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
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“Heroism is a matter of integrity – becoming more and more at each step ourselves.” Joseph Campbell
Heroism, Integrity, Self-realization, Personal Growth, Identity, Courage
Joseph Campbell Heroism, Integrity, Self-realization, Personal Growth, Identity, Courage“He who thinks he knows, doesn’t know. He who knows that he doesn’t know, knows.” Joseph Campbell
Wisdom In Knowing, Knowledge Paradox, Wisdom, Knowledge, Paradox, Knowing
Joseph Campbell Wisdom In Knowing, Knowledge Paradox, Wisdom, Knowledge, Paradox, Knowing“God is a metaphor for that which transcends all levels of intellectual thought. It's as simple as that.” Joseph Campbell
God, Metaphor, Spirituality, Transcendence, Higher Thought, Simplicity
Joseph Campbell God, Metaphor, Spirituality, Transcendence, Higher Thought, Simplicity“The Hindus, for example, don’t believe in special revelation. They speak of a state in which the ears have opened to the song of the universe. Here the eye has opened to the radiance of the mind of God. And that’s a fundamental deist idea.” Joseph Campbell
Hinduism Belief, Revelation State, Divine Radiance, Spirituality, Religion, Enlightenment
Joseph Campbell Hinduism Belief, Revelation State, Divine Radiance, Spirituality, Religion, Enlightenment“What we’re learning in our schools is not the wisdom of life. We’re learning technologies, we’re getting information. There’s a curious reluctance on the part of faculties to indicate the life values of their subjects.” Joseph Campbell
Education, Life Wisdom, Knowledge, Values, Schooling, Personal Growth
Joseph Campbell Education, Life Wisdom, Knowledge, Values, Schooling, Personal Growth“The water in which the mystic swims is the same water a madman drowns in.” Joseph Campbell
Mysticism, Madness, Perception, Depth, Consciousness, Water
Joseph Campbell Mysticism, Madness, Perception, Depth, Consciousness, Water“Myth is what we call other people’s religion.” Joseph Campbell
Religious Myth, Cultural Beliefs, Myth Interpretation, Religion, Philosophy, Understanding
Joseph Campbell Religious Myth, Cultural Beliefs, Myth Interpretation, Religion, Philosophy, Understanding“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“Man was not breathed into the earth. Man came out of the earth.” Joseph Campbell
Existence, Humanity, Earth, Origins, Nature, Philosophy
Joseph Campbell Existence, Humanity, Earth, Origins, Nature, Philosophy“As the individual is an organ of society, so is the tribe or city – so is humanity entire – only a phase of the mighty organism of the cosmos.” Joseph Campbell
Cosmic Unity, Societal Structure, Humanity, Collective Existence, Interconnectedness, Oneness
Joseph Campbell Cosmic Unity, Societal Structure, Humanity, Collective Existence, Interconnectedness, Oneness“The role of the artist I now understood as that of revealing through the world-surfaces the implicit forms of the soul, and the great agent to assist the artist was the myth.” Joseph Campbell
Artist Role, Soul Revelation, Mythic Inspiration, Art, Mythology, Creativity
Joseph Campbell Artist Role, Soul Revelation, Mythic Inspiration, Art, Mythology, Creativity“The latest incarnation of Oedipus, the continued romance of Beauty and the Beast, stand this afternoon on the corner of 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue, waiting for the traffic light to change.” Joseph Campbell
Fable, Romance, Modern Life, Society, Tradition, Mythology
Joseph Campbell Fable, Romance, Modern Life, Society, Tradition, Mythology“Wherever a hero has been born, has wrought, or has passed back into the void, the place is marked and sanctified. A temple is erected there to signify and inspire the miracle of perfect centeredness; for this is the place of the breakthrough into abundance. Someone at this point discovered eternity.” Joseph Campbell
Heroism, Abundance, Legacy, Sacred, Centeredness, Spirituality
Joseph Campbell Heroism, Abundance, Legacy, Sacred, Centeredness, Spirituality“Our life evokes our character and you find out more about yourself as you go on.” Joseph Campbell
Life, Character, Self-Discovery, Growth, Reflection, Experience
Joseph Campbell Life, Character, Self-Discovery, Growth, Reflection, Experience“He has yet to confront society with this ego-shattering, life-redeeming elixir, and take the return blow of reasonable queries, hard resentment, and good people at a loss to comprehend.” Joseph Campbell
Society, Ego, Life Lessons, Transformation, Resistance, Philosophy
Joseph Campbell Society, Ego, Life Lessons, Transformation, Resistance, Philosophy“In the Old Testament story God points out the one forbidden thing. Now, God must have known very well that man was going to eat the forbidden fruit. But it was by doing that that man became the initiator of his own life. Life really began with that act of disobedience.” Joseph Campbell
Faith, Disobedience, Life, Free Will, Spirituality, Growth
Joseph Campbell Faith, Disobedience, Life, Free Will, Spirituality, Growth“There is no way you can use the word “reality” without quotation marks around it.” Joseph Campbell
Reality, Perception, Philosophy, Truth, Consciousness, Awareness
Joseph Campbell Reality, Perception, Philosophy, Truth, Consciousness, Awareness