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Science and Spirituality: Bridges of Understanding
By Bettina Sharada Bäumer and Shivam Srivastava
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A dialogue between science and spirituality is a necessity in our times where both, differences and mutual enrichment of the two great fields of human approach to reality, are taking place. This volume addresses this need from the perspective of different areas of science and spiritual traditions.
The starting point is the intention of the founder of the IIAS, Dr S. Radhakrishnan, who saw that “both the practice of science and experience of spirituality are intimately related to being human”. Although much thought has gone into their relationship, the present volume intends to broaden and deepen the possibility of a harmonious integration, necessary to overcome the present-day crisis of humanity.
From the side of science, the contributors come from the fields of physics, plant biology, neuroscience, psychology, ecology and philosophy of science;
and from the side of spirituality, following traditions and spiritual masters are represented: PÀtaðjala Yoga, Trika Œaivism of Kashmir, VedÀnta, Buddhism, Christianity, Theosophy, and Rabindranath Tagore, Swami Vivekananda and J. Krishnamurti.
The deliberations included topics such as
Awareness in plants,
Neuroplasticity and Habit,
appropriate use of terms such as “Consciousness” and “Energy” in different contexts,
clarifying several issues concerning the on-going dialogue.
The contributing scholars have built “bridges of understanding”, thus encouraging the reader to proceed further in this quest.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent exploration of the relationship between spirituality and science.
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 3 October 2020
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This volume is a collection of papers from a seminar at the Indian Institute of Advanced Studies in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India organized and facilitated by the great Indological scholar Bettina (Sharada) Baeumer. The participants included philosophers, meditation practitioners from several different traditions, particle and theoretical physicists, a botanist and and a professor of dentistry. The discussions were rich and the papers in the book reflect that richness.
