The Book
Both mathematicians and mystics have
a long history of deep investigations
into the "Infinite". Are both traditions
studying the same thing?
This book introduces the reader to the wisdom of the ancients -- especially in the Vedic and Taoist traditions -- concerning the nature of the Infinite. |
It also gently explains how the ancient wisdom provided the intuitive foundation for a recent discovery in modern Set Theory concerning a long-standing problem about the mathematical infinite -- how the "dynamics of wholeness" according to the ancients suggests a way to resolve a deep foundational paradox. |
During the discussion of these topics, the author invites the reader to have his or her own experience of the Infinite by way of simple well-known techniques of meditation. The book suggests that the experience of the unbounded asepct of one's awareness is easily gained and is of great practical benefit. |
The style of the book is a dialogue between a master of both the mathematical and mystical Infinite -- named Dr. Wu -- and a university student Paul Crandall, with other characters emerging as the book develops. The book is presented in two volumes, which include exercises and answers to odd-numbered problems. |