Buddhism and Quantum Physics: Sharing a Path

Bailey DuBois

Authors

Bailey DuBois Wittenberg University Author

Keywords:

Tibet, Dalai Lama, Albert Einstein, Quantum Mechanics

Abstract

This research explores how the development of quantum mechanics theory has facilitated a growing conversation between leading authorities of modern science and Tibetan Buddhism around the world, in search of new answers about the mind, the body and the nature of the universe.

Author Biography

Bailey DuBois, Wittenberg University

Wittenberg University '14

East Asian Studies Major

Geography Major

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