“The point is not merely that human relationships are fulfilling; the Confucian claim runs deeper than that. It is rather that apart from human relationships there is no self. The self is a center of relationships. It is constructed through its interactions with others and is defined by the sum of its social roles.”
“The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.”
Huston Smith
“When I read the Upanishads, I found a profundity of world view that made my Christianity seem like third grade.”
Huston Smith
“The sheer immensity of the human self as envisioned by the world's religions is awesome.”
Huston Smith
“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...”
Huston Smith
“[...] if we were to find ourselves with a single religion tomorrow, it is likely that there would be two the day after.”
Huston Smith
