Exploring the Interconnectedness of Mind and Matter with His Holiness the Dalai Lama in The Universe in a Single Atom

DGrimes: His Holiness continues to provide a ethical and compassionate compass for humans to consider in relation to science. His presentation of a parallel inquiry of Buddhism and today’s scientific discoveries is insightful and very deep in the mechanics of both. I’m continually impressed with his way for bringing the “sometimes difficult to understand” into clarity. Wonderful read…

United States on Oct 02, 2023

Alan W. Wilkerson: The Dalai Lama has done it once again... a clear, concise, and well written treatise on the collision course between modern science and our spiritual, moral, and ethical selves. The questions he brings up are for humanity as a whole and must be attended to and resolved sooner rather than later, whether we like it or not!

United States on Feb 20, 2023

Dr.K.Vasantakumar Pai: A perfect blend of spirituality and science,people are believing that science and religion are parallel concepts.But in this book these are unified.

India on Feb 08, 2020

Matthew Rapaport: Who can critique the Dalai Lama? He is a smart, wise, man with a curiosity about pure science, and a pragmatic streak about technological applications. Should they benefit mankind, alleviate suffering, they are good. The Dalai Lama seems to have wanted to write this book thanks to a life-long fascination with science coupled with insights of his years of Buddhist training. He tells us as a boy growing up he had no training in western science whatsoever, but he was fascinated with a few (first-half 20th century) examples of western technology belonging to his predecessor. As a young man, once vested in his office, he availed himself of a new-found access to many of the world's greatest minds, philosophers, scientists, artists, and so on. He has gone on talking and learning from great minds ever since.

After this introduction, the book looks at the physical (cosmology, quantum mechanics, relativity) and then life sciences. I was hoping he would not get into a "Buddhism discovered it first" argument, and mostly he does not. He comes close on the subject of quantum mechanics but I think mostly because at the time, the people from whom he learned it still took seriously the idea...

United States on Nov 14, 2019

CARLOS PEDROS ALIO: El Dalai Lama es uno de los pocos lídres de una gran religión que tiene la valentía y la honestidad de explorar las relaciones entre ciencia y budismo sin prejuicios y sin complejos. Su lenguaje es fácil de seguir y su claridad de pensamiento admirable. Es un libro excelente para cualquier persona que tenga interés en la espiritualidad y/o en la ciencia. En resumen, un libro inspirador.

Spain on Sep 13, 2017

Michael Daum: Dem Dalai Lama gelingt es, Wissenschaft und Die Frage nach dem Bewusstsein in den Kontext von Spiritualitaet zu setzen. Dabei ist er stets auf dem Boden der Dinge, findet anschauliche Bilder und berührt den Leser. Wir sind alle eins, Danke fuer das gute Buch! Hat mir viel Freude bereitet.

Germany on Jan 16, 2016

Big Bill: I recently read " A Universe from Nothing " by Prof L. Krauss. I recommend it highly , it is cutting edge quantum physics in
laymans terms , and is very interesting and entertaining to read. "The Universe in a Single atom " is from 2005 , but the ideas
discussed by the Dalai Lama are somewhat older. The blending of ancient thoughts with modern quantum physics is
mind boggling. Any book that the Dalai Lama produces is worthy of a look , he is a knowledgeable fellow , but this book is a gem in
two different disciplines . Very heavy stuff, highly recommended , and on the Amazon used market it is inexpensive.

Canada on Apr 20, 2014

Giovanni A. Orlando: Anche se ho acquistato in libreria questo libro in Spagnolo a Caracas, nel 2007, ho preferito acquistarlo nuovamente in Inglese, che sarebbe per cosi dire, la versione originale.

Infatti sua Eminenza il Dalai Lama, spiega e racconta il Punto di vista del Big Bang, l'esempio di Paradosso dei Gemelli collegato con il viaggio di Asanga all'Universo di Maitreya, nella tradizione Budista ... ecc.

E' un libro il cui piano mentale ... mi ha inspirtato significativamente il mio libro, in fase di sviluppo, 'Why Einstein Theory of Relativity is Wrong?' ... che pubblichero anche in Italiano ... Infine la proposta del Dalai Lama, viene assolutamente da questo libro ed é ... 'La Scienza della Coscienza'.

Italy on Sep 24, 2013

Jon S. Wesick: As a Zen student with a Ph.D. in physics I often ponder the integration of scientific and religious world views. This is a bit easier for Buddhists because our religion places less emphasis on belief than other faiths do. I see science as a tool that uses measurement to understand nature, while religion deals with ethics and human experience. The Dalai Lama comes to similar conclusions, although more eloquently, in his book "The Universe in a Single Atom."

Both science and religion inspire a sense of wonder and help us understand our place in the cosmos, so comparing them, as the Dalai Lama does in this book, can be worthwhile. He writes well about science. I found his descriptions of physics accurate, although he missed some of the subtleties of the EPR experiment. As expected from a meditator, he points out that science has yet to explore subjective experience. The Dalai Lama draws parallels between the empirical exploration of mental states in the Tibetan tradition and the scientific method. This empiricism first drew me to Buddhism. In fact, my intimate thoughts and feelings have often seemed more immediate and real than some ghostly trace on an oscilloscope that...

United States on Apr 18, 2007