In this book, Lars Jaeger embarks on an exciting quest to uncover the connection between two seemingly contradictory approaches to the world, and the results are impressive: natural science and spiritual traditions share far more commonalities than their differences and contrasts suggest. What unites both approaches is the search for the great mysteries of the universe and their explanations. Is there perhaps a common path in this quest? Will physicists one day explain the beginning of the world to us? Will we ever learn how consciousness arises from the network of neurons in our brains? Will we know what the smallest building blocks of matter look like? And if so, what does that mean for us, for our self-image and our experience of the world? How does it influence our spiritual experiences? And finally: What does all this mean for our central question about the 'meaning of it all'? The way scientific knowledge operates and the guiding questions of spiritual experience enter into an exciting interplay. This defines an interdisciplinary journey that will captivate the reader.

Is there a form of spirituality without self-deception, that is neither sticky nor kitschy, and where one does not lose their dignity as a critical, rational subject? Many today are contemplating the possibility of a secularized spirituality that can coexist with the findings of modern science without denying mortality. Lars Jaeger contributes to this discussion: he takes the reader on an entertaining yet profound journey through the commonalities and contrasts of scientific and spiritual thinking. Highly relevant, well-informed. Prof. Thomas Metzinger, University of Mainz, author of The Ego Tunnel.