You can’t have creativity unless you leave behind the bounded, the fixed, all the rules
JOSEPH CAMPBELLChange the focus of the eye. When you have done that, then the end of the world as you formerly knew it will have occurred, and you will experience the radiance of the divine presence everywhere, here and now.
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It is the function of art to carry us beyond speech to experience.
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At the darkest moment comes the light.
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Wisdom and foolishness are practically the same. Both are indifferent to the opinions of the world.
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Midlife is when you reach the top of the ladder and find that it was against the wrong wall.
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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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It is by going down into the abyss that we recover the treasures of life. Where you stumble, there lies your treasure.
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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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Regrets are illuminations come too late.
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You have to learn to recognize your own depth.
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It’s only when a man tames his own demons that he becomes the king of himself if not of the world.
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You’ve got to find the force inside you.
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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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Your sacred space is where you can find yourself again and again.
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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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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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