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CONSCIOUSNESS

INTRODUCTION

The ability to think with our minds and to act upon that thought is what makes us conscious, what makes us aware, what raises us above other known sentient beings. But human consciousness as a subject of study has led to divergent views in the scientific world and in the world of spiritual wisdom. Consciousness brings with it new discoveries as mankind still explores.

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