For a long time I have wondered - even considered writing a book about - where the interface between the physical and spiritual resides. A simple move of a finger turns a thought (something immaterial) into a physical act (something with "material" consequences, whatever that means), which in turn can have significant spiritual consequences. Full circle. Kind of cool.
Mani Bhaumik turns a scientific eye toward the spirituality underlying all of physical reality in a very good book entitled "Code Name God" (Crossroad Publishing, NY, 2005). Bhaumik has earned untold riches (including mansions in Beverly Hills and elsewhere) with his mind, primarily for developing the excimer laser, which is used for Lasik eye surgery. Born and raised in India in abject poverty, Bhaumik begins by retelling the story of his childhood which, although unimaginably poor, was rich with a real spirituality that fed and nourished his curiosity of the natural world.
Half the book is autoiographical, which is worthwhile background when he finally delves into the spiritual aspects of physics. It's no coincidence that many books on physics tend toward the spiritual and metaphysical (just go check out the bookstore). Bhaumik does a great job discussing the possibilities that spiritual forces underlie all of material reality, to such an extent that what we think of as solid material governed by familiar Newtonian physics is not really all that solid. Not only that, but it may not be all "real" either.
Although Hindu, the author is deeply spiritual, speaking of God virtually as naturally as any Christian I know. Almost sounds like he's talking about the same person. It'll make you wonder...
Highly recommended.
