Carlos Castaneda
Carlos Castaneda
Carlos Castanedawas an American author with a Ph.D. in anthropology...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth25 December 1925
CountryUnited States of America
positive attitude warrior
The basic difference between an ordinary man and a warrior is that a warrior takes everything as a challenge while an ordinary man takes everything as a blessing or a curse.
simple thinking giving
The reason you keep on coming back to see me is very simple; every time you have seen me your body has learned certain things, even against your desire. And finally your body now needs to come back to me to learn more. Let's say that your body knows that it is going to die, even though you never think about it. So I've been telling your body that I too am going to die and before I do I would like to show our body certain things, things which you cannot give to your body yourself... So let's say then that your body returns to me because I am its friend
warrior challenges juan
Challenges cannot possibly be good or bad. Challenges are simply challenges.
men self enemy
Self importance is man's greatest enemy.
secret world mystery
The world is incomprehensible. We won't ever understand it; we won't ever unravel its secrets. Thus we must treat the world as it is: a sheer mystery.
heart unhappy path
All paths are the same, leading nowhere. Therefore, pick a path with heart!
wall loneliness men
For an instant I think I saw. I saw the loneliness of man as a gigantic wave which had been frozen in front of me, held back by the invisible wall of a metaphor.
death warrior thinking
A warrior thinks of death when things become unclear. The idea of death is the only thing that tempers our spirit.
learning health warrior
When a warrior learns to stop the internal dialogue, everything becomes possible; the most far-fetched schemes become.
courage struggle warrior
To be a warrior is not a simple matter of wishing to be one. It is rather an endless struggle that will go on to the very last moment of our lives. Nobody is born a warrior, in exactly the same way that nobody is born an average man. We make ourselves into one or the other.
heart answers path
Before you embark on it you ask the question: Does this path have a heart? If the answer is no, you will know it, and then you must choose another path.
warrior juan action
A warrior seeks to act rather than talk.
men rehabilitation succeed
Intent is what can make a man succeed when his thoughts tell him that he is defeated.
warrior action don-juan
A warrior acts as if he knows what he is doing, when in effect he knows nothing.