By Radha Mohan Dasa
ESSAYS brings together over three decades of unpublished research by the late Sadāpūta Dāsa (Dr. Richard L. Thompson)—a remarkable polymath whose intellect ranged across mathematics, physics, philosophy, cosmology, and the practice of bhakti-yoga. This collection offers a rare glimpse into the evolving mind of a thinker who sought to bridge the rational world of science with the metaphysical depth of the Vedic tradition.
These essays trace Thompson’s intellectual journey from his early investigations into biological complexity to his later studies of consciousness, astronomy, and the philosophical dimensions of science. In the opening essay, his 1977 monograph Consciousness and the Laws of Nature, Thompson proposes that awareness is not a by-product of matter but rather an essential aspect of reality itself. Subsequent essays challenge the limits of Darwinian theory, suggesting that texts like the Bhagavad-gītā may offer a more coherent account of life’s origins. His analysis of the Princeton PEAR experiments demonstrates his fearless engagement with the controversial frontiers of consciousness research.
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