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Claire Petitmengin, PHD

After first studying classical and Indian philosophy at University, Claire Petitmengin worked as a consultant in information system design for ten years. She then returned to academic life and began a thesis with Francisco Varela as research advisor (, L’Harmattan, … Continue reading

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Jack Petranker

Jack is the founder of the Center for Creative Inquiry. A former Dean of the Nyingma Institute in Berkeley, CA, he holds degrees from Stanford, University of California at Berkeley, and Yale Law School and is a member of the … Continue reading

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Russel Hurlburt

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Russel Hurlburt

Ratna Ling 2007 Pre-conference statement As many, if not most, of you know, I’ve been exploring inner experience (thoughts, feelings, sensations, etc.) for over 30 years, using a variety of techniques. Over the course of those explorations, I have arrived … Continue reading

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Jack Petranker

Statement of Main Concerns Jack Petranker The approach I take to studying consciousness from a first-person perspective can be summed up in this way: “The way to understand more about consciousness is to be conscious differently.” For me this is … Continue reading

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John Pickering

Ratna Ling Meeting.March 29-April 2, 2007. John Pickering Warwick University. Without accepting experience itself as data, research in psychology is Hamlet without the prince, Until first-person data become the necessary complement to experimental findings, the science of mental life will … Continue reading

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Pirkko

I retired for more than ten years ago from the university where I worked in research, teaching, administration, developmental studies, international agreements, students’ guidance etc. for 34 years. Since then I have concentrated in Tibetan Buddhist Teachings and in its … Continue reading

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Peter

I am 70 years old, living in a house with garden, married, two children, two grandchildren. I like many things, living things, situations, occupations…too much: machines, garden, music, pictures. I like to breathe, to feel my body, to work, to … Continue reading

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Kathleen Daly

  Hello,  I perform operations for the Center for Creative Inquiry. Should you have any questions or problems during the course please contact me by email at kathleen@creativeinquiry.org Your feedback and input regarding the class and/or website is welcome.

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