"I've spent the last 50 years or so steeping myself in the world's religions, and I've done my homework. I've gone to each of the world's eight great religions and sought out the most profound scholars I could find, and I've apprenticed myself to them and actually practiced each faith."

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Source: FINDING MY RELIGION / Religious scholar Huston Smith talks about Christianity and why religion matters today by David Ian Miller, www.sfgate.com. September 19, 2005.

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Huston Smith

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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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