Showing posts with label science. Show all posts
Showing posts with label science. Show all posts

Monday, 30 November 2015

Buddhism and Science: Tibetan and Zen Buddhist Perspectives

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lq3w3G0Q_s

Buddhism and Science: Tibetan and Zen Buddhist Perspectives

Harward Divinity School

Published on May 29, 2014
On April 20, 2007, Georges B. Dreyfus, Professor of Religion at Williams College, and Eshin Nishimura, former president of Hanazono University, Kyoto, Japan, each spoke, with a Q&A moderated by Donald K. Swearer following the two talks. This event was sponsored by Harvard Divinity School (with a special grant from Richard Watson); the Center for the Study of World Religions, Harvard Divinity School; and the Boston Theological Institute. This was the third event in the "When Worlds Collide: The Study of Religion in an Age of Science" lecture series.

Audiopedia: Buddhism and Science

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Buddhism and Science

Published on Nov 29, 2015
Buddhism and science have increasingly been discussed as compatible, and Buddhism has entered into the science and religion dialogue. The case is made that the philosophic and psychological teachings within Buddhism share commonalities with modern scientific and philosophic thought. For example, Buddhism encourages the impartial investigation of Nature — the principal object of study being oneself. Some popular conceptions of Buddhism connect it to discourse regarding evolution, quantum theory, and cosmology, though most scientists see a separation between the religious and metaphysical statements of Buddhism and the methodology of science. In 1993 a model deduced from Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development was published arguing that Buddhism is a fourth mode of thought beyond magic, science and religion.
Buddhism has been described by some as rational and non-dogmatic, and there is evidence that this has been the case from the earliest period of its history, though some have suggested this aspect is given greater emphasis in modern times and is in part a reinterpretation. Not all forms of Buddhism eschew dogmatism, remain neutral on the subject of the supernatural, or are open to scientific discoveries. Buddhism is a varied tradition and aspects include fundamentalism, devotional traditions, supplication to local spirits, and various superstitions. Nevertheless, certain commonalities have been cited between scientific investigation and Buddhist thought. Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, in a speech at the meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, listed a "suspicion of absolutes" and a reliance on causality and empiricism as common philosophical principles shared between Buddhism and science.


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Thursday, 24 September 2015

Science and Buddhism Agree: There is No 'You' There

http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/good-news-science-buddha-agree-theres-no-you

Science and Buddhism Agree: There is No 'You' There

Evan Thompson of the University of British Columbia has verified the Buddhist belief of anatta, or not-self. Neuroscience has been interested in Buddhism since the late 1980s, when the Mind and Life Institute was created by HH Dalai Lama and a team of scientists. The science that came out of those first studies gave validation to what monks have known for years — if you train your mind, you can change your brain. As neuroscience has begun studying the mind, they have looked to those who have mastered the mind.
While Buddha didn’t teach anatta to lay people, thinking it might be too confusing, the concept  is centered on the idea that there is no consistent self. The belief that we are the same one moment to the next, or one year to the next, is a delusion. Thompson says that “the brain and body is constantly in flux. There is nothing that corresponds to the sense that there’s an unchanging self.”

Saturday, 28 February 2015

The Scientific Buddha

http://www.tricycle.com/feature/scientific-buddha

The Scientific Buddha

Why do we ask that Buddhism be compatible with science?  Donald S. Lopez, Jr.

According to Buddhist doctrine, there can be only one buddha for each historical age. A new buddha appears in the world only when the teachings of the previous buddha have been completely forgotten, with no remnant—a text, a statue, the ruins of a pagoda, or even a reference in a dictionary—remaining. Because the teachings of Gautama Buddha, the historical Buddha—that is, our Buddha—remain present in the world, we have no need for a new buddha. But in the 19th century, a new buddha suddenly appeared in the world, a buddha who is not mentioned in any of the prophecies. What he taught is said to be compatible with modern science, and so I call him the Scientific Buddha.

Thursday, 11 December 2014

The Scientific Buddha: Past, Present, Future - "A Purified Religion" and "Building a Better Buddha"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10BdHm7E6cM  October 1, 2008, "A Purified Religion"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cA2oRwnn7E8   October 2, 2008, Building a Better Buddha

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVnEYpcYRFU  October 6, 2008, The Problem with Karma

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hatUVFWUH0k  October 7, 2008, The Future of the Past

The Scientific Buddha: Past, Present, Future - "A Purified Religion"


Published on 11 Dec 2014
October 1, 2008, "A Purified Religion"
Donald Lopez is Arthur E. Link Distinguished University Professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies at the University of Michigan and chair of the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures. He has written extensively on aspects of religions of Asia, and his books include Prisoners of Shangi-La: Tibetan Buddhism and the West; The Story of Buddhism; and Buddhism and Science: A Guide for the Perplexed. Professor Lopez also serves as chair of the Michigan Society of Fellows.

In exploring the relationship between religion and science, some have argued that among the world's religions, Buddhism is the most compatible with science. Over the course of his lectures, Professor Lopez examines the origins of the association of the Buddha with modern science, considers what is at stake in that association and suggests new directions for the role of the Buddha in scientific research.


Friday, 4 July 2014

Saturday, 3 May 2014

The Nature of Reality Theory of Relativity, Quantum Science and Buddhism 1/2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M631xsVm2n4   1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n984nd55BqQ     2

The Nature of Reality Theory of Relativity, Quantum Science and Buddhism

Published on May 2, 2014
Part 2/2 here: Program of this Afternoon: Brief introduction 0:46 (part 1/2) Presentation 1: Arthur Zajonc on the Theory of Relat.

See also The Dalai Lama and Quantum Physics (2007) here: and the Playlist The Dalai Lama and Quantum Physics (Dialogues with S.

Excerpt of the video The Nature of Reality: Theory of Relativity, Quantum Science and Buddhist Thought (2 hours 27, 2013):

Excerpt of the video The Nature of Reality: Theory of Relativity, Quantum Science and Buddhist Thought (2 hours 27, 2013):

Maybe knowledge is as fundamental, or even more fundamental than reality. (A.Z.) The austrian quantum physicist Anton Zeilinger explains to the Dalai Lama .

Part 4/6 here: Maybe knowledge is as fundamental, or even more fundamental than reality. (A.Z.) The austrian qu.

Where Science and Buddhism Meet: Emptiness, Interconnectivity and the Nature of Reality Thank you for taking the time to watch this! If you enjoy this video .

This seminal series of videos was recorded during a 2-day colloquium on Buddhism and Science at Oxford University involving leading scientists, philosophers,.

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An exploration into the connections between the main concepts of Buddhism and Quantum Theory. Delves deep into the perceptions of reality and matter itself.

Quantum Physics, The Dharma, And The Nature Of Reality Source; Video Response to Science & Buddhism by Ajarn Spenc.

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Maybe knowledge is as fundamental, or even more fundamental than reality. (A.Z.) The austrian quantum physicist Anton Zeilinger explains to the Dalai Lama .

Where Science and Buddhism Meet: Emptiness, Interconnectivity and the Nature of Real.

Dr Hasmukh Taylor puts forward a truly irrefutable scientific argument and a theory that would set firm limits on all forms of reality that could underlie th.

The Buddha - PBS Documentary Part 1 (

A 35 minute discourse, on the relationship between science and Buddhism, and the futility of seeing things in such dualistic ways. Science and the Dhamma, Th.

TWITTER: Merlian News The New Reality: Quantum Entanglement & Consciousness Revisited - Dean Radin .

The aim of modern science is to prolong our span of life making it as comfortable as possible through new discoveries and inventions. The aim of Buddhism on .

Date: Nov. 16th, 2011 Venue: University of California, Berkeley, USA Summary: What is the exact nature of quantum reality? Quantum mechanics, nearly a centur.

Lothar Schafer draws from Quantum Science and Ancient Mystics ways to unleash our creative potential. Lothar Schäfer is .

This updated version improves the section on relative motion - I think?! The 3rd party observer approach to exploration takes the perceiver out of the measur.

The wisdom of emptiness is the ultimate teaching in Buddhism; its main tenet is that our suffering is caused by our inability to perceive the true nature of .