Joseph Campbell

Joseph Campbell

"The first step to the knowledge of the wonder and mystery of life is the recognition of the monstrous nature of the earthly human realm as well as its glory, the realization that this is just how it is and that it cannot and will not be changed. Those who think they know how the universe could have been had they created it, without pain, without sorrow, without time, without death, are unfit for illumination."
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"The first step to the knowledge of the wonder and mystery of life is the recognition of the monstrous nature of the earthly human realm as well as its glory, the realization that this is just how it is and that it cannot and will not be changed. Those who think they know how the universe could have been had they created it, without pain, without sorrow, without time, without death, are unfit for illumination."
Joseph Campbell
"Half the people in the world think that the metaphors of their religious traditions, for example, are facts. And the other half contends that they are not facts at all. As a result we have people who consider themselves believers because they accept metaphors as facts, and we have others who classify themselves as atheists because they think religious metaphors are lies."
Joseph Campbell Thou Art That: Transforming Religious Metaphor
"All religions are true but none are literal."
Joseph Campbell
"We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us."
Joseph Campbell
"The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe, to match your nature with Nature."
Joseph Campbell A Joseph Campbell Companion: Reflections on the Art of Living
"One great thing about growing old is that nothing is going to lead to anything. Everything is of the moment."
Joseph Campbell A Joseph Campbell Companion: Reflections on the Art of Living
"A bit of advice Given to a young Native American At the time of his initiation:As you go the way of life,You will see a great chasm. Jump. It is not as wide as you think."
Joseph Campbell
"“A bit of advice Given to a young Native American At the time of his initiation:As you go the way of life,You will see a great chasm. Jump. It is not as wide as you think.”"
Joseph Campbell
"The job of an educator is to teach students to see vitality in themselves"
Joseph Campbell
"“You become mature when you become the authority of your own life.”"
Joseph Campbell A Joseph Campbell Companion: Reflections on the Art of Living
"Follow your bliss and doors will open where there were no doors before."
Joseph Campbell The Power of Myth
"Writer’s block results from too much head. Cut off your head. Pegasus, poetry, was born of Medusa when her head was cut off. You have to be reckless when writing. Be as crazy as your conscience allows."
Joseph Campbell A Joseph Campbell Companion: Reflections on the Art of Living
"The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are."
Joseph Campbell
"Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging."
Joseph Campbell
"Your life is the fruit of your own doing. You have no one to blame but yourself."
Joseph Campbell
"Life is without meaning. You bring the meaning to it. The meaning of life is whatever you ascribe it to be. Being alive is the meaning."
Joseph Campbell
"Participate joyfully in the sorrows of the world. We cannot cure the world of sorrows, but we can choose to live in joy."
Joseph Campbell
"When you make the sacrifice in marriage, you're sacrificing not to each other but to unity in a relationship."
Joseph Campbell
"Find a place inside where there's joy, and the joy will burn out the pain."
Joseph Campbell
"I don't have to have faith, I have experience."
Joseph Campbell
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