What happens when the Dalai Lama meets with leading physicists and a historian? This book is the carefully edited record of the fascinating discussions at a Mind and Life conference in which five leading physicists and a historian (David Finkelstein, George Greenstein, Piet Hut, Arthur Zajonc, Anton Zeilinger, and Tu Weiming) discussed with the Dalai Lama current thought in theoretical quantum physics, in the context of Buddhist philosophy. A contribution to the science-religion interface, and a useful explanation of our basic understanding of quantum reality, couched at a level that intelligent readers without a deep involvement in science can grasp. In the tradition of other popular books on resonances between modern quantum physics and Zen or Buddhist mystical traditions--notably The Dancing Wu Li Masters and The Tao of Physics, this book gives a clear and useful update of the genuine correspondences between these two rather disparate approaches to understanding the nature of reality.

New Physics and Cosmology: Dialogues with The Dalai Lama, Arthur Zajonc (editor), Oxford University Press, Hardcover, 288 pages, $77.00

Tenzin Gyamtso, the 14th Dalai Lama, was born on July 6, 1935 in a small village called Takster in northeastern Tibet. At the age of two, His Holiness was recognized as the reincarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama. He was enthroned at the age of five and assumed full political power in 1950. In 1959, His Holiness was forced into exile and has striven ever since for a peaceful solution to the the Sino-Tibetan crisis. He continually promotes his compassionate approach to life struggles, whether personal or global, and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989.

Arthur Zajonc (editor) is Professor of Physics, Amherst College.

The Participants	xi
Prelude	3
Experiment and Paradox in Quantum Physics	11
Philosophical Reflections on Quantum Realities	31
Space, Time, and the Quantum	50
Buddhist Views on Space and Time	85
Quantum Logic Meets Buddhist Logic	101
Participation and Personal Knowledge	121
The Relation between Scientific Knowledge and Human Experience	126
Investigating the World, Pondering the Mind	146
New Images of the Universe	163
Origins of the Universe and Buddhist Causality	176
Science in Search of a Worldview	196
Knowing and Suffering	214
Notes	223
About the Mind and Life Institute	227
Index	235