Ricard, Matthieu. <br/><br/>
The quantum and the lotus :  a journey to the frontiers where science and Buddhism meet / 
Matthieu Ricard and Trinh Xuan Thuan. 
 - viii, 312 pages ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-296) and index. 
<br/><br/>Machine generated contents note: 1. -- AT THE CROSSROADS -- 7 -- 2. -- TO BE AND NOT TO BE -- 3 -- IN SEARCH OF THE GREAT WATCHMAKER -- 37 -- 4. -- THE UNIVERSE IN A GRAIN OF SAND -- 61 -- 5. -- MIRAGES OF REALITY -- 79 -- 6. -- LIKE A BOLT FROM THE BLUE -- 101 -- 7. -- EACH TO HIS OWN REALITY -- 113 -- 8. -- QUESTIONS OF TIME -- 127 -- 9. -- CHAOS AND HARMONY -- 141 -- 10. -- THE VIRTUAL FRONTIER -- 161 -- 11. -- ROBOTS THAT THINK THEY CAN THINK? -- 183 -- 12. -- THE GRAMMAR OF THE UNIVERSE -- 205 -- 13. -- REASON AND CONTEMPLATION -- 229 -- 14 -- BEAUTY IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER -- 251 -- 15. -- FROM MEDITATION TO ACTION -- 257 -- THE MONK'S CONCLUSION -- 267 -- THE SCIENTIST'S CONCLUSION -- 275 -- Notes 283 -- Scientific Glossary 297 -- Buddhist Glossary 302 -- Acknowledgments 306 -- Index 307. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1400080797 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2001028852 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Buddhism and science.<br/>Physics--Religious aspects--Buddhism.<br/>Spiritual life--Buddhism.<br/>Enlightenment (Buddhism)
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BQ4570.S3  / R5313 2001 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>294.3/375