EP 20: Reincarnation
Pathways with Joseph Campbell
00:00
The Third Stage, Old Age, and Decrepitude
From birth to 25 is the early life, what he calls adolescence. From 25 to 45 is the maturity; 45 to 70 is old age and 70 on is decrepitude. The great realization of Nirvana is accompanied by the realization of kunna or compassion. Some of us enjoy it with pain, but you must know that the pain is only phenomenal. And for all these beings who think they are beings and are nothing, who think they're suffering and are in full bliss. Just one little shred of a degree beneath the agony of your life."
Transcript
Play full episode
