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Title: The scientific and spiritual implications of psychic abilities
Language of title: English
Author/Creator: R. Targ
J. Katra

Description: Since ancient times, spiritual teachers have described paths and practices that a person could follow to achieve health, happiness, and peace of mind. Considerable recent research has indicated that any sort of spiritual practice is likely to improve one's prognosis for recovering from a serious illness. Many of these approaches to spirituality involve learning to quiet the mind rather than adhering to a prescribed religious belief. These meditative paths include the mystic branches of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Christianity; Kabalistic Judaism; Sufism; and many others. What is hinted at in the subtext of these teachings is that as one learns to quiet his or her mind, one is likely to encounter psychic-seeming experiences or perceptions. For example, in The S?tras of Patanjali, the Hindu master tells us that on the way to transcendence we may experience all sorts of amazing visions, such as the ability to see into the distance, or into the future, and to diagnose illnesses and to cure them. However, we are told not to get attached to these psychic abilities--they are mere phenomena standing as stumbling blocks on the path to enlightenment. In this article, we describe the laboratory evidence for some of these remarkable phenomena and their implications for science, mental health, and peace of mind.

Publisher Place: Aliso Viejo, CA
Publisher: InnoVision Communications
Normalized publisher place: Aliso Viejo, CA
Publisher country: United States
Published Date: 2001
Subject: Science
Christianity
Paranormal
Hinduism
Sufism
Psychic abilities
Distant viewing
Kabalistic Judaism
Empiricism
Extrasensory perception
Classification: Buddhism and Science -- International Science -- Cognitive Science -- Consciousness Studies
Cultural Coverage: United States
Temporal coverage: 21st century CE
Language: English
Series 2 editor:
Source URL: http://www.alternative-therapies.com/at/login/index.jsp
Source: Alternative therapies in health and medicine
Source Editor: M.A. Hyman
Source Type: Journal
Source Volume: 7
Source Number: 3
Source Page Numbers: 143-149
Start Date: 1995
Frequency of publication: More than four times a year
Submissions: See the journal's Info for authors page.
ISBN/ISSN: 1078-6791
Location and access number: 11347280

Means of availability: Articles in this journal are available by subscription. See journal's website for more information.

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Resource Type: Article
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Date Last Modified: 2005-12-20 18:57:58
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