Buddhism and Science article
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Einstein and Buddha: The Parallel Sayings - Thomas J. McFarlane, 2001.
"The parallels between modern physics and Eastern mysticism are no longer mere esoteric musings, and nowhere is that concept shown better than in Thomas McFarlane's Einstein and Buddha: The Parallel Sayings. As in other titles in the Parallel Sayings series, the author cuts and pastes sayings from one thinker or school of thought and matches them to resonant sayings from another wholly different tradition--to astonishing effect. The correspondences between modern physics and Buddhism (and Taoism, which McFarlane also includes) are attested to by the physicists themselves. In his preface, McFarlane, who has degrees in physics as well as philosophy and religion, identifies the major parallels as "the wholeness of all things, the description of reality through paradox, [and] the relationship between the observer and the observed."
More on Einstein and Religion: Albert Einstein on Religion and Science
http://www.sacred-texts.com/aor/einstein/einsci.htm
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Interestingly, quantum theory holds that some events are not pre-determined as to their outcome - randomness being a core attribute of reality at the quantum level. Einstein was famous for saying something like "God does not play dice with the universe" - and on that basis, spent 30 years barking up the wrong tree in seeking a unified theory that did not allow for this random behavior of quantum systems. He said toward the end of his life, that this was his greatest scientific blunder.
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here's from a buddhist friend.
i do belive that Nirvana not only exists in the 11th dimension, but that it IS the 11th dimension. Dr. M. Kaku
as we know there's the 6 samsaric realms and the 4 noble realms adding up to 10. and beyond them is the One True Realm (ˆê�^–@ŠE) . West land and the Avatamsaka World IS part of One True Realm (ˆê�^–@ŠE). so we have a 11th dimension so to speak.
http://www.mkaku.org/
(one of the most brilliant scientists of our time) had a Buddhist upbringing. I have seen many of his documentaries, seminars and have read many of his books.
He states that a being that exist in the 11th dimension would have the ability to flick in and out of existence at any point, in any time, in any dimension and any universe they would possibly want to go.
http://www.aacc.rutgers.edu/DrBosacchi.pdf
Is an excellent article on M-Theory that is worth the read.
A bit of that goes as follows:
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From the New Science viewpoint, 2,500 years of mystical experience in Eastern tradition, and the corresponding meditation techniques, should be considered as a potential sourse of new data and concepts for developing a more comprehensive neuroscience approach to the study of consciousness.
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As in the NS paradigm, contradictory concepts may lead to a better understanding of the reality. And as in the construction of a multidimensional representation of the physical rality, a consistent multidimensional picture of the entire "human" reality may emerge, which is more open to transcendent experiences.
The reintroduction of a sence of meaningfulness and connectedness in the physical reality, fostered by the NS paradigm, may lead to a more human and compassionate society.
It appears as though science may be advocating the truth in Buddhism now.
Namo Amitabha ---Myoho
i think i heard MCK mentioned it before.
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Originally posted by sinweiy:
very interesting interview video.
Dr. M. Kaku
http://www.mkaku.org/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/hardtalk/4483221.stm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsa/n5ctrl/progs/05/hardtalk/kaku22apr.ram
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This should be very interesting. I'll first try to get RealVideo media s/w installed.
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** Buddhists 'really are happier' **
US scientists say Buddhists really are happier and calmer than other people, scientists say.
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Meditation mapped in monks
"Perhaps that [spiritual] sense of reality is more accurate than our scientific everyday sense of reality" - Dr Newberg
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I had another brief look at it again at http://online.sfsu.edu/~rone/Buddhism/VerhoevenBuddhismScience.htm
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However much people today realize it, the encounter of Oriental and Occidental religious and philosophical traditions, of Buddhist and Christian and Hindu and Islamic perspectives, must be regarded as one of the most extraordinary meetings of our age. . . . Arnold Toynbee once wrote that of all the historical changes in the West, the most important—and the one whose effects have been least understood—is the meeting of Buddhism in the Occident. . . . And when and if our era is considered in light of larger societal patterns and movements, there can be no doubt that the meeting of East and West, the mingling of the most ancient traditions in the modern world, will form a much larger part of history than we today with our political-economic emphases, may think.
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I think Arnold Toynbee mentioned somewhere in his book that the Buddhism and Confucius are the only two teachings that can save the world in the 21 century. Anyone has the information or the link? -
Originally posted by concerned_man:** Buddhists 'really are happier' **
US scientists say Buddhists really are happier and calmer than other people, scientists say.
< http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/health/3047291.stm >
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delightful to learn that people are coming into senses away from ignorance or disbelief.....Originally posted by concerned_man:Meditation mapped in monks
"Perhaps that [spiritual] sense of reality is more accurate than our scientific everyday sense of reality" - Dr Newberg
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/1847442.stm
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veri interestingOriginally posted by concerned_man:I had another brief look at it again at http://online.sfsu.edu/~rone/Buddhism/VerhoevenBuddhismScience.htm
From the text:
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However much people today realize it, the encounter of Oriental and Occidental religious and philosophical traditions, of Buddhist and Christian and Hindu and Islamic perspectives, must be regarded as one of the most extraordinary meetings of our age. . . . Arnold Toynbee once wrote that of all the historical changes in the West, the most important—and the one whose effects have been least understood—is the meeting of Buddhism in the Occident. . . . And when and if our era is considered in light of larger societal patterns and movements, there can be no doubt that the meeting of East and West, the mingling of the most ancient traditions in the modern world, will form a much larger part of history than we today with our political-economic emphases, may think.
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I think Arnold Toynbee mentioned somewhere in his book that the Buddhism and Confucius are the only two teachings that can save the world in the 21 century. Anyone has the information or the link?
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Planet Formation Mystery Solved?
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/04/01/tech/main1461804.shtml
CBS News Online -
In the wake of the remarkable development of modern Science, the monotheistic and polytheistic religions of the world are open to scientists' attack rather helplessly, but Buddhism stands out as unique exception to this. It is because the more advanced is Science, the more and the better is Buddhism understood.Originally posted by concerned_man:Planet Formation Mystery Solved?
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/04/01/tech/main1461804.shtml
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"Anyone who is not shocked by quantum theory hasn't understood it." - Niels Bohr
http://www.dharma-haven.org/science/terrible-truth.htm
Science is not a defective process that should produce truth, but can't quite get the job done.