Saturday, May 8, 2010

Huston Smith




I have read a couple of his books. I bumped into this video on youtube and that reminded me of mentioning him to Mike Waters. I see he has a book on Buddhism, and if it is even half as good as his other books, I think you will find it very useful.

The man has certainly lived an interesting life.

3 comments:

Qhorin said...

For a minute there, I thought I walked into a Dos Equix commercial. Interesting - added to my Amazon "queue."

avk said...

I love that commercial.

andrew said...

To clarify, I am pushing his The World's Religions and Buddhism: A Concise Introduction more than his Autobiography, there just aren't many good Youtube videos hawking those two.

and of course for AVK there is Cleansing the Doors of Perception: The Religious Significance of Entheogenic Plants and Chemical