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.

Quote by Joseph Campbell

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The greatest service that could be rendered the Christian peoples would be to convert them...

The greatest service that could be rendered the Christian peoples would be to convert them...

When people get married because they think it's a long-time love affair, they'll be divorced...

When people get married because they think it's a long-time love affair, they'll be divorced...

Myths are clues to the spiritual potentialities of the human life.

Myths are clues to the spiritual potentialities of the human life.

Every religion is true one way or another. It is true when understood metaphorically. But...

Every religion is true one way or another. It is true when understood metaphorically. But...

When you make the sacrifice in marriage, you're sacrificing not to each other but to...

When you make the sacrifice in marriage, you're sacrificing not to each other but to...

Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths

Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths

Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging.

Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging.

The night of December 25, to which date the Nativity of Christ was ultimately assigned,...

The night of December 25, to which date the Nativity of Christ was ultimately assigned,...

When we quit thinking primarily about ourselves and our own self-preservation, we undergo a truly...

When we quit thinking primarily about ourselves and our own self-preservation, we undergo a truly...

After a day spent staring at a computer monitor, think of (a) book as a...

After a day spent staring at a computer monitor, think of (a) book as a...

Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors where there were only walls.

Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors where there were only walls.

Find a place inside where there's joy, and the joy will burn out the pain.

Find a place inside where there's joy, and the joy will burn out the pain.

We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the...

We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the...

Our true reality is in our identity and unity with all life.

Our true reality is in our identity and unity with all life.

The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe,...

The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe,...

It is by going down into the abyss that we recover the treasures of life....

It is by going down into the abyss that we recover the treasures of life....

When people get married because they think it's a long-time love affair, they'll be divorced...

When people get married because they think it's a long-time love affair, they'll be divorced...

Is the system going to flatten you out and deny you your humanity, or are...

Is the system going to flatten you out and deny you your humanity, or are...

Your life is the fruit of your own doing. You have no one to blame...

Your life is the fruit of your own doing. You have no one to blame...

I don't believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they...

I don't believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they...