God is a metaphor for that which transcends all levels of intellectual thought. It’s as simple as that.
JOSEPH CAMPBELLI think of compassion as the fundamental religious experience and, unless that is there, you have nothing.
More Joseph Campbell Quotes
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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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At the darkest moment comes the light.
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The old skin has to be shed before the new one can come.
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People forget facts, but they remember stories.
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The hero journey is inside of you; tear off the veils and open the mystery of your self.
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Where you stumble and fall, there you will find gold.
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Wisdom and foolishness are practically the same. Both are indifferent to the opinions of the world.
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All the gods, all the heavens, all the hells, are within you.
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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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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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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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Your sacred space is where you can find yourself again and again.
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The purpose of the journey is compassion. When you have come past the pairs of opposites, you have reached compassion.
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If you are to advance, all fixed ideas must go.
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If the path before you is clear, you’re probably on someone else’s.
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