The ego is as you think of yourself. You in relation to all the commitments of your life, as you understand them. The self is the whole range of possibilities that you've never even thought of. And you're stuck with you're past when you're stuck with the ego. Because if all you know about yourself is what you found out about yourself, well, that already happened. The self is a whole field of potentialities to come through.
Joseph CampbellOne great thing about growing old is that nothing is going to lead to anything. Everything is of the moment.
Joseph CampbellThe function of the society is to cultivate the individual. It is not the function of the individual to support society.
Joseph Campbell