"Sit in a room and read, and read and read. And read the right books bythe right people. Your mind is brought onto that level, and you have a
nice, mild, slow-burning rapture all the time. This realization of life
can be a constant realization in your living. When you find an author
who really grabs you, read everything he has done. Don't say, 'Oh, I
want to know what So-and-so did', and don't bother at all with the
best-seller list. Just read what this one author has to give you. And
then you can go on and read what he had read. And the world opens up to
you in a way that is consistent with a certain point of view. But when
you go from one author to another, you may be able to tell us the date
when each wrote such and such a poem, but he hasn't said anything to
you."
, Joseph Campbell, The Power of Myth
Photo: "Mandala," by Gilberto Santa Rosa, as posted on Flickr