Survival is the second law of life. The first is that we are all one.
JOSEPH CAMPBELLI have found that you have only to take that one step toward the gods, and they will then take ten steps toward you. That step, the heroic first step of the journey, is out of, or over the edge of, your boundaries, and it often must be taken before you know that you will.
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All the gods, all the heavens, all the hells, are within you.
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A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder. Fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won.
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You don’t ask what a dance means. You enjoy it. You don’t ask what the world means. You enjoy it. You don’t ask what you mean. You enjoy it.
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I have found that you have only to take that one step toward the gods, and they will then take ten steps toward you. That step, the heroic first step of the journey, is out of, or over the edge of, your boundaries, and it often must be taken before you know that you will.
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When we quit thinking primarily about ourselves and our own self-preservation, we undergo a truly heroic transformation of consciousness.
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If you are to advance, all fixed ideas must go.
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Life has no meaning. Each of us has meaning and we bring it to life. It is a waste to be asking the question when you are the answer.
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At the darkest moment comes the light.
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I don’t believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive.
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If there were already a path, it would have to be someone else’s; the whole point is to find your own way.
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Questing… is not an ego trip; it is an adventure to bring into fulfillment your gift to the world, which is yourself.
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Whatever the hell happens, say, ‘This is what I need.’
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Art is the set of wings to carry you out of your own entanglement.
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You’ve got to say yes to this miracle of life as it is, not on condition that it follow your rules.
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Let the world be as it is and learn to rock with the waves.
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