Spiritual enlightenment

[Edwardo Piet]

Just a little test: was Einstein an enlightened one in your opinion?

In some ways I think Einstein was... but not in any 'ultimate' way... but I don't believe ultimate enlightenment is possible anyway.

I think Leonardo Da Vinci certainly was (although as I said, not 'ultimately')... especially considering his time.... almost every single one of my favourite inspirational and wise quotations are by him... partly this is just my opinion... but I also think most of us know what a kind of guy he was - at least vaguely

I think Leonardo was more than 'just' a polymath. As well as being a genius on multiple subjects... he also seemed to have a great deal of common sense and wisdom in general, insofar as I can tell. He seemed very all-encompassing indeed, and way way ahead of his time. A true empiricist and seeker of all knowledge.

"The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding" - Leonardo Da Vinci

It would have probably made more sense if I said 'ultimate wisdom' rather than 'Truth'.

I agree that 'wisdom' is even harder to define than 'truth'... but this is why enlightenment is such a difficult subject I think.

Yes, I think that's better, intuitively. But as hard it is to define truth, wisdom seems an even bigger problem.

EvF