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Monday, November 3, 2014

Comparative study on Meditation and Hypnosis

The Taoist scholar Livia Kohn has written an excellent book called "Meditation Works" that looks at Taoist, Buddhist, and Hindu meditation traditions. She draws a strong parallel between meditation and hypnosis, and explores the many ways meditation works with the subconscious. Kohn views meditation as a form of self-hypnosis and a means of reprogramming the subconscious mind.