And Live Rejoicing: Chapters from a Charmed Life — Personal Encounters with Spiritual Mavericks, Remarkable Seekers, and the World's Great Religious Leaders
Praise forAnd Live Rejoicing:“When I think of Huston Smith, the word radiance comes to mind. And that generous radiance shines through this extraordinary book — a tribute to his delight in the joy at the heart of things. He has had a reverence for and a delight in everyone he has met. Someone once wrote of Shakespeare’s immense intelligent charity. That’s Huston. His unique gift to us is the generous radiance of the joining of his sharp intellect with his universal spirit. At the same time, this book reveals the richness of the great spiritual traditions, which call us to be generously human. A healing and hilarious book for our time.”—Alan Jones, dean emeritus of Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, and honorary canon of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres“One loves what Huston Smith brings to us as one loves an unfailing source of light and warmth. A book — a life — that nourishes the spirit as it opens the heart.”—Jacob Needleman, author ofAn Unknown World: Notes on the Meaning of the Earth“An enthusiastic discourse on authentic joy, and Smith’s joy resonates from every page. His missionary lineage and childhood in rural China...positioned him to look at life through a different lens. As he matured, he made a decision to use that lens to find the humanity at the heart of what he perceived. Humble, kind, and nonconforming, Smith gives readers the gift of observing through the obvious to the core of existence and the eternal spirit that is our birthright.”—Anna Jedrziewski,Retailing InsightPraise for Huston Smith and His Previous Books:“My idea of heaven (on earth) is sitting in a room and listening to Huston Smith.”—Pico Iyer, author ofThe Global Soul“Sometimes [Huston Smith] becomes as spontaneous and radiant as  the  ineffable beauty he talks about....A clean wind of truth blows through his presence. He always makes me feel more alive! He knows, and lives, and loves whereof he speaks.”—Coleman Barks, author ofRumi: The Big Red Book“I read Huston Smith’sThe World’s Religionsas a teenager. It was the most influential event in my life. He has shaped my thinking and my lifelong quest, and guided me to where I am today.”—Deepak Chopra, author ofThe Seven Spiritual Laws of SuccessandWar of the Worldviews“Huston Smith’s words serve me well in traversing my spiritual path.”—Ram Dass, author ofBe Here Now“Huston Smith approaches religion with the wisdom of a philosopher and the wonder of a child. He looks for similarities that unite, not differences that divide. He comes armed with knowledge and blessed with understanding.”—Don Lattin, author ofThe Harvard Psychedelic Club“[The World’s Religions] is the one book on religion I can’t do without. I return to it often — and always with reward.”—Bill Moyers