“Primal time is atemporal; an eternal now. To speak of atemporal or timeless time is paradoxical, but the paradox can be relieved if we see that primal time focuses on causal rather than chronological sequence; for primal peoples, "past" means preeminently closer to the originating Source of things. That the Source precedes the present is of secondary importance.”
“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
