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The Universe in a Single Atom by The Dalai Lama: Book summary and media reviews.
The Universe in a Single Atom The Convergence of Science and Spirituality
by The Dalai Lama
Published in USA Sep 2005,
224 pages.
Publication information
Book Summary
In this rare, personal investigation, His Holiness the
Dalai Lama discusses his vision of science and faith working hand in hand to
alleviate human suffering. Drawing on a lifetime of scientific study and
religious practice, he explores many of the great debates and makes
astonishing connections between seemingly disparate topics – such as evolution
and karma – that will change the way we look at our world.....Only one other
book–the New York Times bestselling Ethics for the New Millennium–has been
published with such intense personal involvement from the Dalai Lama himself.
Now, as we face such troubled and uncertain times, the need has never been
greater for this extraordinary man's compassionate thoughts and wise words.
Book Reviews:
'With disarming honesty, humility, and respect, His Holiness the Dalai
Lama has explored the relationship between religion and science and suggested
the way in which they can affirm and qualify each other's insights. By
juxtaposing traditional Buddhist teaching with the discoveries of modern
physics and biology, he infuses the debate about such contentious issues as
the origins of the universe, the nature of human consciousness, the evolution
of species and genetic engineering with intimations of profound spirituality
and shows how these questions can further our search for ultimate meaning. But
above all, his gentle but insistent call for compassion is desperately needed
in our torn and conflicted world.' - Karen Armstrong, author of A History of
God and The Spiral Staircase.
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