“To sense that behind anything that can be experienced there is a something that our mind cannot grasp and whose beauty and sublimity reaches us only indirectly and as a feeble reflection, this is religiousness. In this sense I am religious.”
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Attribution note
No reliable primary or scholarly source confirms this exact wording as Albert Einstein's. It is widely circulated under his name and is listed as commonly attributed.
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This wording, beginning "To sense that behind anything that can be experienced there…," circulates under Einstein's name and focuses on sense, behind, anything. No strong source for the exact text was found, so the page presents it as commonly attributed while still explaining its practical connection to spirituality and wisdom.
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- Use "To sense that behind anything that can be experienced there…" in a spirituality discussion, then ask which concrete claim the wording makes.
- Compare its treatment of sense with behind in a lesson, essay, or editorial note before drawing a conclusion.
- Before sharing it as Einstein's exact words, display the attribution caveat and follow the evidence link recorded on the page.