After his great awakening, the Buddha continued to meditate and to devote himself to others; otherwise his vision would have receded into a pleasant memory.
Huston SmithI am very orthodox in thinking that Jesus acted in his life the way God would have acted if God had assumed human form.
Huston SmithThe Sufis say there are three ways to know fire - by hearing it described, by seeing it, or by being burned.
Huston SmithThe New Age movement looks like a mixed bag. I see much in it that seems good: It's optimistic; it's enthusiastic; it has the capacity for belief. On the debit side, I think one needs to distinguish between belief and credulity. How deep does New Age go? Has it come to terms with radical evil? More, I am not sure how much social conscience there is in New Age thinking.
Huston Smith