{"product_id":"physics-and-mysticism-with-fritjof-capra-ph-d","title":"Physics and Mysticism with Fritjof Capra, Ph.D.","description":"\u003ch2\u003eMP3 Download\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Body\"\u003eThis deep dialogue explores the parallels between modern physics and mysticism. Capra, a physicist influenced by Eastern mysticism, describes how high-energy physics and mystical traditions share similar concepts of unity, energy flow, and the interconnectedness of all things. He emphasizes the dynamic nature of the universe, where particles are not static but part of a cosmic dance. Capra highlights the limitations of scientific abstractions and the importance of direct experience. He also discusses the implications of these insights for science, \u003cspan style=\"color: windowtext;\"\u003etechnology, and society, advocating for a more holistic worldview. \u003ci\u003e(hosted by Michael Toms, Will Noffke, \u0026amp; Dan Drasin)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003eBio\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003eFritjof Capra, Ph.D., physicist and systems theorist, is a founding director of the Center for Ecoliteracy in Berkeley, California, which promotes ecology and systems thinking in primary and secondary education. He is on the faculty of Schumacher College, an international center for ecological studies in England, and frequently gives management seminars for top executives. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003eFritjof Capra’s books include:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003eThe Turning Point: Science, Society, and the Rising Culture\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003e (Simon \u0026amp; Schuster 1984)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003eUncommon Wisdom: Conversations with Remarkable People\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003e (Fontana 1989)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003eThe Web of Life: A New Scientific Understanding of Living Systems\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003e (Anchor Press 1997)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003eThe Hidden Connections\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003e (Anchor 2004)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003eThe Systems View of Life: A Unifying Vision \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003e(co-author Pier Luigi Luisi) (Cambridge University Press 2016)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003eLearning From Leonardo: Decoding the Notebooks of a Genius\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003e (Berrett-Koehler 2013)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003ePatterns of Connection: Essential Essays from Five Decades \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003e(High Road Books 2024)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003eThe Tao of Physics\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003e (Shambhala 1975 Revised 2025)\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003eTo learn more about the work of Fritjof Capra go to\u003ca href=\"%20www.fritjofcapra.net.\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\" href=\"%20www.fritjofcapra.net.\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003ewww.fritjofcapra.net\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003eTopics explored in this dialogue include:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e·\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003eWhat is the concept of the “void” in physics \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003eWhy it is important to understand the interconnectedness of the universe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003eHow physics connects with biology and psychology\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003eHow physics is an extreme specialization of the rational mind and mysticism is an extreme specialization of the intuitive mind\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cs\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/s\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003eHow subatomic particles can sometimes appear as waves and other times as particles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003eWhat are the limitations of scientific theories\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003eWhat is the importance of human consciousness in transforming the world\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003eWhat are the parallels between Zen, Eastern mysticism, and modern physics\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003eWhat is the concept of transmutation in physics, rather than the actual destruction of particles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003eHow modern physics moves science from a fragmented, atomistic worldview to a more holistic, organic one\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003eHow Robert Oppenheimer’s quote on the paradoxical nature of quantum theory compares to the Buddha’s teachings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003eWhat is meant by the bootstrap view of science \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003ethat says nature has to be understood through self-consistency and the world is an interconnected network\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cs\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/s\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003eHow physics explains things by approximation whereas mystics are interested in a total experience\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003eHow relativity theory posits space and time are inseparably linked\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;\"\u003eHost:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; 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