![]() If somebody has the conceptual framework, "This is an impossible situation and nothing can be done," then there really is a difficult problem that cannot be solved. For example, whether a certain situation exists as a horrible problem or as something solvable depends on the observer, the person involved. Thus, phenomena do not exist inherently as this or that from their own sides, unrelated to the consciousness that perceives them.īuddhism asserts the same thing: what things exist as depends on the observer and the conceptual framework with which the person regards them. ![]() What type of phenomenon light seems to exist as depends on many variables, particularly on the conceptual framework the investigator is using to analyze it. For example, from a certain point of view, light is matter from another point of view, it is energy. Particle physicists emphasize the role of the observer in defining anything. Thus, rebirth is simply a transformation in the ongoing continuity of an individual's awareness of phenomena, but now with the physical basis of another body. "Mind" in Buddhism means awareness of phenomena – either conscious or unconscious – and awareness of phenomena can neither be created nor destroyed, only transformed. Buddhists totally agree and extend the principle to mind as well. In science, the theory of the conservation of matter and energy states that matter and energy can neither be created nor destroyed, only transformed. One of the conclusions that both science and Buddhism reach in common is that there is no creator. The third is neurosciences, about how the brain works. ![]() ![]() Does it have a beginning? Was it created or is it part of an eternal process? Another topic is particle physics, regarding the structure of atoms and matter. One is astrophysics, concerning primarily how the universe developed. Berzin: The dialogues between Buddhist masters such as His Holiness the Dalai Lama and scientists have focused so far primarily on three areas. Question: Could you speak more about the relationship between Buddhism and science, and give some specific examples of points that they share in common?ĭr. ![]()
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