What is sickness? What is health? Both are distractions. Pu… — Huston Smith

"What is sickness? What is health? Both are distractions. Put them both aside and go forward."

Huston Smith Philosopher

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Source: Remembering Huston Smith, Noted 'World's Religions' Scholar. Fresh Air with Terry Gross, wvik.org. January 4, 2017.

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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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