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“The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.”
Huston Smith

Huston Smith

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“When I read the Upanishads, I found a profundity of world view that made my Christianity seem like third grade.”

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“The sheer immensity of the human self as envisioned by the world's religions is awesome.”

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“In mysteries what we know, and our realization of what we do not know, proceed together; the larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder. It is like the quantum world, where the...”

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“[...] if we were to find ourselves with a single religion tomorrow, it is likely that there would be two the day after.”

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“Not only is the destiny of the individual bound up with the entire Church; it is responsible for helping to sanctify the entire world of nature and history.”

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