The modern period adds social ethics to religions agenda, for we now realize that social structures are not like laws of nature. They are human creations, so we are responsible for them. Huston Smith addagendumcreation Change image and share on social
I grew up taking it for granted that missionaries were what American boys grew up to be. Huston Smith americanboygrant Change image and share on social
Whether things turn out for the better depends on what we do. We ought not spend our time masterminding the future, but recognize our marching orders: to do the best we can for history and the planet. Huston Smith dependfuturehistory Change image and share on social
The Buddha is in me, the Buddha is in you. Live up to it. Huston Smith buddhalive Change image and share on social
When I read the Upanishads, which are part of Vedanta, I found a profundity of worldview that made my Christianity seem like third grade. Huston Smith christianityfindgrade Change image and share on social
Every society and religion has rules, for both have moral laws. And the essence of morality consists, as in art, of drawing the line somewhere. Huston Smith artconsistdraw Change image and share on social
The New Age movement looks like a mixed bag. I see much in it that seems good: It's optimistic; it's enthusiastic; it has the capacity for belief. On the debit side, I think one needs to distinguish between belief and credulity. Huston Smith agebagbelief share on social
Walnuts have a shell, and they have a kernel. Religions are the same. They have an essence, but then they have a protective coating. This is not the only way to put it. But it's my way. So the kernels are the same. However, the shells are different. Huston Smith coatessencekernel share on social
The crisis that the world finds itself in as it swings on the hinge of a new millennium is located in something deeper than particular ways of organizing political systems and economies. Huston Smith crisisdeepeconomy Change image and share on social
