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An acknowledgment of the full spectrum of consciousness would profoundly alter the course of every one of the modern disciplines it touches - and that, of course, is an essential aspect of integral studies... A full-spectrum approach to human consciousness and behavior means that men and women have available to them a spectrum of knowing - a spectrum that includes, at the very least, the eye of flesh, the eye of mind, and the eye of spirit.

Ken Wilber#18

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About this quote

What does it mean?
Acknowledging all modes of knowing changes disciplines by including sensory, mental, and spiritual perspectives.
In plain terms
Change fields by adding spiritual and mental ways of knowing to physical observation.
What can you take from it?
Expand your toolkit to include body, mind, and spirit.

Where it applies

  • education
  • research
  • career development

Putting it to work

  • combine methods
  • train in multiple domains
  • value intuition

Questions to consider

  • Which way of knowing do you trust most?
  • How could you broaden your view?

Another view

Spiritual data is hard to verify objectively.

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