In one of the Upanishads it says, when the.... : Quote by Joseph Campbell

“ In one of the Upanishads it says, when the glow of a sunset holds you and you say 'Aha,' that is the recognition of the divinity. And when you say 'Aha' to an art object, that is a recognition of divinity. And what divinity is it? It is your divinity, which is the only divinity there is. We are all phenomenal manifestations of a divine will to live, and that will and the consciousness of life is one in all of us, and that is what artwork expresses. ”

Joseph Campbell
  • From : The Mythic Dimension: Selected Essays 1959-87
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