Tibetan Buddhism & Modern Physics: A Quantum Mechanical Challenge Toward A Union of Love And Knowledge

by Vic Mansfield

The Buddhist tradition, particularly the thousand-year-old tradition of the Indian University of Nalanda that we inherited in Tibet, is concerned with trying to know various levels of reality, through investigation, avoiding the pitfalls of under-estimation and exaggeration. Modern science, too, is concerned with discovering reality, not only in theory but also in practice by conducting repeatable experiments. Whether we approach reality through science or through a spiritual path, we have to accept it as it is.