A religious person is devout in the sense that he has no doubt about the significance of those superpersonal objects and goals which neither require nor are capable of rational foundation
Interpretation
The quote reflects on the certainty and devotion of a religious person towards beliefs that transcend rational explanation.
Albert Einstein's quote suggests that a truly devout religious individual places unwavering faith in concepts and goals that cannot be logically justified. This devotion arises from a deep-seated belief in the significance of these higher ideals, which often lie beyond the realm of rational thought or empirical evidence. Thus, such faith is portrayed as a significant aspect of the human experience, highlighting the complexities of belief and the importance of purpose in life.
In practice
In a discussion about the importance of faith in life, one might reference this quote to emphasize that not everything can be understood through logic.
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 best actors just stay in the moment,and whatever happens in the scene is a genuine surprise. You really do not know what's going to happen next. But living that out in life is very dangerous because it throws you into a place where you don't know if you're going to survive.
When selflessness is seen in objects, the seed of cyclic existence is destroyed.
The news automatically becomes the real world for the TV user and is not a substitute for reality, but is itself an immediate reality.
It is while you are patiently toiling at the little tasks of life that the meaning and shape of the great whole of life dawn on you.
If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animated contest of freedom - go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen!
Utopia is in the moment. Not in some future time, some other place, but in the here and now, or else it is nowhere.
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