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A temple is a landscape of the soul.
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I try not to guess.
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I don't believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive.
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Your sacred space is where you can find yourself again and again.
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Eternity has nothing to do with the hereafter... This is it... If you don't get it here, you won't get it anywhere.
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What each must seek in his own life never was on land or sea.
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Myth is much more important and true than history. History is just journalism and you know how reliable that is.
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A one sentence definition of mythology? "Mythology" is what we call someone else's religion.
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Every religion is true one way or another. It is true when understood metaphorically. But when it gets stuck in its own metaphors, interpreting them as facts, then you are in trouble.
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I think the person who takes a job in order to live - that is to say, for the money - has turned himself into a slave.
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Joseph Campbell dedicated his life to the study of myths and their significance in human culture. His extensive research led him to identify common patterns and themes across diverse mythologies, which he articulated in his monomyth theory. This theory posits that many myths share a fundamental structure, revolving around a hero who embarks on an adventure, faces a decisive crisis, and returns transformed. Campbell's work, particularly 'The Hero with a Thousand Faces', has inspired countless creators, including filmmakers like George Lucas, who cited it as a major influence on 'Star Wars'. Campbell was also a popular lecturer and television personality, making complex mythological concepts accessible to a broad audience.