Religious ecstasy and meditation both can lead to experiences of altered consciousness. Why?

-Both practices involve posthypnotic suggestion.
-Both are escapist activities.
-Both practices allow practitioners to direct attention away from the self.
-Both practices involve a spiritual component.


-Both practices allow practitioners to direct attention away from the self.

Psychology

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