R&S veterans.. your thoughts?

Question

Spiritually speaking, how would you put application to this quote?
"Few are those who see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts." -- Albert Einstein

Answer 1

I think there is not much that is more true.

There are very few who observe the world and come up with their own conclusions as to what is going on. Most are content to see it as it has been explained to them and interpret it using readily available means.

Answer 2

There are lots of answers that speak about not enough leaders and many followers - would you have it another way? I mean, really, should there be many many leaders and few followers? Who would the leaders lead? Haven't you all heard of that old saying "too many chiefs in the tribe can't get anything done"?

This quote makes me think of all the people that hear something, believe it at face value, and go no further - especially with something that interests them. Get out there and experience it yourself - a pilgrimage! Physical or mindful, people detach themselves from the world around us. Even more so in our age of technology. You hear people screaming about the horrors of using animals for meat, yet these very people know nothing about having to take care of that animal like our agricultural ancestors did. Feeling the sorrow of sacrificing an animal that you raised so that you and your family could survive. Now, even those people that slaughter our meat are detached - they feel nothing. It's simply a job (even that, though, is indirectly providing for their supper).

People are too busy deciding who should do this, who should do that. Take a look at what you're doing, for gods' sakes, and feel it while you're there. Don't take anything for granted or at face value, and use lots of common sense!! Just because someone told you something and had "evidence" to prove it doesn't really mean it’s right. Remember, science doesn't prove anything, it just proves what might not have happened.

Answer 3

Well, most people are influenced by those around them, whether they are "guided", "cajoled", "harrassed", "bullied", "taught","manipulated", sometimes because we respect another's opinion, sometimes because the other wants to "make" us see things thier way... there are few who can say they have never been influenced by thier friends or family, in one way or another, sometimes we ask for it, sometimes it is thrust on us. Sometimes it's religion, sometimes it's the secret ingredient in Grandma's pumpkin pie (nope, not tellin)... ultimately, it is up to us to see and feel and decide for ourselves though, and a choice to go along with those who would influence us, is still a choice....at it's worst, you have a herd mentality, going along with everyone else just to survive, at it's best, you have a group of people who are mindful of the thoughts and feelings of others, and taking them in to consideration in order to build a working society. Our own survival depends on this to an extent, our world is set up on interdependance for the survival of our species. The only way I can think of not to be influenced at all is to go off in to the woods, and never ever speak to another living soul again. If we all did that, mankind would die out. I'm sure there were times when Einstein was influenced by others as well, but he just didn't allow them to compromise his unique vision where it mattered...The trick is in learning how to know when it is appropriate to accept the influence of another, and when it is not....

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Yes, too few people think and feel for themselves. This includes those who follow the herd in science as well as religion. It applies to all areas of human life.

Answer 6

That sounds like another hallmark card quote. I guess I'm just to shallow to grasp einstein.

"A man's leg's are always exactly long enough to reach the floor." - Greg M. 1974

"Any injury will always feel better when it quits hurting."
Greg M. 1982

Answer 7

There are too few who actually think for themselves. Common sense comes from the mind and the heart.

Answer 8

It is so much easier to be a sheep than to tread ones own path.

Edit: But it has been my experience that ones gains are proportional to the effort one puts in.

Answer 9

So many people think and feel what they are told they should, versus experiencing their lives authentically. Religion puts an enormous muffler on a "soul."

Answer 10

I can only hope the number decreases every day. It is easy to look through one's own eyes, much harder still to look through anothers. The Buddha-mind can look through all, feel through all, and be all, because the Buddha-mind IS all.