Einstein's Meaning of Life

In his personal essays, a collection called Mein Weltbild (The World as I See It), Einstein said something that has nothing to do with physics. The man who changed our understanding of space and time spent his private hours thinking about something else entirely: how to get free from yourself. The practical value of human life. He wrote, “The true value of a human being can be found in the degree to which he has attained liberation from the self.” One of the smartest humans who ever lived figured out detaching from the “self” can do wonders for your life. Many spiritual and psychological teachers after him agree. Every time you are trapped in your head thinking about your reputation, future, what someone thinks of you, whether you’re doing enough, being enough, you become miserable. It’s one of the biggest threats to our mental health. All the things we tell ourselves about ourselves, the stories we can’t stop running in our heads, are some of the biggest sources of our suffering. The “self” in Einstein’s wisdom is the mental construction of “me.” The one who needs to be protected, validated, seen, and remembered. The “I” you take everywhere. Detaching from “yourself” changes everything. Eckhart Tolle spent almost three… https://medium.com/personal-growth/einstein-figured-out-the-meaning-of-life-eckhart-tolle-says-he-was-right-2e5552880627