According to Joseph Campbell, mythology concerns the cosmological, sociological, pedagogical, and mystical dimensions of life. "If the mystical dimension is not there, you don't have a mythology, you have an ideology (Campbell, Mythos)." Meditation is a ritualized application of mythical pedagogy to realize for oneself the mystical union with all of life.
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In Episode 127, I reflect on the Buddhist expression of the mystical journey: A shift from the sense of “me” and “my problems” to a compassionate awakening of the Buddha (one’s innate awareness) knowing Dharma (conditions as they are).

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