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God is a metaphor for that which transcends all levels of intellectual thought. It’s as simple as that.

Joseph Campbell

The old skin has to be shed before the new one can come.
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Old Oneself Proverb Skin
The best things cannot be told, the second best are misunderstood. After that comes civilized conversation; after that, mass indoctrination; after that, intercultural exchange.
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Best Conversation Understand
When we quit thinking primarily about ourselves and our own self-preservation, we undergo a truly heroic transformation of consciousness.
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Consciousness Spiritual Thinking Transformation True
Wisdom and foolishness are practically the same. Both are indifferent to the opinions of the world.
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Fools Practical Wisdom World
Let the world be as it is and learn to rock with the waves.
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Learning Wave World
If you are to advance, all fixed ideas must go.
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Ideas Innovation Spontaneous Yourself
The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe, to match your nature with Nature.
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Goal Heart Broken Life Nature Universe
Suddenly you’re ripped into being alive. And life is pain, and life is suffering, and life is horror, but my god you’re alive and its spectacular.
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Alive God Inspirational Life Pain Suffering
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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Journey Path Way Yourself
Regrets are illuminations come too late.
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Illumination Late Regret
The big question is whether you are going to be able to say a hearty yes to your adventure.
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Ability Adventure Heart Inspirational Yourself
Whatever the hell happens, say, ‘This is what I need.’
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Hell Myself Need
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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Day Decision Victory Win World
The psychotic drowns in the same waters in which the mystic swims with delight.
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Delight Psycology Water
We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. The old skin has to be shed before the new one can come. –
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Life Old Oneself Planning Skin Willing
Myth is the secret opening through which the inexhaustible energies of the cosmos pour into human manifestation.
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Energy Human Manifestation Open Secret

God is a metaphor for that which transcends all levels of intellectual thought. It’s as simple as that.

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