The purpose of the journey is compassion. When you have come past the pairs of opposites, you have reached compassion.
JOSEPH CAMPBELLYou 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.
More Joseph Campbell Quotes
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Respect your curses, for they are the instruments of your destiny.
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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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If you want the whole thing, the gods will give it to you. But you must be ready for it.
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You have to learn to recognize your own depth.
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When we talk about settling the world’s problems, we’re barking up the wrong tree. The world is perfect. It’s a mess. It has always been a mess. We’re not going to change it. Our job is to straighten out our own lives.
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God is a metaphor for that which transcends all levels of intellectual thought. It’s as simple as that.
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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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The hero journey is inside of you; tear off the veils and open the mystery of your self.
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Vegetarians are people who cannot hear tomatos screaming.
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If you are on the right path you will find that invisible hands are helping.
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People forget facts, but they remember stories.
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Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths.
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At the darkest moment comes the light.
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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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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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