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Joseph Campbell on ego Death
November 13, 2010 | 
Author Joseph Campbell talking about ritual initiation and ego death, interesting as always.
This video is a brief excerpt from interviews filmed with Joseph Campbell shortly before his death in 1987, previously unreleased by the Joseph Campbell Foundation -- http://www.jcf.org
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Gut Feeling
According to Heribet Watzke we have another brain in our body and it is in our guts. He tells us that it is about the size of a cats brain and has influence over our behaviour. This has helped me gain some insight into eating disorders and some mystical practices such as the ascetics where control over the body(often centered around hunger) becomes the goal.
Mihaly Czikszentmihalyi
Mihaly Czikszentmihalyi asks, “What makes a life worth living?” Noting that money cannot make us happy, he looks to those who find pleasure and lasting satisfaction in activities that bring about a state of “flow.”
Very timely considering the state of the economy at the moment. If you like this you might like Anthony deMello too.
When in danger, animals will often fall into a trance-like state to avoid capture.
When in danger, animals will often fall into a trance-like state to avoid capture.