Podcast
On Being with Krista Tippett
The book was discussed by Thupten Jinpa and Richard Davidson (with Krista Tippett), who highlighted its recounting of the Dalai Lama’s long‑term dialogue with scientists and its central message that compassion should guide human motivation and scientific practice. They also noted the Dalai Lama’s willingness to discard any Buddhist teaching that conflicted with empirical evidence, underscoring the work’s ethical emphasis. The overall tone was enthusiastic and endorsing.
Episode: Thupten Jinpa — Translating the Dalai Lama
This book told the history of many years of engagement with scientists and had the overarching theme of compassion being central in human motivation.
And for me, the most compelling part of that book in addition to personal stories is the overarching theme, which is the need for taking compassion to be central in human motivation.
Episode: [Unedited] Thupten Jinpa with Krista Tippett
The book tells the Dalai Lama's story of many years of engagement with science, with a powerful theme of the need for compassion to be central in human motivation and not forgetting the ethical considerations of science.
another book that I assisted him was the book that told his story of many years of engagement with science scientists universe in the single atom where you know for me the most compelling part of that book in addition to personal stories is overarching kind of theme which is the need for taking compassion to be central in human motivation and not forgetting that science is one among many human activities that are ultimately aimed at better mental humanity somehow that ethical consideration that underlight you know the whole scientific revolution in the early days must not be forgotten and how the scientist particularly as you know in the field of biogenetics they are now creating new realities which human beings never confronted in the past which has huge implications for the survival of the species in the world like and of you know as a whole he's appealed to the scientist to not to take these lightly that take the ethical responsibility of what they are doing seriously
Episode: [Unedited] Thupten Jinpa with Krista Tippett
In "Universe in a Single Atom", the Dalai Lama recounted his many years of engagement with science, emphasizing the importance of compassion as a central human motivation and reminding people that science should ethically consider the potential impacts of its advancements.
another book that I assisted him was the book that told his story of many years of engagement with science scientists universe in the single atom where you know for me the most compelling part of that book in addition to personal stories is overarching kind of theme which is the need for taking compassion to be central in human motivation and not forgetting that science is one among many human activities that are ultimately aimed at better mental humanity somehow that ethical consideration that underlight you know the whole scientific revolution in the early days must not be forgotten and how the scientist particularly as you know in the field of biogenetics they are now creating new realities which human beings never confronted in the past which has huge implications for the survival of the species in the world like and of you know as a whole he's appealed to the scientist to not to take these lightly that take the ethical responsibility of what they are doing seriously
Episode: Richard Davidson — Investigating Healthy Minds
The Dalai Lama's book on science and spirituality was mentioned; the speaker noted that the Dalai Lama is prepared to abandon any Buddhist tenets contradicted by scientific fact, but distinguishes between scientific fact and assumption.
if there's any tenant of Buddhism which is directly contradicted by scientific fact, that he's prepared to give that up.
Episode: [Unedited] Richard Davidson with Krista Tippett
The Dalai Lama stated in his book that if any tenant of Buddhism is contradicted by scientific fact, he is willing to abandon it. He distinguishes between scientific fact and scientific assumption.
if there's any tenant of Buddhism which is directly contradicted by scientific fact that he's prepared to give that up.
Episode: [Unedited] Richard Davidson with Krista Tippett
It was mentioned that in the beginning of his book on science and spirituality, the Dalai Lama says that if any tenant of Buddhism is directly contradicted by scientific fact, he is prepared to give it up. He makes a distinction between scientific fact and scientific assumption.
In the beginning of his book on science and spirituality, the book entitled The Universe in a single atom says that if there's any tenant of Buddhism which is directly contradicted by scientific fact that he's prepared to give that up.