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quote:it-was-very-powerful-to-witness-my-perceptions-undergoing-such-a-basic-alteration-a-fundamental-and-profound-change-in-the-way-i-perceive-things-i-am-acutely-moved-as-if-a-very-deep-part-of-me-is-recognizing-some-long-lost-elemental-truthsIt was very powerful to witness my perceptions undergoing such a basic alteration ... a fundamental and profound change in the way I perceive things. ... I am acutely moved, as if a very deep part of me is recognizing some long lost elemental truths.
A participant's testimony about the transformative effect of the mirror-of-the-self experience.
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