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61 " According to the theory of emptiness, any belief in an objective reality grounded in the assumption of intrinsic, independent existence is untenable. All things and events, whether material, mental, or even abstract concepts like time, are devoid of objective independent existence. To possess such independent, intrinsic existence would imply that things and events are somehow complete unto themselves and are therefore entirely contained. "
― Dalai Lama XIV , The Universe in a Single Atom: The Convergence of Science and Spirituality
62 " Just like a trained scientist, a disciplined mind will have the knowledge of what to look for and the ability to recognize when discoveries are made. "
63 " El mundo, según la filosofía del vacío, está compuesto por una red de realidades interrelacionadas y de origen interdependiente, en cuyo seno unas causas de origen interdependiente dan lugar a unas consecuencias de origen interdependiente, de acuerdo con unas leyes de causalidad de origen interdependiente. Lo que hacemos y lo que pensamos en nuestra vida, por lo tanto, adquiere una importancia extraordinaria, puesto que afecta todo aquello con lo que no relacionamos. "
64 " the acquisition of mental skills is a matter of volition and focused effort; it is not a special mystical gift given to the few. "
65 " If twentieth-century history - with its widespread belief in social Darwinism and the many terrible effects of trying to apply eugenics that resulted from it - has anything to teach us, it is that we humans have a dangerous tendency to turn the visions we construct of ourselves into self-fulfilling prophecies. The idea of the "survival of the fittest" has been misused to condone, and in some cases to justify, excesses of human greed and individualism and ignore ethical models for relating to our fellow human beings in a more compassionate spirit. Thus, irrespective of our conceptions of science, given that science today occupies such an important seat of authority in human society, it is extremely important for those in the profession to be aware of their power and to appreciate their responsibility. Science must act as its own corrective to popular misconceptions and misappropriations of ideas that could have disastrous implications for the world and humanity at large. "
66 " One of the most important philosophical insights in Buddhism comes from what is known as the theory of emptiness. At its heart is the deep recognition that there is a fundamental disparity between the way we perceive the world, including our own existence in it, and the way things actually are. "
67 " In Buddhism, since the definition of “living” refers to sentient beings, consciousness is the primary characteristic of “life. "
68 " One of the most extraordinary and exciting things about modern physics is the way the microscopic world of quantum mechanics challenges our commonsense understanding. "
69 " Philosophically speaking, from the Buddhist point of view, both human beings and animals possess what in Tibetan is called shepa, which can be roughly translated as “consciousness,” albeit to different degrees of complexity. "
70 " If on the quantum level, matter is revealed to be less solid and definable than it appears, then it seems to me that science is coming closer to the Buddhist contemplative insights of emptiness and interdependence. "
71 " Prana is the aspect of mobility, dynamism, and cohesion, while consciousness is the aspect of cognition and the capacity for reflective thinking. So according to the Guhyasamaja tantra, when a world system comes into being, we are witnessing the play of this energy and consciousness reality. "