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S1 – 2. Halvor Eifring: The Power of the Wandering Mind

S1 – 2. Halvor Eifring: The Power of the Wandering Mind

Update: 2021-01-14
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Halvor Eifring, Professor of Chinese studies at the University of Oslo, joins Karin Kukkonen in a conversation about what mind-wandering and non-directive meditation have in common with literary reading. Learn more about the meditative dimension of long Chinese novels, and find out how to resist «weapons of mass distraction» in the modern world.



The reading recommendation from Halvor Eifring: 



Cao Xueqin and Gao E,The Story of the Stone (external link).



Learn more about Nondirective Meditation and mind wandering in Halvor Eifring's book: The Power of the Wandering Mind (external link).



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S1 – 2. Halvor Eifring: The Power of the Wandering Mind

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