Not only was Einstein a ground breaking physicist, but clearly, he had a true understanding about not just the scientific constructs and underpinnings of the cosmos, but the spiritual ones as well.
I have no real evidence to prove this, but I think Einstein studied Kabbalah, because of the way he was able to distinguish between the illusions we create about separateness, versus true at one-ment of all things. This, I'm sure, helped make his theory of relativity possible. He realized that time and space aren't separate, but are interwoven.
If you still view everything in terms of duality -- good and evil, light and dark, etc. -- then you're still viewing the world through the illusion of separateness -- and it's very hard not to. Even the Buddha himself struggled with this, so you're in good company! It wasn't until he remembered a time during his youth, when his father took him to a planting festival. As the villagers started digging into the earth to begin planting seeds, he felt great sadness and pain when he thought about all the insects who would be either killed, or displaced, because their earthly homes were being torn asunder by the all the digging.
Why did the Buddha feel sorry for bugs?! Because at that moment, he realized EVERYTHING is connected. It's that inner knowledge that came forth. It had been sublminated for so long. He was so busy searching outside of himself, and trying every method he could find, including aestheticism -- literally fasting to the point of death. This memory, long locked away, was what brought about his awakening. A very simple observation, but like the Buddha in his early years -- we make it so hard and difficult. Once he let go of everything; all the struggle -- enlightenment came.
Einstein was a prolific daydreamer. It was through a daydream about a bus he would see on it's daily route, that he made his great realization about the theory of relativity. Daydreams served as Einstein's meditation.
Whether he studied Kabbalah, or not, he created a connection between himself and the universe, through his observations of the world around him, and beyond. Actually, I should say, he realized the existence of the connection that was already there between all of us, and all that surrounds us -- seen and unseen, known and unknown.
Kabbalah isn't just the study and memorization of spheres, or angelic and god names. It's the examination and observation of the universe and creation itself, and how we fit in. Once you study Kabbalah for awhile, you realize that they aren't just 10 spheres, but that in actuality, there are worlds within these spheres and that the spheres aren't separate realms, but are, in a larger framework, interconnected and interwoven -- just like time and space.
I want to note that although I use the word universe, that in truth, the cosmos is a multiverse. Many worlds, and realms within worlds exist -- into infinity. Einstein knew these truths, because of his daydreams and observations. This is the true meaning of being in tune. Not just sitting at home in a yogic pose with your eyes closed. It means truly observing everything around you and relating it back to yourself, back and forth, over and over -- every day, every moment. Always observing and processing -- in other words, mindfulness.
Only someone who is truly in tune and connected can experience these truths. When we become engrossed in our own little worlds and dramas, we don't see the larger perspective. When we awaken, we expand. Never stop looking, or working towards true understanding -- first of yourself, then of the multiverse. It's part of the Great Work, our quest and our contribution towards the collective. As we individually break down barriers, advance and awaken -- we enable others to do the same, and clear the way for them. Strive on!
