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The Universe in a Single Atom, by His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Originally posted on sciy.org by Ron Anastasia on Wed 31 Oct 2007 11:56 PM PDT
I'm reading this book now and am quite impressed by it. Highly recommended!
~ ronjon
The Universe in a Single Atom,
The convergence of science and spirituality
by His Holiness the Dalai Lama
I have often wondered about the interface of key Buddhist concepts and major scientific ideas. This book is the result of that long period of thinking and of the intellectual journey of a Buddhist monk from Tibet into the world of bubble chambers, particle accelerators, and fMRI. Since the emergence of modern science, humanity has lived through an engagement between spirituality and science as two important sources of knowledge and well-being. Sometimes, the relationship has been a close one--a kind of friendship––while at other times it has been frosty, with many finding the two to be incompatible. Today, in the first decade of the twenty-first century, science and spirituality have the potential to be closer than ever, and to embark upon a collaborative endeavor that has far-reaching potential to help humanity meet the challenges before us. We are all in this together. May each of us, as a member of the human family, respond to the moral obligation to make this collaboration possible. This is my heartfelt plea.
- The Dalai Lama
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