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

Theuniverse:aneternalcosmicdanceofsubatomicparticlesofrelationshipsatonceparadoxical,yetsomehowunified.Mysticsexploreouruniversethroughmeditation.Nuclearphysicistsexploreitthroughexperimentationandhypothesis.Theirpathstothetruthcouldnotbemoredifferent-buttheamazingthingisthatintheirownways,themysticsandthescientistsarediscoveringthesametruthsaboutourworld.Innon-technicallanguage,withnocomplexmathematicsorformulae,thisthought-provokingprogramexploresthemainconceptsandtheoriesofmodernphysics,therevelationscomingfromparticleacceleratorsandlaboratories-andcomparesthemwiththeancienttenetsofHinduism,BuddhismandTaoism.Intheprocess,wegainaclearandfascinatingpictureofhowsuchseeminglydisparateareasofthoughtareultimatelyquestsforthesamekindofunderstanding.