{"product_id":"the-dharma-of-ai-alok-r-chaturvedi-9781626711853","title":"The Dharma of AI: Timeless Wisdom for Digital Ethics","description":"\u003cp\u003eYou just glanced at your phone, didn't you? That's exactly how algorithms draw us in. We're living suspended between two worlds: one where AI quietly decides who gets hired, what news we see, and which voices we hear-and another where millennia of human wisdom sit waiting to guide us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter forty years building AI systems and twenty years studying dharma in Indian ashrams, author Alok R. Chaturvedi learned something crucial: our digital future desperately needs our philosophical past. This isn't another robot apocalypse book-it is an invitation to see technology through ancient wisdom made urgently relevant as artificial general intelligence approaches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Through deeply human stories-a coder discovering her biases embedded in \"neutral\" algorithms, a parent watching their child disappear into endless scrolling-we explore how technology impacts us across three dimensions: \u003ci\u003eDaihik\u003c\/i\u003e (personal), \u003ci\u003eDaivik\u003c\/i\u003e (universal), and \u003ci\u003eBhautik\u003c\/i\u003e (material). We also examine how technology carries the Three Gunas: \u003ci\u003eSattvik\u003c\/i\u003e (clarity), \u003ci\u003eRajasik\u003c\/i\u003e (restlessness), and \u003ci\u003eTamsik\u003c\/i\u003e (numbness). Additionally, \u003ci\u003eThe Dharma of AI\u003c\/i\u003e introduces the Five Guardians, which are timeless ethical principles: \u003ci\u003eAhimsa\u003c\/i\u003e (do no harm), \u003ci\u003eSatya\u003c\/i\u003e (seek truth), \u003ci\u003eAsteya\u003c\/i\u003e (take only what's given), \u003ci\u003eBrahmacharya\u003c\/i\u003e (consume mindfully), and \u003ci\u003eDharma\u003c\/i\u003e (act righteously). Whether building technology, raising children, or seeking authentic digital living, this book offers profound insight and practical wisdom for our most urgent conversation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alok R. Chaturvedi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1626711852\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781626711853\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Purdue University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 346\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d","brand":"Alok R. Chaturvedi","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47931075657983,"sku":"9781626711853","price":119.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2d8876c1-7d52-4fde-ac84-1eab3183752e.jpg?v=1766346279","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-dharma-of-ai-alok-r-chaturvedi-9781626711853","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}