The Enlightened Gene: Biology, Buddhism, and the Convergence that Explains the World
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (619 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1512600008 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 296 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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He was in the initial group of monastics of the Emory Tibet Science Initiative in 2008 in Dharamsala and was selected as a Tenzin Gyatso scholar with five other monks from that cohort to study science at Emory for three years. He founded and has directed for over a decade Emory’s Program in Science & Society, which develops innovative programs for the public and students
It is a real collaboration between a modern scientist and a Tibetan monk-scholar. I have no doubt that all who read this book will benefit from the insights generated by the convergence of science’s understanding of the material world and contemplative traditions’ understanding of the workings of the mind.” (From the foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama) . “Chronicles a fascinating dialogue. Christof Koch, chief scientist and president, Allen Institute for Brain Science)“This book represents something close to my heart. I highly recommend this book.” (Robert A. Thurman,
What this book discovers along the way will fundamentally change the way you think.Are humans inherently good? Where does compassion come from? Is death essential for life? Is experience inherited? These questions have occupied philosophers, religious thinkers and scientists since the dawn of civilization, but in today’s political discourse, much of the dialogue surrounding them and larger issues—such as climate change, abortion, genetically modified organisms, and evolution—are often framed as a dichotomy of science versus spirituality. Arri Eisen, together with monk Geshe Yungdrung Konchok explore the striking ways in which the integration of Buddhism with cutting-edge discoveries in the biological sciences can change our understanding of life and how we live it. In The Enlightened Gene, Emory University Professor Dr. The singular backdrop of teaching science to Tibetan Buddhist monks and nuns offered provocative insights into how science and religion can work together to enrich each other, as well as to shed light on life and what it means to be a thinking, biological human. The Enlightened Gene opens up and lays a foundation for serious conversations, integrating scien