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Ricard, Matthieu.

The quantum and the lotus : a journey to the frontiers where science and Buddhism meet / Matthieu Ricard and Trinh Xuan Thuan. - 1st American ed. - New York : Crown Publishers, c2001. - viii, 312 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-296) and index.

At the crossroads -- To be and not to be -- In search of the great watchmaker -- The universe in a grain of sand -- Mirages of reality -- Like a bolt from the blue -- Each to his own reality -- Questions of time -- Chaos and harmony -- The virtual frontier -- Robots that think they can think -- The grammar of the universe -- Reason and contemplation -- Beauty is in the eye of the beholder -- From meditation to action -- The monk's conclusion -- The scientist's conclusion -- Notes -- Scientific glossary -- Buddhist glossary -- Acknowledgments -- Index.

ISBN: 0609608541 9780609608548 9781400080793 (pbk.) 1400080797 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2001028852

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Buddhism and science.
Physics--Religious aspects--Buddhism.
Spiritual life--Buddhism.
Enlightenment (Buddhism)

LC Class. No.: BQ4570 S3 / R5313 2001

Dewey Class. No.: 294.3/375