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The Dancing Wu Li Masters, the Glossary

The Dancing Wu Li Masters is a 1979 book by Gary Zukav, a popular science work exploring modern physics, and quantum phenomena in particular.^[1]

22 relations: California, Chinese characters, Esalen Institute, Fazang, Fritjof Capra, Fundamental Fysiks Group, Gary Zukav, Hardcover, Huayan, National Book Award, National Book Foundation, New Age, Nick Herbert (physicist), Paperback, Pinyin, Popular science, Quantum mechanics, Quantum Reality, Schools of Buddhism, The Tao of Physics, Tone (linguistics), William Morrow and Company.
Books about the history of physics
National Book Award-winning works
New Age books
Quantum mysticism
Taoism in popular culture

California

California is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast.

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Chinese characters

Chinese characters are logographs used to write the Chinese languages and others from regions historically influenced by Chinese culture.

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Esalen Institute

The Esalen Institute, commonly called Esalen, is a non-profit American retreat center and intentional community in Big Sur, California, which focuses on humanistic alternative education.

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Fazang

Fazang (643–712) was a Chinese Buddhist scholar, translator, and religious leader of the Tang dynasty.

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Fritjof Capra

Fritjof Capra (born February 1, 1939) is an Austrian-born American author, physicist, systems theorist and deep ecologist.

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The Fundamental Fysiks Group was founded in San Francisco in May 1975 by two physicists, Elizabeth Rauscher and George Weissmann, at the time both graduate students at the University of California, Berkeley. The Dancing Wu Li Masters and Fundamental Fysiks Group are quantum mysticism.

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Gary Zukav

Gary Zukav (born October 17, 1942) is an American spiritual teacher and the author of four consecutive New York Times Best Sellers.

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Hardcover

A hardcover, hard cover, or hardback (also known as hardbound, and sometimes as casebound (At p. 247.)) book is one bound with rigid protective covers (typically of binder's board or heavy paperboard covered with buckram or other cloth, heavy paper, or occasionally leather).

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Huayan

The Huayan school of Buddhism (Wade–Giles: Hua-Yen, "Flower Garland," from the Sanskrit "Avataṃsaka") is a Mahayana Buddhist tradition that developed in China during the Tang dynasty (618-907).

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National Book Award

The National Book Awards (NBA) are a set of annual U.S. literary awards.

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National Book Foundation

The National Book Foundation (NBF) is an American nonprofit organization established with the goal "to raise the cultural appreciation of great writing in America." Established in 1989 by National Book Awards, Inc.,Edwin McDowell.

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New Age

New Age is a range of spiritual or religious practices and beliefs which rapidly grew in Western society during the early 1970s.

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Nick Herbert (physicist)

Nick Herbert (born September 7, 1936) is an American physicist and author, best known for his book Quantum Reality.

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Paperback

A paperback (softcover, softback) book is one with a thick paper or paperboard cover, and often held together with glue rather than stitches or staples.

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Pinyin

Hanyu Pinyin, or simply pinyin, is the most common romanization system for Standard Chinese.

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Popular science

Popular science (also called pop-science or popsci) is an interpretation of science intended for a general audience.

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Quantum mechanics

Quantum mechanics is a fundamental theory that describes the behavior of nature at and below the scale of atoms.

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Quantum Reality

Quantum Reality is a 1985 popular science book by physicist Nick Herbert, a member of the Fundamental Fysiks Group which was formed to explore the philosophical implications of quantum theory.

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Schools of Buddhism

The schools of Buddhism are the various institutional and doctrinal divisions of Buddhism that have existed from ancient times up to the present.

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The Tao of Physics

The Tao of Physics: An Exploration of the Parallels Between Modern Physics and Eastern Mysticism is a 1975 book by physicist Fritjof Capra. The Dancing Wu Li Masters and the Tao of Physics are quantum mysticism.

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Tone (linguistics)

Tone is the use of pitch in language to distinguish lexical or grammatical meaning—that is, to distinguish or to inflect words.

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William Morrow and Company

William Morrow and Company is an American publishing company founded by William Morrow in 1926.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dancing_Wu_Li_Masters

Also known as Dancing wu li masters, The Dancing Wu Li Masters: An Overview of the New Physics.