In his book, Religion & Science, Albert Einstein discusses the history of religious institutions, the primitive brain, man's ability to journey beyond the self-imposed limitations brought about by our environments and our cultural institutions, and what he believes should be the primary goal of both art and science: to discover ways to awaken a feeling of interconnectedness within us all.
He believed that scientists are actually the most profoundly religious people because they experience such a powerful sense of our interconnectedness that they dedicate their entire lives to understanding and communicating this "comic religious feeling."
Being that Einstein believed this to be "the most important function of art and science," you would think this topic might be gaining more attention in the modern age as we scramble to clean up the mess we've created as a species and attempt to untangle ourselves from our destructive, habitual thought and behavioral patterns across the globe.
You might also think that, when astronauts travel through space and are transformed by the overview effect, in which their entire perspective of the Earth shifts and they begin to see us as we actually are—as one grand, celestial organism, hanging poetically in space—that more voices would raise themselves in support of a greater understanding of our unity.
Our focus is always shifting, however, and we don't always quickly or easily regain sight of our interconnectedness as the mass media competes for our divided attention and distracts us from discovering our deeper nature.
At our most fundamental level, as far as we currently understand, we are made up entirely of energy. We are part of an endless ocean of energy, fluctuating like the ocean tides. As odd as it sounds to hear, and as strange as it is for me to write, energetically speaking, who I am is you.
We are on the brink of a cultural revolution, and rather than take my word for it, why not feast your eyes on the first few pages of The Field by Lynne McTaggart?
You might find your curiosity awakening to a sense of wonder, fascination, and hope that maybe—just maybe—the world will one day learn to relate to itself on a deeper level, taking a more intimate look at what it means to be a human being within a unified energy field of infinity.
