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    "abstract": "This paper describes Indian ideas of the early-Purana/Mahabharata times\n(centuries BC) on the nature of space, time and consciousness that would be of\ninterest to the physicist. In order to simplify references, we quote mainly\nfrom Yoga-Vasistha (YV), which is representative of that period of Indian\nthought. YV professes to be a book of instruction on the nature of\nconsciousness but it has many fascinating passages on time, space, matter and\ncognition. This paper presents a random selection that has parallels with\nrecent speculations in physics. It also presents a brief account of the context\nin which ideas of YV developed.",
    "arxiv_id": "physics/9903010",
    "authors": [
      "Subhash Kak"
    ],
    "categories": [
      "physics.hist-ph",
      "physics.pop-ph"
    ],
    "journal_ref": "In S. Kak, \"The Wishing Tree\", 2001 (Munshiram Manoharlal, New\n  Delhi, ISBN: 81-215-1032-5.)",
    "title": "Concepts of Space, Time, and Consciousness in Ancient India",
    "url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/9903010"
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