Is the system going to flatten you out and deny you your humanity, or are you going to be able to make use of the system to the attainment of human purposes?

Quote by Joseph Campbell

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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...

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....

Life is without meaning. You bring the meaning to it. The meaning of life is...

Life is without meaning. You bring the meaning to it. The meaning of life is...

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...

To find your own way is to follow your bliss. This involves analysis, watching yourself...

To find your own way is to follow your bliss. This involves analysis, watching yourself...

Marriage is not a simple love affair, it's an ordeal, and the ordeal is the...

Marriage is not a simple love affair, it's an ordeal, and the ordeal is the...

The warrior's approach is to say yes to life: yea to it all.

The warrior's approach is to say yes to life: yea to it all.

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,...

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,...

I don't have to have faith, I have experience.

I don't have to have faith, I have experience.

Computers are like Old Testament gods; lots of rules and no mercy.

Computers are like Old Testament gods; lots of rules and no mercy.

Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths.

Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths.

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...

The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.

The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.

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,...

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.

Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths

Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths

A man's dreams are an index to his greatness.

A man's dreams are an index to his greatness.

Codi: So you think we all just have animal dreams. We can't think of anything...

Codi: So you think we all just have animal dreams. We can't think of anything...

I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge - myth is more potent than history...

I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge - myth is more potent than history...