The Universe in a Single Atom

I have almost completed reading Tenzin Gyatso's latest book "The Universe in a Single Atom" and must say that I am a scientist at heart (not the white lab coat variety -- perhaps more of the genuinely 'curious about the the world' type) and was very interested in reading a book that tried to reconcile spirituality and modern science. Intuitively the two topics seem almost contradictory and having spent more than a bit of time trying to understand classical and quantum physics - I was intruiged that someone had tried to integrate these two frameworks. Both Physics and Sprituality have a similiar role and differ primarily in approach. They both are 'methods' to understsand percieved reality and the physical world around us. In his words "I believe that spirituality and science are complimentary but different investigative approaches with the same goal of seeking the truth." He describes his rationale for trying to bridge the two as "an effort to examine two important human disciplines for the purpose of developing a more holistic and integrated way of understanding the world around us". He is genuinely curious about science and was fortunate enough to be around some of the greatest scientific minds of our time including Sir Karl Popper, Anton Zeilinger, Stephen Kosslyn, and David Bohm to name a few and he regards them all as his teachers.
He talked about how the exciting world of quantum mechanics challenges our commonsense understanding of the world and he embraces the scientific paradigm shift. Light can be percieved as a either a wave or a particle and the subatomic world of quantom mechanics is very much nondeterministic. You cannot observe reality without inherently changing it and seeing these concepts interwoven with his discipline of spirituality was a unique and revealing perspective.
Overall I found the book an excellent read. It ties concepts together unlike other text I've seen. It reads like a journal and is an interesting glimpse into his personal journey. Tenzin Gyatso is a scientist in the purest sense of the word. His life long journey of seeking truth and expanding his understanding of reality by taking an inclusive approach which entails embracing both his own discipline and the empirical evidence of modern science is very refreshing.