Vishvapani Blomfield
Meditation teacher and author of Gautama Buddha: The Life and Teachings of The Awakened One
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Meditation teacher and author of Gautama Buddha: The Life and Teachings of The Awakened One
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In Search Of Ourselves
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The Limits of Reason
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The Illusion of Sense
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How to be a Stoic
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The Limits of Freedom
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The Secrets of Consciousness
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Matter and Mind
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Hearts and Minds
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The Story of I
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Mind and the Universe
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Fate, Freedom, and Neuroscience
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Truth, Lies and Self-Deception
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Secrets of the Mind
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The Mind's Eye
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The Extended Mind
Is consciousness confined to the body?
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Owning Ourselves
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Being Conscious
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On Having a Mind, Having a Body, and Being a Person
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The Fragility of the Human Personality
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Dangerous Convictions
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Actual Consciousness
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Stories of Desire
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At One With Ourselves
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The Evolution of Consciousness
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The Edge of Reason
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Metaphors of the Mind
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The Road to the Good Life
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Are Selves Unreal?
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Animal Reason
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Catching Sight of Ourselves
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