First of all, my persuasion is what really breeds violence is political differences. But because religion serves as the soul of community, it gets drawn into the fracas and turns up the heat. Huston Smith breedcommunitydifference Change image and share on social
At the center of the religious life is a peculiar kind of joy, the prospect of a happy ending that blossoms from necessarily painful ordeals, the promise of human difficulties embraced and overcome. Huston Smith blossomcenterdifficulty Change image and 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
Swallow your pride and admit that we all need help at times. Huston Smith admitprideswallow Change image and share on social
Poetry is a special use of language that opens onto the real. The business of the poet is truth telling, which is why in the Celtic tradition no one could be a teacher unless he or she was a poet. Huston Smith businesscelticlanguage Change image and share on social
There are wonderfully intrinsic moments when life makes sense, and doubts are banished as irrelevant in those moments. Of course, we can't stay in that state. We're not here to be blissed out all the time. Huston Smith banishblissdoubt 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
In my town, I had only one adult American male role model: my father. I grew up taking it for granted that missionaries were what American boys grew up to be. Huston Smith adultamericanboy Change image and share on social
Science is like a flashlight in the hands of people living in a huge balloon. They can illuminate anything in the balloon, but cannot shine it outside the balloon to see where it is floating - or if it is floating at all. Huston Smith balloonflashlightfloat share on social
