Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity has revolutionized the scientific world’s understating of physics, and has been the root of several fundamental discoveries, inventions, and technological marvels of the modern world. Yet, it has been limited in scope since it is studied, explored, and understood only by scientists; it is considered beyond the scope of what an ordinary folk can understand.
How naïve? Einstein was not just a scientist – he was one of the greatest philosophers of our time whose spiritual wisdom reflected in all his theories and discoveries. Here are Einstein’s views on religion and spirituality:
“My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble mind.”
“Everyone who is seriously involved in the pursuit of science becomes convinced that a spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe-a spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we with our modest powers must feel humble.”
Now keeping that in mind, if we look at Einstein’s theory of relativity, we can see that it actually states the fundamental theory of life and the Creator (Universe). His special theory of relativity states:
- The laws of physics are the same for all observers in uniform motion relative to one another (principle of relativity),
- The speed of light in a vacuum is the same for all observers, regardless of their relative motion or of the motion of the source of the light.
Physics is not simply a field of study in science; it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves. Keeping that broader perspective of physics and the spiritual nature of Einstein, here’s what the two statements of the theory of relativity translate to:
- Nature treats all life forms impartially and equally. What one experiences depends on what he compares his experiences to. One understands the impartiality of the Nature when their perspective is same as that of the other.
- God or the Creator (light) appears the same for everyone, irrespective of their perspectives, in their conscious (the vacuum). It is not affected by comparison and it is the same, irrespective of whose conscious the source may be.
There it is – simple and profound. All experiences of human are relative. One can change their experience, while experiencing and after the experience, simply by changing the relativity. Or one can nullify an experience or all experiences in life by removing the relativity – that is by not comparing it to anyone or anything.
The basic quality of a compassionate person is their ability to change the relativity and align it with that of others, thereby experiencing and feeling the same as others.
