--- In [email protected], "Michael" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote: > > [Judy] > > > What I think both of you are missing is that the > > > Hero's Journey myth is a metaphor for enlightenment, > > > for the *internal* battle for Self-realization. The > > > Hero isn't triumphing over other people but over his > > > own inner demons. > > This is one way of putting it, and as far as I have observed > the dominant way as stories like this are understood in Hindu > religious life today ...and I can't be concerned how it was > understood by a past Hindu society 5000 years ago. Judy > explained it as a metaphor for the journey to enlightenment, > but that is already through a more western filter - as > enlightenment is a conceptthat is easily understood and we > strive for it. For the Indian devotee, who actually listens > to these stories, it is in a more general way, the journey to > God the Divine, whatever you call it.
Please see my response to Barry. What I'm talking about is independent of culture.
