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Quote by Joseph Campbell
Every religion is true one way or another. It is true when underst

Every religion is true one way or another. It is true when understood metaphorically. But when it gets stuck in its own metaphors, interpreting them as facts, then you are in trouble. – Joseph Campbell

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We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us. – Joseph Campbell

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Life is without meaning. You bring the meaning to it. The meaning of life is whatever you ascribe it to be. Being alive is the meaning. – Joseph Campbell

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God is a metaphor for that which transcends all levels of intellectual thought. Its as simple as that. – Joseph Campbell

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I used to think religion was just more of the same thing. Dump responsibility on the big guy. Now I see an importance in that. Its a relief to accept that not everything is under your control. – Barbara Kingsolver

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A man without religion is like a horse without a bridle. – Latin Proverb

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