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The truth has to be found in our hearts.</div> <div class="quote2">--A.H.Almaas</div> </div> <div class="quote-right"> <a href="/culture/art/artists_m/art_miller_adamscott.shtml"><img src="images/spirit_mandala.jpg" width="160" height="165" alt="mandala" border="0"></a> <div class="quote">I want to know God's thoughts... all the rest are details.</div> <div class="quote2">--Albert Einstein</div> </div> <div class="links-list"> <div class="ish">GENERAL INFORMATION <a href="#general" name="general" class="pa">#</a></div> <div class="link-int"><a href="traditions/traditions.shtml">Spiritual Traditions & Religions</a></div> <div class="link-int"><a href="/freedom/civil_rights/religion/religion.shtml">Religious Freedom</a></div> <div class="link-int"><a href="/entheogens/spiritual.shtml">Spiritual Use of Entheogens</a></div> </div> <div class="links-list"> <div class="ish">TECHNIQUES & METHODS <a href="#techniques" name="techniques" class="pa">#</a></div> <div class="link-int"><a href="breathing/breathing.shtml">Breathing</a></div> <div class="link-int"><a href="dancing/dancing.shtml">Dancing</a></div> <div class="link-int"><a href="/tech/tech.shtml">Devices & Technologies</a></div> <div class="link-int"><a href="dreaming/dreaming.shtml">Dreaming</a></div> <div class="link-int"><a href="drumming/drumming.shtml">Drumming</a></div> <div class="link-int"><a href="/psychoactives/psychoactives.shtml">Entheogens</a></div> <div class="link-int"><a href="fasting/fasting.shtml">Fasting</a></div> <div class="link-int"><a href="martial/martial.shtml">Martial Arts</a></div> <div class="link-int"><a href="meditation/meditation.shtml">Meditation</a></div> <div class="link-int"><a href="prayer/prayer.shtml">Prayer</a></div> <div class="link-int"><a href="sweating/sweating.shtml">Sweating</a></div> <div class="link-int"><a href="yoga/yoga.shtml">Yoga</a></div> </div> <div class="links-list"> <div class="ish">ALTERED STATES <a href="#altered_states" name="altered_states" class="pa">#</a></div> <div class="link-int"><a href="obe/obe.shtml">Out of Body Experiences</a></div> <div class="link-int"><a href="death/death.shtml">Death & Dying Vault</a></div> </div> <div class="links-list"> <div class="ish">METAPROGRAMMING <a href="#metaprogramming" name="metaprogramming" class="pa">#</a></div> <div class="link-int"><a href="metaprogramming/metaprogramming_article1.shtml">Get With the Metaprogram</a>, by James Kent</div> </div> <div class="links-list"> <div class="ish">ARTICLES & WRITINGS <a href="#articles" name="articles" class="pa">#</a></div> <div class="link-int"><a href="/tech/neurotheology_article1.shtml">Neurotheology and the Scientific Investigation into Spirituality</a>, by Allen James <img src="/images/new.gif" width="36" height="9" border="0" alt="May"></div> <div class="link-int"><a href="writings/spirit_writings1.shtml">Verification of Mystical Experience</a>, by Ian Goddard</div> </div> <div class="links-list"> <div class="ish">BOOKS <a href="#books" name="books" class="pa">#</a></div> <div class="link-int"><a href="/library/books/brief_tour_human.shtml">A Brief Tour of Human Consciousness</a>, by V.S. Ramachandran</div> <div class="link-int"><a href="/library/books/consciousness_very_short.shtml">Consciousness: A Very Short Introduction</a>, by Susan Blackmore</div> <div class="link-int"><a href="/library/books/quest_for_consciousness.shtml">The Quest for Consciousness</a>, by Christof Koch</div> <div class="more"><a href="/library/books/a_mind_sciences.shtml"> » » » &nbsp MORE &nbsp » » »</a></div> </div> </div><div class="index-links-ext"> <div class="offsite-outer"><div class="offsite-inner">OFF-SITE RESOURCES</div></div> <div class="links-list"> <div class="ish">SPIRITUAL TEXTS <a href="#ext_texts" name="ext_texts" class="pa">#</a></div> <div class="link-ext"><a href="http://www.sacred-texts.com/index.htm">Sacred-Texts.com : Large Collection</a></div> <div class="link-ext"><a href="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?language=English&version=NIV">The Bible</a></div> <div class="link-ext"><a href="https://www.buddhanet.net/pdf_file/scrndhamma.pdf">Dhammapada</a></div> <div class="link-ext"><a href="http://metalab.unc.edu/expo/deadsea.scrolls.exhibit/intro.html">The Dead Sea Scrolls</a></div> <div class="link-ext"><a href="http://www.kab.info/about.php">Kabbalah International</a></div> <div class="link-ext"><a href="http://www.hti.umich.edu/k/koran/">The Qurán (Koran)</a></div> <div class="link-ext"><a href="http://www.vl-site.org/taoism/index.html">The Taoism Virtual Library</a></div> <div class="link-ext"><a href="http://www.krsna.com/gita/">Bhagavad-Gita</a></div> <div class="link-ext"><a href="http://scriptures.lds.org/">Book of Mormon</a></div> <div class="link-ext"><a href="http://www.aishdas.org/webshas/main.htm">Index to the Talmud</a></div> <div class="link-ext"><a href="http://www.urantia.org/detail.html#Titles">The Urantia Book</a></div> <div class="link-ext"><a href="http://origin.org/ucs/ws/ws.cfm"><i>World Scripture</i></a></div> </div> <div class="links-list"> <div class="ish">SECONDARY RESOURCES <a href="#ext-secondary" name="ext-secondary" class="pa">#</a></div> <div class="link-ext"><a href="http://www.apologeticsindex.org/">Resources on Religious Cults, Sects, Movements, Doctrines</a></div> <div class="link-ext"><a href="http://www.psychwww.com/psyrelig/links.htm">Nielsen's Links to Psychology and Religion Sites</a></div> </div> <div class="links-list"> <div class="ish">CONSCIOUSNESS <a href="#ext_consciousness" name="ext_consciousness" class="pa">#</a></div> <div class="link-ext"><a href="http://onebehindthemany.tripod.com/">The One Behind the Many</a> : Consciousness in the Universe</div> </div> <div class="links-list"> <div class="ish">ARTICLES & WRITINGS <a href="#ext_articles" name="ext_articles" class="pa">#</a></div> <div class="link-ext"><a href="http://www.psychwww.com/psyrelig/james/toc.htm">The Varieties of Religious Experience</a> by William James</div> <div class="link-ext"><a href="http://my.webmd.com/content/article/31/1728_77081">Is God A State of Mind?</a> by Laurie Barclay, WebMD</div> <div class="link-ext"><a href="http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/7.11/persinger.html">This Is Your Brain on God</a> by Jack Hitt, Wired</div> <div class="link-ext"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060101044950/http://sandra.stahlman.com/schizo.html">The Relationship Between Schizophrenia and Mysticism</a> by Sandra Stahlman</div> <div class="link-ext"><a href="http://www.cognitiveliberty.org/neuro/neurotheology.htm">CCLE's Neurotheology Links</a></div> <div class="link-ext"><a href="http://www.techgnosis.com/chunks.php?sec=articles&cat=the+gods&file=chunkfrom-2007-04-01-1746-0.txt">Techgnosis: The Gods</a></div> <div class="link-ext"><a href="http://www.aeonmagazine.com/oceanic-feeling/erik-davis-guru-trickster/">Trickster and Tricked</a> - Erik Davis, Jan 2013</div> </div> <div class="links-list"> <div class="ish">MEDIA COVERAGE <a href="#ext_media" name="ext_media" class="pa">#</a></div> <div class="link-ext"><a href="http://www.details.com/culture-trends/critical-eye/201210/india-syndrome-death-enlightenment?printable=true">Death on the Path to Enlightenment: Inside the Rise of India Syndrome</a>, Oct 2012, Details</div> <div class="link-ext"><a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080520110415.htm#">Boswellia Incense Is Psychoactive</a>, May 20 2008, Science Daily</div> <div class="link-ext"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/18/national/18WORS.html?hp">Hip New Churches Pray to a Different Drummer</a>, Feb 2004, NY Times</div> </div> <div class="links-list"> <div class="ish">SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCES <a href="#ext_experiences" name="ext_experiences" class="pa">#</a></div> <div class="link-ext"><a href="http://www.issc-taste.org/index.shtml">The Archives of Scientists' Transcendent Experiences (TASTE)</a></div> <div class="link-ext"><a href="http://www.csp.org/">The Council on Spiritual Practices</a></div> </div> <div class="links-list"> <div class="ish">SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF RELIGION <a href="#ext_scientific-study" name="ext_scientific-study" class="pa">#</a></div> <div class="link-ext"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111214113448/http://moses.creighton.edu/JRS/2005/2005-11.html">Cross-national correlations of societal health with popular religiosity</a> - Paul S, J of R & S, 2005</div> </div> <div class="links-list"> <div class="ish">SPIRITUALITY & RELIGION <a href="#ext_spirituality" name="ext_spirituality" class="pa">#</a></div> <div class="link-ext"><a href="http://www.levity.com/alchemy/home.html">The Alchemy Virtual Library</a></div> <div class="link-ext"><a href="http://www.changes.org/">Changes: Celebrating Our Growing Consciousness</a></div> <div class="link-ext"><a href="http://www.academicinfo.net/religindex.html">The Religion Gateway Page</a></div> <div class="link-ext"><a href="http://ethics.sandiego.edu/theories/Religion/index.asp">Religion and Ethics</a></div> <div class="link-ext"><a href="http://www.religiousworlds.com/mystic/index.html">Mysticism Resource Pages</a></div> <div class="link-ext"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20010302172616/http://world.std.com/~awolpert/">General Theory of Religion Homepage</a></div> <div class="link-ext"><a href="http://websyte.com/alan/index.htm">New Thought Movement Homepage</a></div> <div class="link-ext"><a href="http://www.ucadia.com">Ucadia.com : Divine Future Life Guide</a></div> <div class="link-ext"><a href="http://www.thevoiceforlove.org/">The Voice For Love: Links</a></div> <div class="link-ext"><a href="http://www.mystical-www.co.uk/">Mystical Web</a></div> </div> </div> </div>  </div></div> <div id="footer-frame"> <div class="footer-backto"> </div> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" id="footer-bar"><tr> <td width="10" background="/includes/headers/images/bar_solid_footer.gif"> </td> <td width="140" background="/includes/headers/images/bar_solid_footer.gif" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="140"><tr> <td valign="top" id="footer-menu"><script language="JavaScript">PlaceMenu("footer")</script></td> </tr></table> </td> <td align="center"> <table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="100%" background="/includes/headers/images/bar_solid_footer.gif" height="22"><tr> <td align="center"><div class="footer1">Created by Erowid - 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