Life and its Origin

'Life,' though a tiny word, seems one of the greatest mysteries for mankind. Who are we? What about 'my' DNA? Is there some meaning to our life? What about our life's characteristics - mind, consciousness and free will? Do they really exist? How far can they be comprehended?
The present volume is a brilliant collection, where 26 world-renowned thinkers from various walks of knowledge, physics, chemistry, mathematics, life sciences, psychology, religion, law, philosophy, etc., put forth their precious insights and profound understanding about life. The volume is one of the most fascinating, fresh and multidisciplinary exploration to unfold the greatest mystery of our existence 'Life and its Origin'. Best wishes for your life's journey.

Quotes from the Volume:
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"Referring to the processes of cosmic and of biological evolution their dynamical nature was already aware to philosophical thinkers and to spiritual prophets of the antiquity."
- Werner Arber Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, Switzerland

"No matter when, where, or how life arose, it has extraordinary significance in adding dimensions which were not there before human emergence."
- V. V. Raman Rochester Institute of Technology, USA

"The only secure empirical fact relating to the origin of life is encapsulated in a dictum eloquently enunciated by Louis Pasteur Omne vivum ex vivoall life from antecedent life."
- Chandra Wickramasinghe University of Buckingham, UK

" biological and quantum accounts of nature might, like the wave and particle accounts, of certain phenomena, be complementary ..."
-Brian D. Josephson Nobel Laureate in Physics, Cambridge

"... while our conscious experiences do correspond with physical processes of our brains, these experiences can themselves have effects beyond those explicable in terms of physical processes and laws of nature ..."
- David Hodgson Supreme Court Judge, Australia

" when we look at biology and biological evolution, purposiveness is obvious."
- Amit Goswami Center for Quantum Activism, USA

"The conjunction of the spiritual with the empirical gives the eternal truths a new dimension "
-Lothar Schafer University of Arkansas, USA

"Wisdom is the substrate, the basis of existence."
- Gerald L. Schroeder Aish HaTorah College of Jewish Studies, Israel

" even though a universe may look 'physical', that physicality is only a middle level reality."
- Jagdish N. Srivastava Colorado State University, USA

About the Editor:
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Dr. T. D. Singh (1937-2006) is both a scientist with a Ph.D. in Physical Organic Chemistry from the University of California, Irvine, USA and a spiritualist in the Bhaktivedanta tradition of India. He had several dialogues on 'life' with some of the most brilliant scientists and scholars of our time Werner Arber, Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, University of Basel, Switzerland; John Eccles, Neuroscientist and Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, State University of New York; George Wald, biologist and Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine from Harvard University; Paul Lauterbur, Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, to name a few. He organized several seminars and international conferences, wrote books and inspired many students and scholars to undertake research on life and its origin. 'Life' was central to him. The last historic international conference that Dr. Singh organized was on life "Second International Congress on Life and its Origin Exploration from Science and Spiritual Traditions" in Rome, Italy. He has been the International Director, Bhaktivedanta Institute and the Founder President of 'Vedanta and Science Educational Research Foundation.' He authored and edited over two dozen books including What is Matter and What is Life?, Vedanta

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