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The near-death experience and the Taoism of Chuang Tzu

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This paper compares excerpts from Chuang Tzu's writings and the descriptions of near-death experiencers (NDErs). Similarities between the beliefs of NDErs and those of Taoist patriarch Chuang Tzu suggest that NDErs have experienced a kind of awakening that leads them to reject conventional attitudes toward life and death.

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  1. Department of Psychology at the University of Connecticut, Connecticut, USA

    E. J. Hermann

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Hermann, E.J. The near-death experience and the Taoism of Chuang Tzu. J Near-Death Stud 8, 175–190 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01074002

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