If you realize what the real problem is — losing yourself, giving yourself to some higher end, or to another — you realize that this itself is the ultimate trial. When we quit thinking primarily about ourselves and our own self-preservation, we undergo a truly heroic transformation of consciousness. | |
And what all the myths have to deal with is transformation of consciousness of one kind or another. You have been thinking one way, you now have to think a different way. | |
— Joseph Campbell | |
From the book: “The Power of Myth“ | |
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2016 | Or Of One Thought |
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The Ultimate Trial
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Consciousness, Heroism, Joseph Campbell, Myths, Personal Transformation, Philosophy, Quotes, The Power Of Myth on May 31, 2018| 3 Comments »