just finished watching the first of the two part series of Bill Moyer’s conversation with Joesph Campbell in regards to the power of myth. in a nutshell, a much more accessible ken wilbur without the scholarly jargon and rigour that is indicative of mr wilbur. both brilliant in their own right but obviously, mr campbell’s style of narrative is simply delightful. i am actually surprised that i wasn’t aware of mr campbell earlier but apparently the blur has been a big fan of him for years. after watching it, there’s a mix feeling of inspiration and frustration. inspiration because the answer is out there, right in front of us and frustration because so half ass about it. i guess it’s not unlike how i feel when i return home from a retreat but the key difference is the transitional state of mind is more tolerable. the motif of the hero is obviously a power concept and it really reinforces some of the things i’ve already been entertaining for some time now. the question becomes if it’s too immature to destroy the ego that drives this stage of achievement. campbell instructs to follow your bliss, rephrase by george lucas as talent, and so it begs of what the hell am i doing managing a business. the only counter argument for the time being is to re-contextualize the experience to trivialize it. in other words, aversions to dislikes and attachments will simply serve to extent the nature of suffering. anyway, one point for the white man.
ps. thanks to google tool bar my spelling has been better but i still need an editor. who wants some equity in the story?