The universe in a single atom : the convergence of science and spirituality /
Science vs. religion, faith vs. empirical enquiry--which is the true path to understanding reality? After forty years of study with some of the greatest scientific minds as well as a lifetime of meditative, spiritual and philosophical study, the Dalai Lama presents an analysis of why both discipline...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Morgan Road Books,
2005.
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| Online Access: | ebrary Sample text Available to Stanford-affiliated users at: Contributor biographical information Publisher description http://www.dalailama.com/ |
| Summary: | Science vs. religion, faith vs. empirical enquiry--which is the true path to understanding reality? After forty years of study with some of the greatest scientific minds as well as a lifetime of meditative, spiritual and philosophical study, the Dalai Lama presents an analysis of why both disciplines must be pursued in order to arrive at a complete picture of the truth. Science shows us ways of interpreting the physical world, while spirituality helps us cope with reality. But the extreme of either is impoverishing. The belief that all is reducible to matter and energy leaves out a huge range of human experience: emotions, yearnings, compassion, culture. At the same time, holding unexamined spiritual beliefs--beliefs that are contradicted by evidence, logic, and experience--can lock us into fundamentalist cages. The legacy of this book is a vision of the world in which our different approaches to understanding ourselves, our universe and one another can be brought together in the service of humanity.--From publisher description. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 216 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes index. |
| ISBN: | 076792066X 9780767920667 0767920813 9780767920810 0375728457 9780375728457 |