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God is the experience of looking at a tree and saying, 'Ah!
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Joseph Campbell
Age: 83 †
Born: 1904
Born: March 26
Died: 1987
Died: October 30
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Historian Of Religion
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White Plains
New York
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He must put aside his pride, his virtue, beauty and life and bow or submit to the absolutely intolerable.
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As a white candle / In a holy place, / So is the beauty / Of an aged face
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We need myths that will identify the individual not with his local group but with the planet.
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If you want the whole thing, the gods will give it to you. But you must be ready for it.
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When you are on your path, and it is truly your path, doors will open for you where there were no doors for someone else.
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Perfection isn't human. Human beings are not perfect. What evokes our love--and I mean love, not lust--is the imperfection of the human being. So, when the imperfection of the real person peaks through, say, 'This is a challenge to my compassion.' Then make a try, and something might begin to get going.
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One great thing about growing old is that nothing is going to lead to anything. Everything is of the moment.
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Life will always be sorrowful. We can't change it, but we can change our attitude toward it.
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You don't ask what a dance means. You enjoy it. You don't ask what the world means. You enjoy it. You don't ask what you mean. You enjoy it.
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Every act has both good and evil results. The best we can do is lean to the light.
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If you're going to have a story, have a big story, or none at all.
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At first you might find that nothing happens there. But if you have a sacred space and use it, eventually something will happen. Your sacred space is where you find yourself again and again.
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