The night of December 25, to which date the Nativity of Christ was ultimately assigned, was exactly that of the birth of the Persian savior Mithra, who, as an incarnation of eternal light, was born the night of the winter…

Quote by Joseph Campbell

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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...

Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths.

Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths.

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.

The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.

The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.

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...

Participate joyfully in the sorrows of the world. We cannot cure the world of sorrows,...

Participate joyfully in the sorrows of the world. We cannot cure the world of sorrows,...

Your sacred space is where you can find yourself again and again.

Your sacred space is where you can find yourself again and again.

We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned, so as to...

We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned, so as to...

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...

The world is full of people that have stopped listening to themselves or have listened...

The world is full of people that have stopped listening to themselves or have listened...

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...

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...

A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than...

A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than...

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

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

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...

What each must seek in his life never was on land or sea. It is...

What each must seek in his life never was on land or sea. It is...

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...

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

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

Memory is a way of holding on to the things you love, the things you...

Memory is a way of holding on to the things you love, the things you...

I've grown certain that the root of all fear is that we've been forced to...

I've grown certain that the root of all fear is that we've been forced to...

There are two great days in a person's life -- the day we are born...

There are two great days in a person's life -- the day we are born...

Unity can only be manifested by the Binary. Unity itself and the idea of Unity...

Unity can only be manifested by the Binary. Unity itself and the idea of Unity...