The Visionary Window: A Quantum Physicist's Guide to Enlightenment

by Amit Goswami, Deepak Chopra (Foreword)

Does God exist? Can spirituality be integrated with science? Is happiness possible? Do miracles really happen? Not only does The Visionary Window answer "yes" to all of these questions, but it skillfully combines the fields of philosophy, cosmology, religion, and psychology to form a new way of thinking about science and spirituality. Stepping beyond the classic work of prominent seventies physicist Fritjof Capra, Goswami details his own pioneering exploration of science and spirit, revealing the complete integration between modern science and spiritual traditions. Using stories and colorful examples from pop culture, Goswami addresses complex issues in language and terminology easily accessible to the lay reader. He provides quantum physics-based theory and new experimental data verifying the metaphysical truth that exists when employed in the context of a new science, science within the primacy of consciousness. With a new holistic worldview, Goswami also discusses the creativity of the body to self heal; the power of spiritual practice and how to choose a meditative path; and the five stages of spiritual growth, culminating in the ability to transcend the physical laws of nature. Readers, scientists and spiritual leaders alike will find answers to many of life's deepest mysteries.

Genres: Science, Spirituality, Nonfiction, Metaphysics, Philosophy

339 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2000

About the author

Amit Goswami is a nuclear physicist and member of The University of Oregon Institute for Theoretical Physics since 1968. Dr. Goswami is a revolutionary in a growing body of renegade scientists who in recent years have ventured into the domain of the spiritual in an attempt both to interpret the seemingly inexplicable findings of their experiments and to validate their intuitions about the existence of a spiritual dimension of life.

He became best known as one of the interviewed scientists featured in the 2004 film What the Bleep Do We Know!? , the recent documentary Dalai Lama Renaissance , and stars in the 2009 documentary The Quantum Activist .

Please visit www.AmitGoswami.org for the latest events and information.

Reviews

[Kunal Sen · Rating 1 out of 5]

The author uses one weak idea to explain everything from quantum mechanics, to cosmology, to evolution, to miracles, to reincarnation, to telepathy. That is nothing short of delusional. It starts with an antiquated definition of science, moves to adding totally unnecessary ideas into quantum mechanics where mathematically nothing is needed, and then goes on to attack Darwinian evolution with a less-than-popular-literature knowledge of the subject. The objections raised about evolution are the same ones creationists use, and have been demonstrably dismissed by anyone working in the field. The author doesn't just stop there but boldly "fixes" the theory with his ideas. Then he moves to use the same idea to explain all sorts of hocus-pocus ideas such as reincarnation, telepathy, and even miracles. I would have also blamed the author for intellectual dishonesty for not mentioning any contrary arguments, but I think it is more delusion triggered by his deep beliefs in spiritualism, than conscious omission.

[Beth Mayfield-House]

This book explains some of the basics of quantum physics. One of my faves is the quantum leap. My very elemenory explanation is that an atom can exist on several orbits and it can move to other orbits as it moves closer to th moves, it doesn't pass through the space to the next orbit but it exisists simultaneously on both orbits. This is a quantum leap. Physicists can't predict where the atom will go so in quantum physics, thy sty probabily. In this book, Amit Goswami uses these principles of quantum physics to answer questions like: is there a Go,r what is the probability of reincarnation? Very interesting stuff

[Jose Luis Belmonte · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent book, a perfect mixture of quantum physics with mysticism and spirituality. His profound knowledge of hinduism along with the spirituality of India paired with his expertise in quantum physics blend beautifully in this book. Great to learn quantum principles and its correspondence with mystic and spiritual principles. Great also the author´s knowledge of Jungian psychology.
Perhaps a little bit too much of God being equated to a quantum "universe", but tolerable.
A great book for those who like to learn quantum physics from a spiritual perspective.

[Gregory · Rating 5 out of 5]

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See

Dr. Goswami, is a great speaker too. I haven't U tubed him but I bet there is much to See, Hear and Learn

Thank You Dr Goswami

regards

greg

[Cody James Cummings · Rating 5 out of 5]

Unbelievably enlightening book that has transformed, and kind of confirmed, my views on reality. I intuitively knew it, but now I have the science to back it.

[Steve Barrera · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book, published in 2000, revisits Amit Goswami's theories of science within consciousness, which he first introduced in 1996 with "The Self-Aware Universe." It reads like a summary of where his thinking stood at that time. Goswami's key idea is that the best resolution to the quantum measurement problem (only an observation manifests particle behavior in quantum objects) is an ontology in which consciousness itself is the ground of being. In other words, consciousness does not emerge out of the complexity of material interactions; rather, it is the one being. There is nothing else. Material reality manifests within conscious awareness, in self-referential quantum measurements in which the experiencing subject and experienced universe arise co-dependently. It's a heady and powerful idea, and Goswami believes that this visionary window unites science with spirituality.

The book is divided into three parts. The first part is a summary of the aforementioned resolution of the quantum measurement problem, and a reiteration of the philosophy of idealist monism, which Goswami covers in his earlier works. The second part outlines a new cosmology based on this ontology, one which makes sense of the anthropic principle (only a universe where life is possible could evolve within consciousness), and attempts to resolve the differences between scientific and religious cosmologies. The apparent purposiveness of evolution, and its direction toward increasing complexity, are explained as consciousness creatively seeking to express higher and higher orders in the Great Chain of Being - from matter to life to thought to ethical principles. Goswami ties his ideas to those of New Age philosopher Ken Wilber, who would have been prominent around the same time as the book came out. There is certainly a lot of commonality between the integral theories of Wilber and Goswami.

The third and final part of "The Visionary Window" covers spirituality and the quest for enlightenment - from whence the book gets its subtitle. The key is inner creativity and overcoming the tendency to conditioned experience and identification with the ego, which is an identity created in memory, but not the true experiencing subject. The true subject of experience is eternal consciousness itself, but accessing this awareness in its pure essence is difficult for us because of the limitations of our embodied forms. Spiritual practices such as ethical living, prayer and meditation, and even vital body techniques such as breathing and physical exercises all help us to overcome egoic conditioning and tap into the power of inner creativity. Goswami leans heavily on concepts from Eastern traditions such as Buddhism and Hinduism to explain the journey to liberation, but emphasizes that the path is accessible to all humans, from all cultures and religions.

This book is a must read for anyone interested in Goswami's theoretical framework of science within consciousness, along with the book which introduced it, "The Self-Aware Universe." He presents a grand vision which reintroduces meaning into human existence while remaining firmly rooted in the findings of experimental physics.

[Henrique Silveira · Rating 1 out of 5]

Afirmações teoricamente científicas com pouca ou nenhuma referência.

[Kim]

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[Pitter · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good and sientific book.