"The most powerful moral influence is example."
"I am profoundly moved and persuaded by the near-death experience."
Source: Huston Smith, Jeffery Paine (2012). “The Huston Smith Reader”, p.93, Univ of California Press
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Huston Smith
Philosopher
Huston Smith was a renowned scholar of religion, celebrated for his influential work 'The World's Religions' that explores the essence of diverse spiritual traditions.
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