Joseph Campbell
Joseph Campbell
Joseph John Campbellwas an American mythologist, writer and lecturer, best known for his work in comparative mythology and comparative religion. His work covers many aspects of the human experience. His philosophy is often summarized by his phrase: "Follow your bliss."...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth26 March 1904
CountryUnited States of America
realms relate heavenly
The entire heavenly realm is within us, but to find it we have to relate to what's outside.
arbitrary mercy old-testament
There is a God inside my PC. An Old-Testament God with lots of arbitrary rules and utterly no mercy.
bliss beam lost
There's something inside you that knows when you're in the center, that knows when you're on the beam or off the beam. And if you get off the beam to earn money, you've lost your life. And if you stay in the center and don't get any money, you still have your bliss.
eternity concepts concept-of-time
The concept of time shuts off eternity.
old-things together-again elements
A schism in the body social, will not be resolved by any scheme of a return to the good old days (archaism), or by programs guaranteed to render an ideal projected future (futurism), or even by the most realistic, hardheaded work to weld together again the deteriorating elements. Only birth can conquer death -- the birth, not of the old thing again, but of something new.
useless life-is graves
You can't say life is useless because it ends in the grave.
significant importance objects
The object becomes aesthetically significant when it becomes metaphysically significant.
spirituality eternity follow-your-bliss
Eternity is not the hereafter...this is it. If you don't get it here you won't get it anywhere.
symbols highest
The dance is the highest symbol of life itself.
positive rest-in-peace rip
Follow your bliss and don't be afraid, and door will open where you didn't know they were going to be.
eternity-of-life bliss function
The experience of Eternity right here and now, is the function of life.
stills
Anything you do has a still point. When you are in that still point, you can perform maximally.
knowing-who-you-are miracle conditions
You've got to say yes to this miracle of life as it is, not on condition that it follow your rules.
dragons knowing-who-you-are ego
The ultimate dragon is within you, it is your ego clamping you down.