All Huston Smith Quotes
- The self is too small an object for perpetual enthusiasm. Enthusiasm
- As human beings we are made to surpass ourselves and are truly ourselves only when transcending ourselves. Beings
- The proper response to a great work of art is to enter it as though there were nothing else in the world. Art
- When I read the Upanishads, which are part of Vedanta, I found a profundity of worldview that made my Christianity seem like third grade. Christianity
- The most powerful moral influence is example. Example
- God is defined by Jesus but not confined to Jesus. Confined
- I am very orthodox in thinking that Jesus acted in his life the way God would have acted if God had assumed human form. Acted
- Love is the movement within life that carries us, that enables us, that causes us to break out of what Alan Watts calls the “skin-encapsulated… Alan
- If we take the world’s enduring religions at their best, we discover the distilled wisdom of the human race. Best
- We are born in mystery, we live in mystery, and we die in mystery. Born
- All -isms end up in schisms. All
- With mind distracted, never thinking, "Death is coming," To slave away on the pointless business of mundane life, And then to come out empty--it is… Business
- Water is patient; it can stagnate and let itself be coated with scum if need be. It is as gentle as the morning's dew. It… Accommodates
- I am critical of modernity giving science and technology a blank check as if it were the fountain of all truth. That is not true.… All
- The faith I was born into formed me. I come from a missionary family - I grew up in China - and in my case,… Born
- You subtract Christianity from Huston Smith, and there is no Huston Smith left. Christianity
- The scientific method is nearly perfect for understanding the physical aspects of our life. But it is a radically limited viewfinder in its inability to… Aspects
- Pure science - this vision of the universe as 15 billion light years across - I am bedazzled and awed by it. Across
- 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… All
- The Buddha is in me, the Buddha is in you. Live up to it. Buddha
- 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… Adult
- I happen to be a Christian. I was brought up and drenched in that. I am very orthodox in thinking that Jesus acted in his… Acted
- 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,… Blossoms
- Swallow your pride and admit that we all need help at times. Admit
- Science is empirical, all about physical senses that tell us about the world. But physical senses are not the only senses we have. Nobody has… All