Response to book review "The Astonishing Brain and Holistic Consciousness: Neuroscience and Vedanta Perspectives"
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Yoga
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0973-6131
DOI: 10.4103/0973-6131.123502