| Prologue | 1 | (6) | |
| One REFLECTION | 7 | (8) | |
| Two ENCOUNTER WITH SCIENCE | 15 | (26) | |
| Three EMPTINESS, RELATIVITY, AND QUANTUM PHYSICS | 41 | (30) | |
| Four THE BIG BANG AND THE BUDDHIST BEGINNINGLESS UNIVERSE | 71 | (24) | |
| Five EVOLUTION, KARMA, AND THE WORLD OF SENTIENCE | 95 | (22) | |
| Six THE QUESTION OF CONSCIOUSNESS | 117 | (22) | |
| Seven TOWARD A SCIENCE OF CONSCIOUSNESS | 139 | (24) | |
| Eight THE SPECTRUM OF CONSCIOUSNESS | 163 | (22) | |
| Nine ETHICS AND THE NEW GENETICS | 185 | (18) | |
| Conclusion SCIENCE, SPIRITUALITY, AND HUMANITY | 203 | (8) | |
| Index | 211 |