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The Tao of Physics: An Exploration of the Parallels Between Modern Physics and Eastern Mysticism

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By Fritjof Capra — 2010

Here is the book that brought the mystical implications of subatomic physics to popular consciousness. “Physicists do not need mysticism,” Dr. Capra says, “and mystics do not need physics, but humanity needs both.”

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Science and Mysticism

The tragedy of dichotomous worldviews is compounded by the current myopia of conventional science and traditional religion, each convinced it has cornered the market on truth. "The true disease of the age is . . . literalism," observes mythologist Michael Meade.

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Dave Pruett
2016
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Can Mysticism Help Us Solve the Mind-Body Problem?

I just spent a week at a symposium on the mind-body problem, the deepest of all mysteries. The mind-body problem--which encompasses consciousness, free will and the meaning of life--concerns who we really are.

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John Horgan
2019
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‘God Plays Dice with the Universe,’ Einstein Writes in Letter About His Qualms with Quantum Theory

The letters, which were addressed to Caltech theoretical physicist Paul Epstein, describe Einstein’s qualms about quantum theory, which he called “incomplete” in one letter.

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Mindy Weisberger
2019
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On the Intersection of Science and Religion

The relationship between science and religion is often viewed in a Western context and through a Christian perspective. We turned to Muslims, Hindus, and Buddhists for a different view.

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Courtney Johnson, Cary Lynne Thigpen, Cary Funk
2021
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An Introduction to Religious Experience

The term “religious experience,” or sometimes “mystical experience,” is used to describe a transcendent event that transforms the person who has the experience, often in a way that leads to a strong sense of connection and/or oneness with the universe and/or God.

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2022
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Quantum Mysticism: Gone but Not Forgotten

Does mysticism have a place in quantum mechanics today, or is the idea that the mind plays a role in creating reality best left to philosophical meditations? Harvard historian Juan Miguel Marin argues the former - not because physicists today should account for consciousness in their research, but...

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Lisa Zyga
2009
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Coming to Grips with the Implications of Quantum Mechanics

The question is no longer whether quantum theory is correct, but what it means.

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Bernardo Kastrup, Henry P. Stapp, Menas C. Kafatos
2018
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The Weirdest Idea in Quantum Physics is Catching On: There May be Endless Worlds with Countless Versions of You.

According to the "many worlds" interpretation of quantum mechanics, there may be multiple copies of us living in multiple worlds.

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Corey S. Powell
2019
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Currents of Consciousness, with Dr. Amit Goswami

Forget what you know or what you think you know about consciousness.

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Michael Woronko
2020
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Einstein’s Demon-Haunted Quantum World

Einstein hated "spooky action at a distance," but much to his chagrin, quantum mechanics remains as spooky as ever.

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Marcelo Gleiser
2021
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