"Modern science agrees that the universe consists of vibrations, but sound is more than vibration. Distinct from white noise, sound is vibrations in harmonic proportions, and from the billions of vibrations that are possible, the universe shows a startling, overwhelming preference for the few thousand that make harmonic sense.This is because the One, from which all things issue, is beautiful."

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Source: Huston Smith: Rock star of religions turns 90 by Heidi Benson, www.sfgate.com. May 21, 2009.

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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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