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THE WAY THINGS ARE: Conversations with Huston Smith on the Spiritual Life


The Way Things Are
The 23 interviews and essays in this volume offer a uniquely personal perspective on Huston Smith's own spiritual journey and a window into his wide-ranging reflections on the nature and importance of the religious quest. Readers will find eminent and beloved religion scholar Smith conversing with some of the world's most influential personalities and religious thinkers, from journalist Bill Moyers to religion scholar Philip Novak, and recounting his personal experiences with such luminaries as Joseph Campbell, Aldous Huxley, Timothy Leary, Daisetz Suzuki, Ram Dass, and the Dalai Lama.

"Cousineau's stunning preface is worth the price of admission alone." --Publishers Weekly
(Hardcover,University of California Press, 2003, edited and with a preface by Phil Cousineau)
 

James Botsford, Huston Smith, and Phil Cousineau in front of Syracuse University's Bird Library in February 2005.



Books by Phil Cousineau

Nonfiction
THE ART OF PILGRIMAGE:
The Seeker's Guide to Making Travel Sacred ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A SEAT AT THE TABLE:
Huston Smith In Conversation with Native Americans on Religious Freedom ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
THE OLYMPIC ODYSSEY:
Rekindling the True Spirit of the Great Games ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
THE WAY THINGS ARE:
Conversations with Huston Smith on the Spiritual Life ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
THE HERO'S JOURNEY:
Joseph Campbell on His Life and Work ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ONCE AND FUTURE MYTHS:
The Power of Ancient Stories in Modern Times ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SOUL: An Archaeology
Readings from Socrates to Ray Charles ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
THE BOOK OF ROADS:
Travel Stories ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
COINCIDENCE OR DESTINY?
Stories of Synchronicity that Illuminate Our Lives ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
THE SOUL OF THE WORLD:
A Modern Book of Hours ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Poetry
THE BLUE MUSEUM
Poems ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DEADLINES:
A Rhapsody on Famous and Infamous Last Words ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


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