When Science Meets the Soul

<p><strong>About The Book</strong></p><p></p><p>The book entitled When Science Meets the Soul A Doctor's Quest for Deeper Healing presents a comprehensive and multifaceted approach to exploring the questions Who am I? or Who are we?. It encourages readers to uncover the truth through their own efforts maintain mental balance and live a Good Life.</p><p></p><p>Cultural factors including family neighborhoods the country and the world influence our development. The history of population migrations and our genetic profile i.e. nurture and nature contribute to the development of our body mind beliefs and behavior. However these factors also generate superficial descriptors such as age gender race skin color education profession and material wealth which can lead to comparisons conflicts discrimination and sometimes even wars. Delving into our inner self that pure consciousness nestled within our body-mind machine empowers us to reject external labels achieve mental balance and lead a Good Life. </p><p></p><p>Drawing on my life experiences and my lifelong quest for truth this book provides self-assessment tools and encourages readers to embark on a similar journey toward self-improvement.</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>About The Author</strong></p><p></p><p>Dr. Vipul Mankad is the author of the book titled When Science Meets the Soul A Doctor's Quest for Deeper Healing.</p><p></p><p>Dr. Mankad is a physician specializing in treating children with cancer and blood diseases. He is an internationally recognized biomedical scientist a former endowed professor and chair of pediatrics and a past advisor to the U.S. Senate (2003-2005). As a critical thinker rooted in both ancient Indian and Western philosophical traditions he is also an expert in meditation. He explores life's fundamental questions and enjoys sharing stories that illustrate their answers.</p><p></p><p>At the age of 23 with a medical degree in hand and a few dollars in his pocket he emigrated from India to the United States. Even on the first day of his international journey he began to question his identity and contemplated the promises he made to his parents. He completed his residency training at Cook County Hospital New York University and Cornell University Medical Centers in the U.S. as well as at Guy's Hospital in London England. Throughout his early career he faced significant discrimination. Nevertheless by leveraging the American meritocratic system he secured NIH funding for his research (equivalent to $60 million in today's dollars) published 150 scientific papers and three medical books chaired a pediatric department and founded a Children's Hospital. He has traveled to over 35 countries presented his work internationally and gained work experience in India England Brazil and Japan in addition to the U.S. He is internationally recognized for his work in pediatrics pediatric hematology oncology biomedical sciences and health policy.</p><p></p><p>Despite these accomplishments Dr. Mankad encountered the proverbial glass ceiling in his quest for leadership roles. He cared for children battling cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. The emotional difficulties inherent in his field and the discriminatory environment compelled him to draw on his philosophical and spiritual background to maintain mental equilibrium. In this book he offers strategies for staying balanced in our turbulent world. He employs several time-tested approaches illustrates these approaches through his life experiences and offers practical tools for readers.</p>