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The Universe In A Single Atom: The
Convergence of Science and Spirituality
Author: His Holiness The Dalai Lama
Binding: Hardcover,
224 pages (2005)
Publisher: Morgan Road Books
ISBN: 076792066X
Price: RM99.90
Synopsis
Gallileo, Copernicus, Newton, Niels
Bohr, Einstein. Their insights shook our perception of who we are and where we
stand in the world and in their wake have left an uneasy co-existence: science
vs. religion, faith vs. empirical enquiry. Which is the keeper of truth? 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 a brilliant 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.
Through an examination of Darwinism and karma, quantum mechanics and
philosophical insight into the nature of reality, neurobiology and the study of
consciousness, the Dalai Lama draws significant parallels between contemplative
and scientific examination of reality. “I believe that spirituality and science
are complementary but different investigative approaches with the same goal of
seeking the truth,” His Holiness writes. “In this, there is much each may learn
from the other, and together they may contribute to expanding the horizon of
human knowledge and wisdom.”
This breathtakingly personal examination is a tribute to the Dalai Lama’s
teachers–both of science and spirituality. 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.
About the Author
Tenzin Gyatzo, His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, is the recipient of
the Nobel Peace Prize and is both the temporal and spiritual leader of the
Tibetan people. The Dalai Lama travels the world speaking on peace and
interreligious understanding, giving Buddhist teachings, and meeting with
political leaders as he works tirelessly on behalf of the Tibetan people. He
resides in Dharamsala, India, and is the head of the Tibetan
government-in-exile.
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