Peter Russell, From Science to God. A Physicist’s Journey into the Mystery of Consciousness

“From Science to God” is the story of Peter Russell’s lifelong exploration into the nature of consciousness. Blending physics, psychology, and philosophy, he leads us to a new worldview in which consciousness is as fundamental to the cosmos as space, time, and matter. Integrating a deep knowledge of science with his own experiences of meditation, Russell arrives at a universe similar to that described by many mystics — one in which science and spirit no longer conflict. The bridge between them, he shows, is light. From Science to God invites us to cross that bridge to a radically different, and ultimately healing, view of ourselves and the universe — one in which God takes on new meaning, and spiritual practice a deeper significance”.

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A renowned scientist’s odyssey into the nature of consciousness . . .
What does the speed of light have to do with the Koran, St. John, and Aldous Huxley? Where does quantum
physics meet the psychology of meditation? And if “I think, therefore I am,” why can’t physics, chemistry or
biology explain where human thought comes from?

From quarks to quasars, Western science has achieved remarkable success in explaining the world around us.
But when it comes to our inner world, science falls curiously silent. Physicist, psychologist, and philosopher,
Peter Russell offers one of the most lucid accounts of why the great spiritual teachings might have science by
the tail when it comes to consciousness—and why collective wisdom is so valuable during these troubled times.

His latest release, From Science to God, is as much a personal story of an open-minded skeptic as it is a tour
de force of scientific and religious paradigm shifts. Russell takes us from Galileo’s den to the lecture halls of
Cambridge University where he studied with Stephen Hawking. “If you had asked me then if there was a
God,” says the best–selling author of his scientific beginnings, “I would have pointed to mathematics.” But
no matter what empirical truths science offered Russell, one thorny question remained: How can something
as immaterial as consciousness, ever arise from something as unconscious as matter?

And so Russell brings us to Buddha and to Einstein, daring us to wonder if science may have it all backward.
With characteristic warmth and rationale, he leads the reader to a new worldview in which consciousness is
as fundamental a component of reality as space, time, and matter, and God takes on new meaning—one that
neither conflicts with modern science nor diminishes traditional spiritual teachings. In so doing he offers
poignant insight into solutions to humanity’s great malaise:

“This meeting of science and spirit is crucial, not just for a more comprehensive understanding of the cosmos, but also for the future of our species. Today, more than ever, we need a
worldview that validates spiritual inquiry, for it is the spiritual aridity of our current times
that lies behind so many of our crises.”

Large–scale problems call for innovative thinking—and true innovation often appears radical in the face of
old paradigms. Amidst terrorism, political deception, and the violence all around us, peace and healing are
radical notions indeed. With hopeful reasoning, Peter Russell shows us that beyond the limited constructs of
our brain and five senses, lives the greater power of the human mind and heart.

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