When we are working at something, we come down from our high logical horse and sniff around with our nose to the ground. Then we obliterate our traces in order to become more God-like.
Interpretation
This quote suggests that true understanding comes from humility and practical engagement with the world.
In this quote, Albert Einstein emphasizes the importance of practical experience and humility in the pursuit of knowledge and understanding. He contrasts the lofty perspective of pure logical reasoning with the grounded reality of hands-on work, implying that to truly understand the complexities of life and existence, one must engage directly with them, learning from experience rather than remaining detached and theoretical. The act of 'obliterating our traces' suggests the need to let go of ego and preconceived notions in order to embrace a more profound and divine understanding of reality.
In practice
This quote can inspire students to engage more deeply with their learning process.
I cannot then believe in this concept of an anthropomorphic God who has the powers of interfering with these natural laws. As I said before, the most beautiful and most profound religious emotion that we can experience is the sensation of the mystical. And this mysticality is the power of all true science.
If I would follow your advice and Jesus could perceive it, he, as a Jewish teacher, surely would not approve of such behavior.
I want to know all Gods thoughts; all the rest are just details.
In the middle of adversity there is great opportunity.
I do not believe that civilization will be wiped out in a war fought with the atomic bomb. Perhaps two-thirds of the people of the earth will be killed.
To me the worst thing seems to be a school principally to work with methods of fear, force and artificial authority. Such treatment destroys the sound sentiments, the sincerity and the self-confidence of pupils and produces a subservient subject.
The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it.
When once you consider an action, do not let anything dissuade you. Consult your heart, not others, and then follow its dictates.
When a man is in doubt about this or that in his writing, it will often guide him if he asks himself how it will tell a hundred years hence.
The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, nor to worry about the future, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly. There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.
There is a difference. You watch television, you don't witness it. But, while watching television, if you start witnessing yourself watching television, then there are two processes going on: you are watching television, and something within you is witnessing the process of watching television. Witnessing is deeper, far deeper. It is not equivalent to watching. Watching is superficial. So remember that meditation is witnessing.
There was madness in any direction, at any hour. You could strike sparks anywhere. There was a fantastic universal sense that whatever we were doing was right, that we were winning.
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