The link between quantum physics and spirituality is obvious to the Dalai Lama, according to him, all the atoms in our body include part of that ancient screen that formed the Universe in the past.
We are stardust and biologically connected to all living beings. Are we beings of invisible energy vibrating, entities attached to all that exists?
- If there is one thing we all know.
- It is not known exactly that science and spirituality reconcile its principles.
Thus, while in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance it was very dangerous to advance in the scientific field in a context dominated by the ecclesiastical class (an example of this case is the sad story of Giordano Bruno), today the most spiritual approaches have felt this vision for years critical and skeptical of the scientific world.
However, to say that these two traditionally antagonistic domains or universes in our society have managed to agree on something is to take too many risks, however, certain attitudes have been addressed to raise ideas that can undoubtedly lead us to reflect.
Buddhist philosophy is a perspective capable of strengthening links with a complex and fascinating field of science: quantum mechanics.
This first approach took place in 2015 in New Delhi, India. The Dalai Lama was present at a two-day conference on quantum physics and Madhyamaka philosophy during which, along with several leading physicist and scientists from different fields, he explored a wide variety of topics to find common ground, axes that complement each other and somehow further enrich human knowledge.
“When I was 19 or 20, I developed a great curiosity for science. In China, during 1954 and 1955, I met Mao Zedong. He once congratulated me on having a scientific mind and added that religion was a poison, perhaps hoping it would attract someone who had a scientific mind.
However, more than 30 years ago, have I initiated a series of dialogues focused on cosmology, neurobiology, physics, including quantum physics and psychology?I think Buddhism contributes a lot with all this knowledge ?.
-Dalai Lama-
Theories that link quantum physics to spirituality are not new and do not refer only to the Dalai Lama.
Books such as Science and Spirituality: Amit Goswami quantum integration (without translation in Brazil), a retired professor of theoretical physics at the University of Oregon, USA, is at hand. America, and pioneer of a new paradigm, that seeks to lay the foundation for a science of consciousness.
At the same time, we also have Fritjof Capra, a renowned Austrian physicist and researcher in subatomic physics, known for his book The Tao of Physics (1975), in which he initiated a small openness of the academic world on the spiritual. World.
Therefore, we are not mistaken in saying that there is a clear rapprochement between the physical community and Buddhist philosophy.
In fact, physicists such as Raja Ramanna, who died a few years ago, better known for his role in nuclear development in India, have taken an interest in the texts of the philosopher Nagarjuna in his later days to discover something fantastic: many statements by the founder of The Madhyamaka School made Buddhism address certain principles of quantum physics.
Let’s look at these commonalities, these principles that the Dalai Lama spoke about at his 2015 conference in India.
If we got a little closer, we would discover something even more impressive: a void, because atoms have no physical structure, because they are actually made of invisible energy, not tangible matter.
This idea, which we are energy, is one of the pillars that establish the link between quantum physics and spirituality, and that is what the Dalai Lama was talking about.
Today, in almost all bookstores, you can find a series of books with the term “quantum”: “quantum comparison”, “quantum mind”, “quantum psychology”, “quantum healing”, etc.
It is as if this mysterious micro-world suddenly orchestrates much of our daily activities, however, the link between quantum physics and spirituality remains one of the most relevant due to the principles established by the Dalai Lama at his conference in India.
All of this shows how sensitive atoms are to everything we do. Buddhism has always referred to this same aspect: our emotions and thoughts define us and the reality around us.
In each of our atoms is a part of this stardust from which the universe itself was born. One way or another, as the Dalai Lama said, we are all connected and part of the same essence.
Imagining this connection can help us understand the importance of doing good, because everything we do would resonate in the Universe and be returned to us.
In conclusion, the link between quantum physics and spirituality leads us to see this area of science from another angle. Perhaps it is a more suggestive perspective, and while it may not be acceptable to the most orthodox and strict minds, it deserves our attention.
“When we think of the possible link between quantum physics and spirituality, we can see that the mind would no longer be this accidental intruder in the field of matter, but would rise to the classification of a creative and ruling entity in the field. matter. ” – RCHenry, the mental universe?