The Tao of Physics by Fritjof Capra

Capra has written the classic book about the parallels between modern (quantum) physics and eastern mysticism. My copy is the 25th anniversary edition of this work which was originally published in 1975. His description of the evolution of physics is juxtaposed with summaries of Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Zen, and classic Chinese thought. This makes it very easy to see that both quantum mechanics and religious mysticism point to an understanding of the universe as a dynamic whole. In describing particle physics Capra writes, "The vacuum is far from empty. On the contrary, it contains an unlimited number of particles which come into being and vanish without end." And then he quotes Chinese sage Chang Tsai who wrote "When one knows that the Great Void is full of ch'i, one realizes that there is no such thing as nothingness."