The quantum and the lotus : a journey to the frontiers where science and Buddhism meet /
by Ricard, Matthieu; Trinh, Xuan Thuan.
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BookPublisher: New York : Crown Publishers, c2001Edition: 1st American ed.Description: viii, 312 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0609608541; 9780609608548; 9781400080793 (pbk.); 1400080797 (pbk.).Uniform titles: Infini dans la paume de la main. English.Subject(s): Buddhism and science | Physics -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism | Spiritual life -- Buddhism | Enlightenment (Buddhism)
Contents:
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.
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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.
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