The Web of Meaning | Jeremy Lent

Why it is included: For centuries, we have been told we must choose between science (a meaningless, mechanical universe) and spirituality (a meaningful, pre-rational belief).

Jeremy Lent argues that this is a false choice. By rigorously integrating modern findings in systems biology, cognitive neuroscience, and complexity theory with the ancient wisdom of Buddhism, Taoism, and Indigenous knowledge, he constructs a solid, secular foundation for a life of meaning.

We include this because it provides the "New Operating System" for the human mind.

Lent dismantles the "selfish gene" and "separate self" myths, proving scientifically that we are "fractals of flourishing" embedded in a living web.

It is the essential text for anyone trying to understand how a scientific worldview can actually lead to a deep, sacred sense of connectedness, replacing the story of "separation" with the rigorous reality of "interbeing."