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050	0	0	_aBQ4165 _b.R4813 1999
082	0	0	_a294.39 REV
100	1		_aRevel, Jean-Francois
245	1	4	_aThe monk and the philosopher _b: a father and son discuss the meaning of life _c/ Jean-François Revel and Matthieu Ricard ; translated from the French by John Canti
260			_aNew York _b: Schocken Books _c, c1999
300			_a310 p. _c; 25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
520			_aJean Francois-Revel, a pillar of French intellectual life in our time, became world famous for his challenges to both Communism and Christianity. Twenty-seven years ago, his son, Matthieu Ricard, gave up a promising career as a scientist to study Tibetan Buddhism -- not as a detached observer but by immersing himself in its practice under the guidance of its greatest living masters. Meeting in an inn overlooking Katmandu, these two profoundly thoughtful men explored the questions that have occupied humankind throughout its history. Does life have meaning? What is consciousness? Is man free? What is the value of scientific and material progress? Why is there suffering, war, and hatred? Their conversation is not merely abstract: they ask each other questions about ethics, rights, and responsibilities, about knowledge and belief, and they discuss frankly the differences in the way each has tried to make sense of his life. Utterly absorbing, inspiring, and accessible, this remarkable dialogue engages East with West, ideas with life, and science with the humanities, providing wisdom on how to enrich the way we live our lives.
650		0	_aBuddhism _x--Doctrines
700	1		_aRicard, Matthieu
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