The Purpose of the Journey
The purpose of the journey is compassion.
When you have come past the pairs of opposites,
you have reached compassion.
The separateness apparent in the world is secondary.
Beyond that world of opposites is an unseen,
but experienced, unity and identity in us all.
Joseph Campbell
from The Hero’s Journey
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Compassion is knowing that
you are part of everyone,
and everyone is a part of you – is you.
When seeing this there is no longer judgment,
just a deeper understanding and respect
for our humanity –
a deeper compassion.
In the deep Stillness of Being
there is a deep compassion for everything that is.
There is compassion for the world
when seen as a whole – in context.
The nature of our Being is deep compassion.
Mystic Meandering
Meditative Writings
c. 2004-2006
Posted with permission from the author @ https://mysticmeandering.blogspot.com/2017/11/the-purpose-of-journey-joseph-campbell.html
