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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Life is like arriving late for a movie, having to figure out what was going...

Life is like arriving late for a movie, having to figure out what was going...

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...

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...

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

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

God is a metaphor for that which trancends all levels of intellectual thought. It's as...

God is a metaphor for that which trancends all levels of intellectual thought. It's as...

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...

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,...

One way or another, we all have to find what best fosters the flowering of...

One way or another, we all have to find what best fosters the flowering of...

Love is a friendship set to music.

Love is a friendship set to music.

The old skin has to be shed before the new one can come.

The old skin has to be shed before the new one can come.

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...

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 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...

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...

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,...

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 public dreams, dreams are private myths.

Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths.

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...

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.

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

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