Einstein and Buddha - (Parallel Sayings) by Thomas J McFarlane (Paperback)

About the Book

This collection of parallel quotes shows how modern scientific and ancient Eastern thought reveal the same results, and touches on the essential nature of energy and matter, the relationship between subject and object, and the limits of language in understanding and describing reality.

Book Synopsis

Discover the similarities and striking beauty in the writings and sayings from science and the teachings of Buddhism.

Provocative, stimulating, and insightful, Einstein and Buddha points to the far-reaching and profound parallels between Western scientific thought and Eastern religion. These remarkably similar disciplines touch on the essential nature of energy and matter, the relationship between subject and object, and the limits of language in understanding and describing reality. The shared understandings communicate a deep common ground on both the nature of the universe and our place in it.

Review Quotes

"The sayings offer striking convergences between scientific reflections and various Eastern writers' statements on knowledge, impermanence, existence and the universe."
- Publishers Weekly

"McFarlane dispels the notion that facts belong solely to science and faith to spiritual pursuits."
- NAPRA ReView


Einstein and Buddha---1569752745-$19.00-Ulysses Press-09/2001-

About the Author

Thomas J. McFarlane has master's degrees in mathematics and in philosophy and religion. His articles on science and religion have appeared in numerous journals. This is his first book. He lives in Eugene, OR.