It is not very often that I can improve upon other people's writings. I cannot improve upon any of Eve Revere's writings. There are so many quotations, by others, I would like to share. In my extensive reading of Joseph Campbell's works regarding cultures of the world and the influence of the Goddess, and in my subsequent focus on Tibetan Mahayana Buddhism, here are two quotations I would like to initially share: "There is not one migrating being who has not been my mother or father … [Read more...]
Two quotations from Tibetan Buddhism
Eve extended to be the mother…
The YIN MIND ____________________________________________________________________________ The following quotation is included in a Companion book, The Art of Living, by Diane K. Osbin, originally taken from Campbell's book: The Mythic Image - A seven pound book I lugged around for two months andcarefully read twice. Campbell's book contained 250 pages of magnificent photographs too, most of which I photographed, using my cell phone. "Her womb is the field of space, her heart the … [Read more...]
The works of Joseph Campbell
Over the past year, I've studied the works of Joseph Campbell: videos and books, published by The Joseph Campbell Foundation. Campbell extensively references the Goddess culture. One of the books that he writes, along with other writers is titled: "In All Her Names". I have found his works fundamental to my own understanding that the religions and cultures of the world, at least over the last 5,000 years, started out with the same basic mythological story. I … [Read more...]