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Lion's Roar

MIND OR BRAIN?

THAT LITTLE VOICE that’s narrating your experience as you read this—is it in your mind or in your brain? At first glance, this might seem like a stupid semantic question. But it cuts to the heart of a weighty dilemma for modern science that also has profound implications for Buddhist practice.

Common sense tells us that brains and minds are not the same. Brains are

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