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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
More compelling and interesting than I expected. I never knew the Dalai Lama was so drawn to science and that he would be such a great advocate of science. Would buy this book to reread for clarity and to better my efforts to understand how science and spirituality can coexist. And I'm even more interested in continuing to understand Buddhism as this book touches on many aspects of the philosophy.
I love that Richard Gere read the book but he literally lulled me to sleep several times with his rhymic reading.
I love that Richard Gere read the book but he literally lulled me to sleep several times with his rhymic reading.
RELEVANT. Clear, illuminating, and humble; His Holiness has spoken from the heart about many possible intersections of spirituality and Western scientific research, ways in which they could both - along with all of us - be enriched by cooperating with one another. He also makes the profoundly direct and significant ethical case for the urgency of integrating scientific advancement and directions of research with widened spiritual awareness and responsibility.
In other words, we must learn to guide scientific and technological innovation not as an end itself but as the means, and that means must always be the well-being of humanity, all forms of life on Earth, and the Earth itself, which is our one and only home shared by the entirety of our human family.
In other words, we must learn to guide scientific and technological innovation not as an end itself but as the means, and that means must always be the well-being of humanity, all forms of life on Earth, and the Earth itself, which is our one and only home shared by the entirety of our human family.
A valuable and worthy read. I particularly appreciate his definition of spirituality- not as something to do with the soul but recognising shared human spirit and the very human longing to be free of suffering.
This book examines the relationship between science and spirituality, written by one of the most famous Buddhist thinkers of our time. The Dalai Lama is surely a brilliant man, and yet he is rather humble as well. This is a fascinating book. Not being a Buddhist myself, I didn't agree with everything he said, but it does make you think. I think in the modern day we have this idea that science can explain everything and that you cannot believe in both science and religion, which is completely untrue, and this book does a great job in examining these ideas.
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Great teachings on how to navigate science and spirituality,
Great teachings on how to navigate science and spirituality,
I love this man. His mind, his countenance, his purity of spirit- everything about him is curious and beautiful and this book shows us a glimpse of his brilliance.
Wonderful book that brings together two areas that would SEEM to be counter to each other. I now have even more respect for him.
A thought provoking examination of how spirituality and science coexist. I plan to read this time and time again to ensure that at all stages of my life I absorb something new from these thoughts.
Despite the subtitle of The Universe in a Single Atom, the Dalai Lama XIV does not attempt to reconcile science and spirituality. Instead, he tries to illustrate the limits of both and how they may complement each other. I am fairly new to Buddhism in general, and definitely am not well-versed in Tibetan Buddhism in particular, but I found it extremely interesting that many of the philosophical methods of inquiry in Buddhism have much in common with the scientific method. I also thought it was interesting that he advocated for neuroscience and fields studying consciousness to consider using the first-person method of inquiry, much like the Buddhist tradition. The greatest takeaway for me though was that the sciences should be grounded in empathy and the overall goal of alleviating or mitigating suffering; this seems obvious but I think it's easy to forget the greater mission of why the scientific method is a worthwhile pursuit in the first place. As always, the Dalai Lama XIV is humble in admitting where he is not an expert, accessible in his language and explaining more difficult concepts, and captivating.