Buddhism and Science Course: The Quest for Truth
Buddhism and Science Course: The Quest for Truth
Monday 13th January 2020
7:30pm - 10:00pm
Led by Vajrashura
Buddhism is a path to seeing the true nature of things, a way of seeing how life really is and how to live well in this.
This path to the truth was originally laid out by the Buddha, over 2,500 years ago, and to this day people who practice his teachings have engaged with their own quest to understand the true nature of things.
Science is the systematic study the physical and natural world through observation and experiment.
This is done through thinking and through practical activity, and, like Buddhism, has as its goal the exploration of the nature of the world, and the discovery of the true nature of things.
Five Week Course
On this five-week course, we will be exploring the parallels and the differences in these two fascinating approaches in the quest for truth.
We’ll be exploring a variety of areas, from both traditions, including classical and modern physics, evolution, technology and its effects, clear thinking, materialism and eternalism, causality and conditionality.
Course Leader
This will all be lead by Vajrashura, a member of the Triratna Buddhist Order. Vajrashura completed his undergraduate degree in Theoretical Physics and a masters in High Performance Computing before becoming interested in Buddhism, and is passionate about what both approaches can bring to our lives and to making the world a better place.
The course is open to everyone. No experience of meditation is necessary. While an interest in Buddhism is assumed, you don’t have to be a Buddhist to do the course. And you don’t have to be a scientist either!
Cost: €110 waged / €95 low-waged / €65 unwaged or student / €50 under-25 years.
Note that there will be no class on Monday 3rd February 2020. The course will run for five classes over six weeks, with week four being on Monday 10th February 2020 and week five being on Monday 17th February 2020.
Location
Dublin Buddhist Centre
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