“It is quite clear to me that the religious paradise of youth, which [I] lost, was a first attempt to free myself from the chains of the 'merely personal,' from an existence which is dominated by wishes, hopes, and primitive feelings.” ThinkingFirstsFeelingsLostWishReligiousExistenceClearYouthChainsParadisePrimitiveThinking God Book:A Stubbornly Persistent Illusion: The Essential Scientific Works of Albert Einstein Source: A Stubbornly Persistent Illusion: The Essential Scientific Works of Albert Einstein
“I believe in mystery and, frankly, I sometimes face this mystery with great fear. In other words, I think that there are many things in the universe that we cannot perceive or penetrate, and that also we experience some of the most beautiful things in life only in a very primitive form. Only in relation to these mysteries do I consider myself to be a religious man.” ThinkingMenBelieveSometimesBeautifulFacesFormUniverseI BelieveReligiousWonderMysteryRelationI Believe InPerceiveThings In LifePrimitiveBeautiful ThingsPenetrate Book:The private Albert Einstein Source: The private Albert Einstein