[MD] Emptiness & Quantum Mechancics

[Andre Broersen]

  dmb to Andre:

I take it you are referring to "The Dalai Lama at M.I.T.".

Andre:
Yes Dave, and , of course his other activities which put him at the forefront of what
may be termed a 'Buddhist modernization' movement. His involvement with the Mind and Life
Institute, the (bi)? annual meeting between the Dalai Lama and a wide array of scientists
in Dharamsala, India (his 'home-in-exile) plus his efforts at introducing studies of modern
science and Western philosophy into the monastic curriculum. As he states:

'If science proves facts that conflict with Buddhist understanding ...Buddhism must change
accordingly' (The Dalai Lama at M.I.T. p 14).

This is what Pirsig hammers on as well with regards to the MOQ. 'The pencil is mightier than the pen'.

'If you don't have the static patterns of scientific knowledge to build upon you're back with the
cave man. But if you don't have the freedom to change those patterns you're blocked from any further
growth'. (LILA,p 226)