TY - BOOK AU - Ricard,Matthieu AU - Trinh,Xuan Thuan TI - The quantum and the lotus: a journey to the frontiers where science and Buddhism meet SN - 0609608541 AV - BQ 4570 .S3 R5313 2001 PY - 2001/// CY - New York PB - Crown Publishers KW - Buddhism and science KW - Physics KW - Religious aspects KW - Buddhism KW - Spiritual life KW - Enlightenment (Buddhism) N1 - 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 UR - http://site.ebrary.com/id/10035362 UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/samples/random041/2001028852.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy02/2001028852.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/bios/random053/2001028852.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/random043/2001028852.html ER -