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“Instead of experiencing through the physical senses, I was now bobbing behind the body like a buoy at sea, cut loose from sensory solidity, separated from and witnessing the body from a vast distance.”

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Suzanne Segal
Suzanne Segal

Suzanne Segal (1955-1997) was an American writer known for her influential works on non-dual spirituality. Her most famous book, "No Boundary," explores Eastern and Western approaches to personal growth and consciousness. Segal experienced a profound spiritual awakening in her twenties, which led her to integrate Eastern philosophy with Western psychology. Her clear, accessible writing style made complex spiritual concepts understandable to Western audiences, significantly influencing the New Age movement in America during the 1990s. more

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