“Quantum theory thus reveals a basic oneness of the universe. With the advent of the scientific method, however, science detached from philosophy in the western world until reaching, at its apex, an illusory perfection with classical, Newtonian, physics – a seed is placed. Rather than using measurements and tests, they used observation and intuition. While physicists originated from ancient Greece, they were what we now call philosophers. The first part talks about the evolution of science.

The Tai Chi (Yin & Yang) symbolises, how the Universe evolves: pairs of opposite and complementary elements are at the foundation of everything they are in constant conflict with each other and, even when one seems to have triumphed over the other and reached its apex, therein lies the seed of the other.

Written in 1975, and since been translated in over 23 languages, it is a visionary exploration into the unexpected parallels of mysticism and modern physics. He has also written The Turning Point, Uncommon Wisdom, The Web of Life, and The Hidden Connections.The Tao of Physics by Fritjof Capra is a bestseller that reconciles eastern philosophy and western science in a brilliant humanistic vision of the universe. Capra speaks German, English, French and Italian. He has also worked at the University of California, Santa Cruz, the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Imperial College, London, and the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory. He shows how although physics and mysticism may not need each other, humans may yet need both to survive.įritjof Capra is an Austrian-American physicist, a founding director of the Center for Ecoliteracy in Berkeley, California, and a member of the faculty of Schumacher College.Ĭapra studied at the University of Vienna, earning his Ph.D.

He looks at Hinduism, Buddhism and Taoism to show their parallels with the latest discoveries on the cyclotron. He explains that Eastern mysticism may also have some answers to physics’ unsolved problems. Capra looks to Eastern mysticism with apprehension, and explains how a trip to India and a chance meeting with Rabindranath Tagore made him change his mind. Physics has tried to explain everything that goes on around us with a rational vein but mysticism has often been its strongest impediment. The other is rooted in the beliefs of men, and is sustained by the stories men passed on from generation to generation. One of these is deeply rooted in logic and centuries, if not millennia, of research. The Tao of Physics is a book on modern physics and Eastern mysticism by Fritjof Capra.ĭr.

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