The Universe in a Single Atom
The Convergence of Science and Spirituality
by His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso the XIV Dalai Lama · first published 2005
100% recommend
"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 an analysis of why all avenues of inquiry - scientific as well as spiritual - 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, c
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on “Ask HN: Best books you read in the past decade?” ↗The Universe in a Single Atom https://www.amazon.com/Universe-Single-Atom-Convergence-Spir...
on “Ask HN: What are the best unknown books you have read?” ↗The Dalai Lama says pretty much the same thing quite a bit. A quick read along these lines would be The Universe in a Single Atom.
on “Meditation Becomes Beneficial Surprisingly Fast” ↗If you haven’t read it I’d highly recommend “The Universe in a Single Atom” by the Dalai Lama. He is one smart person, and I found it both delightful and thought provoking. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/100629
on “My Parents Are Flat Earthers” ↗Beautifully written. Felt a bit prepared for this having recently read, “Reality is Not What it Seems”, but these concepts are still so hard to grasp. I just recommended the Dalai Lama’s “Universe in a Single Atom” in another thread and there’s something in that book that to me sounds like what Smolin is getting at — if I’m understanding correctly (and I’m probably not) — that ultimately reality must be studied…
on “The world is not enough” ↗…really don’t have a clue which theory is more “correct”. But the book’s interesting, and I recommend it. Also, an exploration of consciousness and quantum physics is central to the Dalai Lama’s, “The universe in a single atom”. Another book I highly recommend. He’s passionate about science, and it’s a thought provoking book. In “The Profound Mind”, he goes further into various philosophies, and has some really interesting…
on “The ‘consciousness causes quantum collapse’ hypothesis (2017)” ↗The Dalai Lama has a book called, “The Universe in A Single Atom”. He’s incredibly interested in science, quantum physics in particular, and in the book he explores the intersection between those ideas and the ideas of various Buddhist thinkers throughout history.…
on “The Astonishing Prescience of Nam June Paik” ↗…relativity fully until reading that book — at least the aspects of time. [edit: well, not “fully”, I’m sure — but at least a lot more than I have in the past.] At the same time I read the Dalai Lama’s, “Universe in a Single Atom”, which focuses on his love of science / physics, and was a very good pair to Rovelli’s book. It made me really think about the role of subjectivity in terms of Relativity. It also made me think about…
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