Huston Smith: "Life has got all kinds of glitches in it. But the big thing is, it's glorious."


	Huston Smith: "Life has got all kinds of glitches in it. But the big thing is, it's glorious."

Lexica

7-6-2009 1:27 PM

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religion, faith, huston-smith

Lexica says:

He mentions "the soft voice of intimate religion," mysterious and loving, that flows through all the world's faiths. That, he says, is what "authentic" religion in essence is about, and only "the narrow circle of literalists" would deny it.

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