Adam's review
The Universe in a Single Atom: The Convergence of Science and Spirituality
by Dalai Lama XIV
See Vivikenanda's Autobiogrpahy of a Yogi and al-Ghazali's Al Mishkat al-Anwuar (a niche for the lamps. Spiritual exprience can only be apprioxiomated in words. All of the masters (and mistresses) have the same issue.
Al-Ghazzli's title has is based on a verse from the Quran adn the metafore he uses is the whole thing in a nutshell. There just are not words.
Adam's review
The Universe in a Single Atom: The Convergence of Science and Spirituality by Dalai Lama XIV
Adam's review
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I truly respect his holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. He tries much, much harder than any other religious leader to try to truly understand science and to try to reconcile it with religious teachings.
That said, in the end, he never quite bridges the gap. He spends whole chapters building towards a cohesive solution, only to bail out at the last minute and site historic texts as an escape route.
It's still definitely worth a read by anyone interested in the science vs. spirituality debate, but don't expect to be blown away. In the end, he is unable to take the final leap to trust science, instead falling on spiritual intermediaries.
That said, in the end, he never quite bridges the gap. He spends whole chapters building towards a cohesive solution, only to bail out at the last minute and site historic texts as an escape route.
It's still definitely worth a read by anyone interested in the science vs. spirituality debate, but don't expect to be blown away. In the end, he is unable to take the final leap to trust science, instead falling on spiritual intermediaries.
See Vivikenanda's Autobiogrpahy of a Yogi and al-Ghazali's Al Mishkat al-Anwuar (a niche for the lamps. Spiritual exprience can only be apprioxiomated in words. All of the masters (and mistresses) have the same issue.
Al-Ghazzli's title has is based on a verse from the Quran adn the metafore he uses is the whole thing in a nutshell. There just are not words.