Chief Seattle, of the Indians that inhabited the Seattle area, wrote a wonderful paper that has to do with putting oneself in tune with the universe. He said.
Joseph Campbell
Chief Seattle, Spiritual Harmony, Universe Tune, Wisdom, Nature, Spirituality
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More Joseph Campbell Quotes
“Change the focus of the eye. When you have done that, then the end of the world as you formerly knew it will have occurred, and you will experience the radiance of the divine presence everywhere, here and now.” Joseph Campbell
Perspective, Change, Awareness, Transformation, Divine Presence, Enlightenment
Joseph Campbell Perspective, Change, Awareness, Transformation, Divine Presence, Enlightenment“Tragedy is the shattering of the forms and of our attachment to the forms; comedy, the wild and careless, inexhaustible joy of life invincible.” Joseph Campbell
Tragedy, Comedy, Life, Joy, Philosophy, Human Nature
Joseph Campbell Tragedy, Comedy, Life, Joy, Philosophy, Human Nature“We are standing on a whale fishing for minnows.” Joseph Campbell
Existence, Humanity, Perspective, Life, Irony, Philosophy
Joseph Campbell Existence, Humanity, Perspective, Life, Irony, Philosophy“Sin always finds it’s root in our own selfish desires and self-gratification.” Joseph Campbell
Selfish Desire, Sin Root, Personal Gratisfaction, Sin, Selfishness, Desire
Joseph Campbell Selfish Desire, Sin Root, Personal Gratisfaction, Sin, Selfishness, Desire“If we fix on the old, we get stuck.” Joseph Campbell
Breaking Stagnation, Embracing Change, Stagnation, Change, Old, New
Joseph Campbell Breaking Stagnation, Embracing Change, Stagnation, Change, Old, New“The sin of inadvertence, not being alert, not quite awake, is the sin of missing the moment of life-live with unremitting alertness.” Joseph Campbell
Awareness, Present Moment, Sin, Wakefulness, Mindfulness, Alertness
Joseph Campbell Awareness, Present Moment, Sin, Wakefulness, Mindfulness, Alertness“We keep thinking of deity as a kind of fact, somewhere; God as a fact. God is simply our own notion of something that is symbolic of transcendence and mystery. The mystery is what’s important.” Joseph Campbell
Religion, God, Mystery, Transcendence, Spirituality, Philosophy
Joseph Campbell Religion, God, Mystery, Transcendence, Spirituality, Philosophy“Every people is a chosen people in its own mind. And it is rather amusing that their name for themselves usually means mankind.” Joseph Campbell
Cultural Identity, Collective Belief, Human Nature, Group Mentality, Cultural Pride, Society
Joseph Campbell Cultural Identity, Collective Belief, Human Nature, Group Mentality, Cultural Pride, Society“Only when that mortal “you” will have erased everything about itself that it cherishes and is holding to, will “you” have come to the brink of an experience of identity with that Being which is no being yet is the Being beyond the nonbeing of all things. Nor is It anything that you have ever known, ever named, or even thought about in this world:.” Joseph Campbell
Identity, Transformation, Self-erasure, Being, Spiritual Awakening, Enlightenment
Joseph Campbell Identity, Transformation, Self-erasure, Being, Spiritual Awakening, Enlightenment“The last act in the biography of the hero is that of the death or departure.” Joseph Campbell
Hero’s Departure, Final Act, Hero, Departure, Act, Final
Joseph Campbell Hero’s Departure, Final Act, Hero, Departure, Act, Final“We know that Jesus could not have ascended to heaven because there is no physical heaven anywhere in the universe. Even ascending at the speed of light, Jesus would still be in the galaxy.” Joseph Campbell
Faith And Reality, Universe’s Scope, Faith, Reality, Universe, Scope
Joseph Campbell Faith And Reality, Universe’s Scope, Faith, Reality, Universe, Scope“The old skin has to be shed before the new one can come.” Joseph Campbell
Transformation, Change, Growth, Renewal, Self-Discovery, Rebirth
Joseph Campbell Transformation, Change, Growth, Renewal, Self-Discovery, Rebirth“Life is but a mask worn on the face of death. And is death, then, but another mask? ‘How many can say,’ asks the Aztec poet, ‘that there is, or is not, a truth beyond?’” Joseph Campbell
Life, Death, Masks, Truth, Existence, Philosophy
Joseph Campbell Life, Death, Masks, Truth, Existence, Philosophy“Mythology is often defined as ‘other peoples’ religions’, religion can be thought of as misinterpreted mythology.” Joseph Campbell
Mythology And Religion, Interpretations Of Faith, Mythology, Religion, Faith, Interpretation
Joseph Campbell Mythology And Religion, Interpretations Of Faith, Mythology, Religion, Faith, Interpretation“Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths.” Joseph Campbell
Myths, Dreams, Public, Private, Imagination, Self-expression
Joseph Campbell Myths, Dreams, Public, Private, Imagination, Self-expression“To translate knowledge and information into experience: that seems to be the function of literature and art.” Joseph Campbell
Knowledge In Art, Literature’s Purpose, Knowledge, Art, Literature, Purpose
Joseph Campbell Knowledge In Art, Literature’s Purpose, Knowledge, Art, Literature, Purpose“I always feel uncomfortable when people speak about ordinary mortals because I’ve never met an ordinary man, woman or child.” Joseph Campbell
Humanity, Mortality, Uniqueness, Perspective, Life, Individuality
Joseph Campbell Humanity, Mortality, Uniqueness, Perspective, Life, Individuality“In comparison with all this, our little stories of achievement seem pitiful; Too well we know what bitterness of failure, loss, disillusionment, and ironic unfulfillment galls the blood of even the envied of the world!” Joseph Campbell
Achievement Comparison, Failure Loss, Ironic Unfulfillment, Achievement, Failure, Disillusionment
Joseph Campbell Achievement Comparison, Failure Loss, Ironic Unfulfillment, Achievement, Failure, Disillusionment“Successful marriage is leading innovative lives together, being open, non-programmed. It’s a free fall: how you handle each new thing as it comes along. As a drop of oil on the sea, you must float, using intellect and compassion to ride the waves.” Joseph Campbell
Marriage, Relationships, Growth, Adaptability, Innovation, Love
Joseph Campbell Marriage, Relationships, Growth, Adaptability, Innovation, Love