'It is difficult to see how questions such as the meaning of life or good and evil can be accommodated within [a worldview informed by scientific materialism]. The problem is not with the empirical data of science but with the contention that these data alone constitute the legitimate ground for developing a comprehensive worldview or an adequate means for responding to the world’s problems. There is more to human existence and to reality itself than current science can ever give us access to.
'By the same token, spirituality must be tempered by the insight and discoveries of science. If as spiritual practitioners we ignore the discoveries of science, our practice is also impoverished, as this mind-set can lead to fundamentalism. This is one of the reasons I encourage my Buddhist colleagues to undertake the study of science, so that its insights can be integrated into the Buddhist worldview.'
- His Holiness The Dalai Lama, from his book, 'The Universe in a Single Atom.'
'By the same token, spirituality must be tempered by the insight and discoveries of science. If as spiritual practitioners we ignore the discoveries of science, our practice is also impoverished, as this mind-set can lead to fundamentalism. This is one of the reasons I encourage my Buddhist colleagues to undertake the study of science, so that its insights can be integrated into the Buddhist worldview.'
- His Holiness The Dalai Lama, from his book, 'The Universe in a Single Atom.'