The Quantum and the Lotus
A Journey to the Frontiers Where Science and Buddhism Meet
by Trinh Xuan Thuan · first published 2001
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"Matthieu Ricard trained as a molecular biologist, working in the lab of a Nobel prize-winning scientist, but when he read some Buddhist philosophy, he became drawn to Buddhism. Eventually he left his life in science to study with Tibetan teachers, and he is now a Buddhist monk and translator for the Dalai Lama, living in the Shechen monastery near Kathmandu in Nepal. Trinh Thuan was born into a Buddhist family in Vietnam but became intrigued by the explosion of discoveries in astronomy during the 1960s. He made his way to the prestigious California Institute of Technology to study with some
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on “Ask HN: Looking for new books to read” ↗If you have an interest in Buddhism, I recommend this book- http://www.amazon.com/Quantum-Lotus-Journey-Frontiers-Buddhi... , The Quantum and the Lotus, by Ricard and Trinh Xuan Thuan, an astrophysicist. In it they discuss the parallels of modern science and Buddhism. The books format makes a compelling subject even more so, as it is presented as a…
on “Ask HN: What is your favorite TED talk?” ↗Thanks for the link! I will need to pick that up. I supremely enjoyed the dialogues in another of his books "The Quantum and the Lotus" and this looks very interesting indeed.
on “Matthieu Ricard shows results of recent experiments with experienced meditators” ↗…but a couple of good starting points on the neuroscience angle are the works of B. Alan Wallace ("Contemplative Science: Where Buddhism and Neuroscience Converge", for example) or Mathieu Ricard ("The Quantum and the Lotus: A Journey to the Frontiers Where Science and Buddhism Meet", for example). If, however, you are looking for a more general introduction to Buddhism (and Buddhist psychology) from a rationalist perspective,…
on “The quintessential rational mind: Buddha” ↗…leaders are to scientific advancements. A book from Matthieu Ricard, an ex western scientist who later became a Buddhist monk and Dalai Lama's interpreter, wrote a book with a western quantum scientist [Quantum and the Lotus](https://www.amazon.com/Quantum-Lotus-Journey-Frontiers-Buddh...). What is notable is how the exemplary practitioners are highly knowledgeable in scientific and philosophical subjects. Moreover, you…
on “Religion as an Ego-modulator” ↗