for a new theory of consciousness
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- meditation, theory of consciousness, mantra, habituation, mental exercises, concentration, social psychology, social behavior
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I proposed that the study of mental exercises, such as meditation, may lead to a radically different theory of consciousness than has been previously held in Western thought. The use of a mantra as a concentrative device that may undergo habituation is discussed as a possible vehicle for gaining a new understanding of mind.
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- Vol. 1 No. 1 (1981): Third Force Psychology: an international journal of humanistic psychology
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