The Universe in a Single Atom - Dahli Lama

kennyc · 10-07-2011, 06:32 AM

Just ran across this, highly rated, added to my wish list, anyone read it?

http://www.amazon.com/Universe-Singl...7930673&sr=8-1

Galileo, Copernicus, Newton, Niels Bohr, Einstein. Their insights shook our perception of who we are and where we stand in the world, and in their wake have left an uneasy coexistence: science vs. religion, faith vs. empirical inquiry. Which is the keeper of truth? Which is the true path to understanding reality?

After forty years of study with some of the greatest scientific minds, as well as a lifetime of meditative, spiritual, and philosophic study, the Dalai Lama presents a brilliant 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. Through an examination of Darwinism and karma, quantum mechanics and philosophical insight into the nature of reality, neurobiology and the study of consciousness, the Dalai Lama draws significant parallels between contemplative and scientific examinations of reality.

MickeyC · 10-08-2011, 05:52 PM

I heard the other day that the Dahli Lama walked into a Subway Sandwich shop and asked the counterman if he could make him one with everything.

Sorry, couldn't resist.

kennyc · 10-08-2011, 05:56 PM

Yeah, I saw some TV host try that joke on the Dahli Lama himself, but with a pizza joint, it flopped.

MickeyC · 10-08-2011, 06:41 PM

Yeah, it's a giggle but I wouldn't have tried it on the man himself.

kennyc · 10-08-2011, 06:53 PM

Ah, here it is:

PKFFW · 10-09-2011, 07:08 AM

That makes me

to be an Australian.

Book looks good though, it's now on my TBR list. Thanks for the tip.

OtterBooks · 10-10-2011, 02:25 AM

that Dalai Lama fellow seems like a good guy.

HappyMartin · 10-11-2011, 07:56 AM

Its a very good book IMHO. Have it in hard copy.

The follow up to that joke by the way is HH asks for his change and the guy behind the counter says change comes from within.

Buddhist humor is really very bad.

kennyc · 10-11-2011, 07:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HappyMartin

Its a very good book IMHO. Have it in hard copy.

The follow up to that joke by the way is HH asks for his change and the guy behind the counter says change comes from within.

Buddhist humor is really very bad.

10-07-2011, 06:32 AM	#1
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,897 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	The Universe in a Single Atom - Dahli Lama Just ran across this, highly rated, added to my wish list, anyone read it? http://www.amazon.com/Universe-Singl...7930673&sr=8-1 Galileo, Copernicus, Newton, Niels Bohr, Einstein. Their insights shook our perception of who we are and where we stand in the world, and in their wake have left an uneasy coexistence: science vs. religion, faith vs. empirical inquiry. Which is the keeper of truth? Which is the true path to understanding reality? After forty years of study with some of the greatest scientific minds, as well as a lifetime of meditative, spiritual, and philosophic study, the Dalai Lama presents a brilliant 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. Through an examination of Darwinism and karma, quantum mechanics and philosophical insight into the nature of reality, neurobiology and the study of consciousness, the Dalai Lama draws significant parallels between contemplative and scientific examinations of reality.

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10-08-2011, 05:52 PM	#2
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,731 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	I heard the other day that the Dahli Lama walked into a Subway Sandwich shop and asked the counterman if he could make him one with everything. Sorry, couldn't resist.

10-08-2011, 05:56 PM	#3
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,897 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Yeah, I saw some TV host try that joke on the Dahli Lama himself, but with a pizza joint, it flopped.

10-08-2011, 06:41 PM	#4
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,731 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Yeah, it's a giggle but I wouldn't have tried it on the man himself.

10-08-2011, 06:53 PM	#5
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,897 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Ah, here it is:

10-09-2011, 07:08 AM	#6
PKFFW Wizard Posts: 3,791 Karma: 33500000 Join Date: Dec 2008 Device: BeBook, Sony PRS-T1, Kobo H2O	That makes me to be an Australian. Book looks good though, it's now on my TBR list. Thanks for the tip.

10-10-2011, 02:25 AM	#7
OtterBooks Wizard Posts: 1,262 Karma: 2979086 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kindle 4, iPad Mini/Retina	that Dalai Lama fellow seems like a good guy.

10-11-2011, 07:56 AM	#8
HappyMartin Martin Kristiansen Posts: 1,546 Karma: 8480958 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Johannesburg Device: Kindle International Ipad 2	Its a very good book IMHO. Have it in hard copy. The follow up to that joke by the way is HH asks for his change and the guy behind the counter says change comes from within. Buddhist humor is really very bad.

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