A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.
JOSEPH CAMPBELLMyths are public dreams, dreams are private myths.
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The ultimate aim of the quest must be neither release nor ecstasy for oneself, but the wisdom and the power to serve others.
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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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There’s nothing you can do that’s more important than being fulfilled. You become a sign, you become a signal, transparent to transcendence; in this way, you will find, live, and become a realization of your own personal myth.
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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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Life is like arriving late for a movie, having to figure out what was going on without bothering everybody with a lot of questions, and then being unexpectedly called away before you find out how it ends.
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When everything is lost, and all seems darkness, then comes the new life and all that is needed.
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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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The dreamer and his dream are the same…the powers personified in a dream are these that move the world.
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If you want the whole thing, the gods will give it to you. But you must be ready for it.
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The big question is whether you are going to be able to say a hearty yes to your adventure.
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The quest for fire occurred not because anyone knew what the practical uses for fire would be, but because it was fascinating.
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Survival is the second law of life. The first is that we are all one.
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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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I always tell my students, go where your body and soul want to go. When you have the feeling, then stay with it, and don’t let anyone throw you off.
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If you are to advance, all fixed ideas must go.
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