Eternity is not a long time; rather, it is another dimension. It is that dimension to which time-thinking shuts us. And so there never was a creation. Rather, there is a continuous creating going on. This energy is pouring into every cell of our being right now, every board and brick of the buildings we sit in, every grain of sand and wisp of wind.
Joseph CampbellI think the person who takes a job in order to live - that is to say, for the money - has turned himself into a slave.
Joseph CampbellThe quest for fire occurred not because anyone knew what the practical uses for fire would be, but because it was fascinating.
Joseph CampbellA one sentence definition of mythology? Mythology is what we call someone else's religion.
Joseph CampbellThe heroโs journey always begins with the call. One way or another, a guide must come to say, 'Look, youโre in Sleepy Land. Wake. Come on a trip. There is a whole aspect of your consciousness, your being, thatโs not been touched. So youโre at home here? Well, thereโs not enough of you there.' And so it starts.
Joseph Campbell