1988
A filmmaker recalls his childhood when falling in love with the pictures at the cinema of his home village and forms a deep friendship with the cinema's projectionist.
155 min
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It sounds like a nice idea, but once you understand what 'follow your bliss' really means, you'll see it's not all about the fun stuff.
In 1985, mythologist and writer Joseph Campbell (March 26, 1904–October 30, 1987) sat down with legendary interviewer and idea-monger Bill Moyers for a lengthy conversation at George Lucas’s Skywalker Ranch in California, which continued the following year at the American Museum of Natural...
From Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth with Bill Moyers, Episode 4, "Sacrifice and Bliss" - the mythologist and the journalist discuss the idea of bliss (Sanskrit - ananda), and how it can come to serve as a wellspring in one's life.
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Joseph Campbell famously defined myth as “other people's religion.” But he also said that one of the basic functions of myth is to help each individual through the journey of life, providing a sort of travel guide or map to reach fulfillment — or, as he called it, bliss.