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India is linked to the study of consciousness through the academic work of scholars like Swami Medhananda [1], [2] and the historical development of Buddhist practices that explore states of consciousness within an Indian cultural context [3].

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(PDF) Cross-Cultural Approaches to Consciousness - Academia.edu academia.edu Academia.edu 1 fact
accountBuddhism originated and developed in an Indian cultural context that utilized first-person practices for producing and exploring states of consciousness through systematic training of attention.
Cross-Cultural Approaches to Consciousness: Mind, Nature, and ... amazon.com Bloomsbury 1 fact
quoteSwami Medhananda, a Senior Research Fellow in Philosophy at the Ramakrishna Institute of Moral and Spiritual Education in India, stated: 'Philosophers have only recently begun to recognize the need for a truly global approach to consciousness. Cross-Cultural Approaches to Consciousness makes a valuable and timely contribution to the nascent cosmopolitan movement within consciousness studies. Addressing an impressive array of global philosophical traditions and topics as varied as mental causation, panpsychism, idealism, and illusionism, this volume is essential reading for anyone interested in cutting-edge, cross-cultural inquiry into the nature of consciousness.'
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quoteSwami Medhananda, a Senior Research Fellow in Philosophy at the Ramakrishna Institute of Moral and Spiritual Education in India, stated: 'Philosophers have only recently begun to recognize the need for a truly global approach to consciousness. Cross-Cultural Approaches to Consciousness makes a valuable and timely contribution to the nascent cosmopolitan movement within consciousness studies. Addressing an impressive array of global philosophical traditions and topics as varied as mental causation, panpsychism, idealism, and illusionism, this volume is essential reading for anyone interested in cutting-edge, cross-cultural inquiry into the nature of consciousness.'