Huston Smith The Point of Religion

In the interview of Huston Smith by Phil Cousineau, Huston summarized the point of all the religions of the world in a simple, one minute metaphor.

Taken from the DVD, The Roots of Fundamentalism.

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>> I do believe that the fundamental faith

of all the authentic religions
is it all makes sense.

There is an analogy used
frequently that between, well,

we're asked to visualize a wonderful tapestry
hanging wall, ceiling to floor in a museum.

Our problem, the human problem is we are
looking at the tapestry from the wrong side.

And you know what that's like.

I mean, bits and snippets
of yarn and so on cut off.

It makes no sense at all.

And then the point of religion is to take
us by the hand and lead us from looking

at the backside to the front
where it's a great work of art.