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Transient Experiences Versus Existential States
There is some connection between passing experiences of deep sadness and longlasting persistent depression. There is some connection...
Amir Freimann
Jun 26, 20231 min read
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What changes in spiritual awakening?
In a conversation with my friend about "what is the basic experiential / conscious / existential element that changes when one awakens...
Amir Freimann
Jun 26, 20232 min read
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What mystics value most
I'm ploughing ahead with the writing of a paper on "the experiential characteristics of the spiritual high plateau" and would like to...
Amir Freimann
Mar 19, 20232 min read
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Awareness of the sacred in times of crisis
I the interviews I conducted with spiritual exemplars as part of my PhD research, one of the questions I asked was: Did you have in your...
Amir Freimann
Jul 16, 20222 min read
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The background experience
One of the central concepts in phenomenology (Husserl, Heidegger, Merlo-Ponti, Gadamer et al.) is "horizon" - a word pointing at the...
Amir Freimann
Jul 16, 20221 min read
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Why I want to create a film about "Exemplary Love"
A few days ago I had a Zoom meeting with my PhD advisory board. The three professors, who are also dear friends, started the meeting by...
Amir Freimann
Apr 5, 20222 min read
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Mystics without mystical experiences
I'm writing a research proposal to study the state of consciousness of spiritual masters or exemplars. In that context I'm reviewing...
Amir Freimann
Feb 20, 20221 min read
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