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

Quote by Joseph Campbell

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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 we talk about settling the world's problems, we're barking up the wrong tree. The...

When we talk about settling the world's problems, we're barking up the wrong tree. The...

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...

We're so engaged in doing things to achieve purposes of outer value that we forget...

We're so engaged in doing things to achieve purposes of outer value that we forget...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

A computer is like an Old Testament god, with a lot of rules and no...

A computer is like an Old Testament god, with a lot of rules and no...

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...

Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths.

Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths.

Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths

Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths

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....

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

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

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,...

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...

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...