One looks, looks long, and the world comes in.
Joseph Campbell
Life Perception, Life Experience, World View, Consciousness, Insight, Awareness
Joseph Campbell’s Quotes On Topics
Misinterpretation | Mythological Humor | Life Opportunity | Perception | Legacy | Christian Belief | Challenges Growth | Societal Reversal | Balance | Spiritual Fulfillment | Unique Journey | Personal Struggle | Transformative Insight | Embracing Hope | Outer Reality | Tradition | Spiritual Connection | Absorption | Aging | Imaginative Sparks | More
More Joseph Campbell Quotes
“I will participate in the game. It is a wonderful, wonderful opera – except that it hurts.” Joseph Campbell
Life Journey, Struggle, Experience, Perspective, Challenge, Human Nature
Joseph Campbell Life Journey, Struggle, Experience, Perspective, Challenge, Human Nature“How to get rid of ego as dictator and turn it into messenger and servant and scout, to be in your service, is the trick.” Joseph Campbell
Ego, Self-mastery, Transformation, Inner Control, Personal Growth, Leadership
Joseph Campbell Ego, Self-mastery, Transformation, Inner Control, Personal Growth, Leadership“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“If marriage isn’t a first priority in your life, you’re not married.” Joseph Campbell
Marriage Priority, Life Commitment, Marriage, Priority, Commitment, Life
Joseph Campbell Marriage Priority, Life Commitment, Marriage, Priority, Commitment, Life“For people who are really alive to have life awakened is more important than to get a sandwich.” Joseph Campbell
Life Awakening, Human Experience, Fulfillment, Personal Growth, Vitality, Awakening
Joseph Campbell Life Awakening, Human Experience, Fulfillment, Personal Growth, Vitality, Awakening“You’ve got to say yes to this miracle of life as it is, not on condition that it follow your rules.” Joseph Campbell
Acceptance, Life, Freedom, Philosophy, Personal Growth, Perspective
Joseph Campbell Acceptance, Life, Freedom, Philosophy, Personal Growth, Perspective“Anything you do has a still point. When you are in that still point, you can perform maximally.” Joseph Campbell
Stillness, Focus, Performance, Mindfulness, Presence, Clarity
Joseph Campbell Stillness, Focus, Performance, Mindfulness, Presence, Clarity“The world is full of people who have stopped listening to themselves.” Joseph Campbell
Self-awareness, Inner Voice, Personal Reflection, Lost Connection, Conscious Living, Silence
Joseph Campbell Self-awareness, Inner Voice, Personal Reflection, Lost Connection, Conscious Living, Silence“People often think of the Goddess as a fertility deity only. Not at all – she’s the muse. She’s the inspirer of poetry. She’s the inspirer of the spirit. So, she has three functions: one, to give us life; two, to be the one who receives us in death; and three, to inspire our spiritual, poetic realization.” Joseph Campbell
Goddess, Inspiration, Spirit, Poetry, Life, Death
Joseph Campbell Goddess, Inspiration, Spirit, Poetry, Life, Death“The unpardonable sin, in Campbell’s book, was the sin of inadvertence, of not being alert, not quite awake.” Joseph Campbell
Sin Of Inadvertence, Personal Awareness, Alertness, Mindfulness, Self-growth, Awakening
Joseph Campbell Sin Of Inadvertence, Personal Awareness, Alertness, Mindfulness, Self-growth, Awakening“The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.” Joseph Campbell
Self-realization, Authenticity, Personal Freedom, Identity, Life Purpose, Self-expression
Joseph Campbell Self-realization, Authenticity, Personal Freedom, Identity, Life Purpose, Self-expression“The contemplation of life thus should be undertaken as a meditation on one’s own immanent divinity, not as a prelude to precise imitation, the lesson being, not “Do thus and be good,” but “Know this and be God."” Joseph Campbell
Self-reflection, Spiritual Growth, Divine Awareness, Meditation, Personal Divinity, Wisdom
Joseph Campbell Self-reflection, Spiritual Growth, Divine Awareness, Meditation, Personal Divinity, Wisdom“When people find out what it is that’s ticking in them, they get straightened out.” Joseph Campbell
Inner Clock, Self-Understanding, Alignment, Personal Growth, Motivation, Purpose
Joseph Campbell Inner Clock, Self-Understanding, Alignment, Personal Growth, Motivation, Purpose“You can keep an old tradition going only by renewing it in terms of current circumstances.” Joseph Campbell
Tradition Renewal, Cultural Relevance, Tradition Adaptation, Culture, History, Change
Joseph Campbell Tradition Renewal, Cultural Relevance, Tradition Adaptation, Culture, History, Change“The best things cannot be told because they transcend thought. The second best are misunderstood because they are the thoughts that are supposed to refer to that which cannot be thought about. The third best are what we talk about.” Joseph Campbell
Transcendence, Thought, Communication, Understanding, Truth, Perception
Joseph Campbell Transcendence, Thought, Communication, Understanding, Truth, Perception“The best way to help mankind is through the perfection of yourself.” Joseph Campbell
Self-perfection, Helping Others, Personal Growth, Humanity, Service, Enlightenment
Joseph Campbell Self-perfection, Helping Others, Personal Growth, Humanity, Service, Enlightenment“From this point of view the hero is symbolical of that divine creative and redemptive image which is hidden within us all, only waiting to be known and rendered into life.” Joseph Campbell
Hero’s Symbolism, Creative Image, Inner Divinity, Redemptive Journey, Self Discovery, Spiritual Fulfillment
Joseph Campbell Hero’s Symbolism, Creative Image, Inner Divinity, Redemptive Journey, Self Discovery, Spiritual Fulfillment“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