How teach again, however, what has been taught correctly and incorrectly learned a thousand thousand times, throughout the millenniums of mankind's prudent folly? That is the hero's ultimate difficult task.

Breaking out is following your bliss pattern, quitting the old place, starting your hero journey, following your bliss. You throw off yesterday as the snake sheds its skin.

Behind all these manifestations is the one radiance, which shines through all things. The function of art is to reveal this radiance through the created object.

All religions are true but none are literal.

Every religion, every mythology is true in this sense: It is true as metaphorical of the human and cosmic mystery.

Find a place inside where there's joy, and the joy will burn out the pain.

Wars and temper tantrums are the makeshifts of ignorance; regrets are illuminations come too late.