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Author:

Ricard, Matthieu.

Title:

The quantum and the lotus : a journey to the frontiers where science and Buddhism meet / Matthieu Ricard and Trinh Xuan Thuan.

Edition:

1st American pbk. ed.

Publisher:

Three Rivers Press,

Copyright Date:

c2001

Description:

viii, 312 p. ; 21 cm.

Subject:

Buddhism and science.
Physics--Buddhism.--Buddhism.
Spiritual life--Buddhism.
Enlightenment (Buddhism)

Other Authors:

Trinh, Xuan Thuan.

Other Titles:

Infini dans la paume de la main. English

Notes:

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

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.

ISBN:

1400080797
9781400080793

Locations:

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)