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Meditation, mindfulness and mind-emptiness

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 June 2014

Ramesh Manocha*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Northern Clinical School, Royal North Shore Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Dr Ramesh Manocha, Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychiatry, Northern Clinical School, Royal North Shore Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. Tel: +612 9926 7787 Fax: +612 9926 7730 E-mail: R.Manocha@healthed.com.au

Abstract

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Intervention Insights
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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