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…to become anonymity

13 June 2004, 7 pm | Quote

“Whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.” The meaning is very clear; it is the meaning of all religious practice. The individual, through prolonged psychological disciplines, gives up completely all attachment to his personal limitations, idiosyncrasies, hopes and fears, no longer resists the self-annihilation that is prerequisite to rebirth in the realization of truth, and so becomes ripe, at last, for the great at-one-ment. His personal ambitions being totally dissolved, he no longer tries to live but willingly relaxes to whatever may come to pass in him; he becomes, that is to say, an anonymity.

— Joseph Campbell (via Whiskey River)

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  1. In a comment to my previous entry, Karen asked a question regarding anonymity, spirituality, and weblogging. My reply was too long. It deserved it's own journal entry. Do you see blogging as being antithetical to this sort of anonymity? Yes...

    ∼ πλ · 15 June 2004, 3 am · at CowPi ¬

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  1. Mark,
    This post sort of leaped up at me. I think it was one of those things I had read before, but it hadn’t really sunk in. I think it was impactful because it ties in with what I’ve been learning about the hidden life. May I pose you a question? Do you see blogging as being antithetical to this sort of anonymity? Your thoughts?
    Peace,
    Karen

    ∼ πλ · 13 June 2004, 9 pm · by Karen H. ¬

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