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Nondual States Are Not a Thing: This Inspiring New Age Spiritual Idea is Neither Advaita Vedanta Nor Psychology 非对偶状态不是一回事：这一鼓舞人心的新时代精神理念既不是阿威达吠檀多，也不是心理学

International Journal of Transpersonal Studies Pub Date : 2024-02-20 DOI: 10.24972/ijts.2023.42.2.iii

G. Hartelius

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Western Buddhism and Transpersonal Psychology: Cross-Hermeneutic and Engaged Approaches 西方佛教与超个人心理学：跨宗教和参与式方法

International Journal of Transpersonal Studies Pub Date : 2024-02-20 DOI: 10.24972/ijts.2023.42.2.27

Debashish Banerji

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Psychology or Religion? Bridge-Building in the Translation History of The Tibetan Book of the Dead 心理学还是宗教？在《西藏度亡经》翻译史上架设桥梁

International Journal of Transpersonal Studies Pub Date : 2024-02-20 DOI: 10.24972/ijts.2023.42.2.47

Erin Prophet

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Is Biological Death Final? Recomputing the Drake-S Equation for Postmortem Survival of Consciousness 生物死亡是最终结果吗?意识死后生存的Drake-S方程的重新计算

International Journal of Transpersonal Studies Pub Date : 2023-06-07 DOI: 10.24972/ijts.2023.42.1.9

A. Rock, J. Houran, Patrizio E. Tressoldi, Brian Laythe

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How is the Human Pangenome Project Like a Whole Person Psychology: Editor's Introduction 人类基因组计划如何像一个完整的人一样心理学：编辑简介

International Journal of Transpersonal Studies Pub Date : 2023-06-07 DOI: 10.24972/ijts.2023.42.1.iii

G. Hartelius

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Mathematical Calculations for the Finality of Death? The Drake-S Equation: Editor’s Introduction to the Special Topic Section 死亡终结的数学计算?德雷克- s方程:专题部分的编辑介绍

International Journal of Transpersonal Studies Pub Date : 2023-06-07 DOI: 10.24972/ijts.2023.42.1.6

G. Hartelius

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Dead Reckoning: A Multiteam System Approach to Commentaries on the Drake-S Equation for Survival 航位推算:多团队系统方法对德雷克- s生存方程的评论

International Journal of Transpersonal Studies Pub Date : 2023-06-07 DOI: 10.24972/ijts.2023.42.1.80

James Houran, Adam J. Rock, Brian Laythe, Patrizio E. Tressoldi

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BOOK REVIEW: The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture by Gabor Maté and Daniel Maté 书评：《正常的神话：有毒文化中的创伤、疾病和治愈》，Gabor Maté和Daniel Maté著

International Journal of Transpersonal Studies Pub Date : 2023-06-07 DOI: 10.24972/ijts.2023.42.1.106

Nicholas Grant Boeving

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Psi-entific Approach to Post-Mortem Survival: Employing the Multiple Sources of Psi (MSoP) and Discarnate Psi Hypotheses in the Calculation of a Drake-S Equation 死后生存的Psi科学方法:在Drake-S方程的计算中采用多重Psi来源(MSoP)和无形Psi假设

International Journal of Transpersonal Studies Pub Date : 2023-06-07 DOI: 10.24972/ijts.2023.42.1.43

S. Merlin

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The Varieties of Afterlife Experience: Epistemological and Cultural Implications 来世体验的多样性:认识论和文化含义

International Journal of Transpersonal Studies Pub Date : 2023-06-07 DOI: 10.24972/ijts.2023.42.1.27

Everton de Oliveira Maraldi

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