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

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextLanguage: English Original language: French Publication details: New York : Crown Publishers, c2001.Edition: 1st American edDescription: viii, 312 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0609608541
  • 9780609608548
  • 9781400080793 (pbk.)
  • 1400080797 (pbk.)
Uniform titles:
  • Infini dans la paume de la main. English
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BQ 4570 .S3 R5313 2001
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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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