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Huston Smith Quotes

Religion is the call to confront reality; to master the self Picture Quote #1

The faith I was born into formed me Picture Quote #1

In nature, the emphasis is in what is rather than what ought to be Picture Quote #1

In order to live man must believe in that for which he lives Picture Quote #1

We are a blend of dust and divinity Picture Quote #1

We are born in mystery, we live in mystery, and we die in mystery Picture Quote #1

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Religion teaches us that our lives here on earth are to be used for transformation Picture Quote #1

God enters our lives when through our creative interchanges we make history more just Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

We all carry it within us: supreme strength, the fullness of wisdom, unquenchable joy. It is never thwarted, and cannot be destroyed Picture Quote #1

Practice giving things away, not just things you don’t care about, but things you do like Picture Quote #1

I simply wanted to experience the presence of this man who had revolutionized my understanding. After a while we sat in silence, gazing at the barren canyon walls. And the mute desert seemed to carry on our conversation for us Picture Quote #1

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If we take the world’s enduring religions at their best, we discover the distilled wisdom of the human race Picture Quote #1

When historians look back on our century, they may remember it most, not for space travel or the release of nuclear energy, but as the time when the peoples of the world first came to take one another seriously Picture Quote #1

Exclusively oral cultures are unencumbered by dead knowledge, dead facts. Libraries, on the other hand, are full of them Picture Quote #1

It is commonly said and known that each civilization has its own religion. Now my claim is that if we look deeper, the different civilizations were brought into being by the different revelations Picture Quote #1

$First of all, my persuasion is what really breeds violence is political differences. But because religion serves as the soul of community, it gets drawn into the fracas and turns up the heat Picture Quote #1$

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 Picture Quote #1

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When there are miles to go before we sleep, altered traits are more important than altered states Picture Quote #1

I think it matters almost infinitely that we practice one of the authentic religions. But if you mean does it make any difference which. The answer is no, as long as each is followed with equal intensity, sincerity, dedication Picture Quote #1

The object of pilgrimage is not rest and recreation – to get away from it all. To set out on a pilgrimage is to throw down a challenge to everyday life Picture Quote #1

Imagine a man besottedly in love: he won’t waste time speculating whether other women equally merit his affection Picture Quote #1

Plato described ordinary life as unthinking, lived in a dim cave of shadowy reflections, but said that it is possible to leave the cave and see things in sunlit clarity as they actually are Picture Quote #1

They were fond of pointing out that the value of cups, windows, and doorways lies in the part of them that are not there Picture Quote #1

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Reserved as he was about the supernatural, he was not without it; somewhere in the universe there was a power that was on the side of right Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

If we were to find ourselves with a single religion tomorrow, it is likely that there would be two the day after Picture Quote #1

The sheer immensity of the human self as envisioned by the world’s religions is awesome Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

It’s often difficult for us to act compassionately, but sacred art eases the difficulty by ennobling us Picture Quote #1

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Religion is the call to confront reality; to master the self (Huston Smith Quotes) The faith I was born into formed me (Huston Smith Quotes) In nature, the emphasis is in what is rather than what ought to be (Huston Smith Quotes) In order to live man must believe in that for which he lives (Huston Smith Quotes) We are a blend of dust and divinity (Huston Smith Quotes) We are born in mystery, we live in mystery, and we die in mystery (Huston Smith Quotes) Religion teaches us that our lives here on earth are to be used for transformation (Huston Smith Quotes) God enters our lives when through our creative interchanges we make history more just (Huston Smith Quotes) 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 Quotes) We all carry it within us: supreme strength, the fullness of wisdom, unquenchable joy. It is never thwarted, and cannot be destroyed (Huston Smith Quotes) Practice giving things away, not just things you don’t care about, but things you do like (Huston Smith Quotes) I simply wanted to experience the presence of this man who had revolutionized my understanding. After a while we sat in silence, gazing at the barren canyon walls. And the mute desert seemed to carry on our conversation for us (Huston Smith Quotes) If we take the world’s enduring religions at their best, we discover the distilled wisdom of the human race (Huston Smith Quotes) When historians look back on our century, they may remember it most, not for space travel or the release of nuclear energy, but as the time when the peoples of the world first came to take one another seriously (Huston Smith Quotes) Exclusively oral cultures are unencumbered by dead knowledge, dead facts. Libraries, on the other hand, are full of them (Huston Smith Quotes) It is commonly said and known that each civilization has its own religion. Now my claim is that if we look deeper, the different civilizations were brought into being by the different revelations (Huston Smith Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) When there are miles to go before we sleep, altered traits are more important than altered states (Huston Smith Quotes) I think it matters almost infinitely that we practice one of the authentic religions. But if you mean does it make any difference which. The answer is no, as long as each is followed with equal intensity, sincerity, dedication (Huston Smith Quotes) The object of pilgrimage is not rest and recreation – to get away from it all. To set out on a pilgrimage is to throw down a challenge to everyday life (Huston Smith Quotes) Imagine a man besottedly in love: he won’t waste time speculating whether other women equally merit his affection (Huston Smith Quotes) Plato described ordinary life as unthinking, lived in a dim cave of shadowy reflections, but said that it is possible to leave the cave and see things in sunlit clarity as they actually are (Huston Smith Quotes) They were fond of pointing out that the value of cups, windows, and doorways lies in the part of them that are not there (Huston Smith Quotes) Reserved as he was about the supernatural, he was not without it; somewhere in the universe there was a power that was on the side of right (Huston Smith Quotes) 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 Quotes) If we were to find ourselves with a single religion tomorrow, it is likely that there would be two the day after (Huston Smith Quotes) The sheer immensity of the human self as envisioned by the world’s religions is awesome (Huston Smith Quotes) 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 Quotes) It’s often difficult for us to act compassionately, but sacred art eases the difficulty by ennobling us (Huston Smith Quotes)

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