Philosophy (from ancient Greek philosophía: 'love of wisdom') is the study of fundamental questions concerning existence, knowledge, mind and reason. According to Wikipedia, the most influential traditions are: 1. Western philosophy, with its various branches --- epistemology, ethics, logic, and metaphysics; 2. Arabic–Persian philosophy with its focus on the relation between reason and revelation;  3. Indian philosophy, with its concern with how to reach enlightenment; and 4. Chinese philosophy, with its practical interest in right social conduct, government, and personal development.

Einstein famously said, “Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.” ("Science and Religion, 1954). Hence you will find in this website a number of articles with philosophical insight, and some science. 

We often hear that feelings matter more than understanding. Indeed how much of the Divine can you grasp intellectually? We're told, "Don't let your intellect interfere with your feelings". Likewise, mental influences are blamed for being in the way of true intuition. According to Einstein ---and many eminent minds--- however, emotion and rational thinking work best as a pair.

Here is how he puts it: "The most beautiful emotion we can experience is the mystical. It is the power of all true art and science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead. We must know that what is impenetrable to us does exist, manifesting itself as the highest wisdom and the most radiant beauty, which our dull faculties can comprehend only in their most primitive forms. This knowledge, this feeling, is at the center of true religiousness. In this sense, and in this sense only, I belong to the rank of devoutly religious men."

Einstein did not believe in a personal God. Yet he did not define the Divine as "Something" rather than "Someone". This crucial question is probably the most debated in philosophical circles. We may wonder why: shouldn't the Divine be Something and Someone at the same time? 

Śrimad Bhagavatam, the Vedas' foremost Puranic text, proposes to resolve this dilemma with a single verse:

"brahmeti paramātmeti bhagavān iti śabdyate". ŚB 1.2.11

Learned transcendentalists know the Absolute as Brahman ---the impersonal Being---, Paramātmā ---the Supersoul inside every creature--- and Bhagavān ---the supreme Personality of Godhead.

In other words Godhead exists in every living cell as Something as well as Someone.