Einstein says, “In the face of creation I feel very humble. It is as if a spirit is manifest infinitely superior to man’s spirit. Through my pursuit in science I have known cosmic religious feelings. But I don’t care to be called a mystic.”
It seems to me that many great scientists are led to the cosmic spiritual point of view by their science. Awe is a door into the Infinite, as told by the great scriptures and writings of the mystics in every religion. Delving into the vast universes as well as the micro universes of atoms and quarks lead to a sense of awe. Delving into life sciences lead to awe, as we discover how wonderfully made all of life is.
How magnificently made is creation. How amazing are the principles that guide creation.
Going through the door of awe, wonder, gratitude, and delight can lead us to experience The Presence. There are incredible principles, yet that is not all. There is the earth shattering experience of the Presence of God, sometimes multiple such extraordinary experiences. Then we KNOW the ineffable. Doubt vanishes. We realize fully, totally, Oneness. The great truths also known by spiritually awakened ones, come alive in us.
Jesus told us those who hunger and thirst for righteousness will be filled. I see a deep spiritual hunger on earth. Let us open to awe, wonder, gratitude, and delight and begin to end the spiritual famine.