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
dream hands tonight
Tonight in your dreams you must look at your hands.
warrior ordinary
We chose whether to be warriors or to be ordinary.
spiritual teaching warrior
There's no way to put a limit on what one may accomplish individually if the intent is an impeccable intent. Don Juan's teachings are not spiritual. I repeat this because the question has come to the surface over and over. The idea of spirituality doesn't fit with the iron discipline of a warrior. The most important thing for a shaman like don Juan is the idea of pragmatism.
dog tired ego
The ego is like a tired old dog. We can never kill it, so put it out on the back porch, let it rest there, and step around it.
reality historical normal
The things shamans deal with are extremely practical. They break down parameters of normal historical reality. Magical passes are just one aspect of that.
stressed chaos tendencies
If your tendency is to make sense out of chaos, start chaos.
heart men sober
My benefactor used to say the seeds are the 'sober head' -- the only part that could fortify the heart of man.
mean warrior men
My benefactor said that when a man embarks on the paths of sorcery he becomes aware, in a gradual manner, that ordinary life has been forever left behind; that knowledge is indeed a frightening affair; that the means of the ordinary world are no longer a buffer for him; and that he must adopt a new way of life if he is going to survive. The first thing he ought to do, at that point, is to want to become a warrior...
life strong truthful
What is a truthful life? A life lived with deliberateness, a good, strong life.
hands forever slavery
Your thoughts and your actions are fixed forever in their terms. That is slavery. I, on the other hand, brought you freedom. Freedom is expensive, but the price is not impossible. So, fear your captors, your masters. Don't waste your time and your power fearing me.
order awareness well-being
Well being is a condition one has to groom, a condition one has to become aquainted with in order to seek it
believe warrior faces
... when confronted with unusual life situations... A warrior acts as if nothing had ever happened, because he doesn't believe in anything, yet he accepts everything at its face value.
understanding affair reason
You're chained to you reason ... Understanding is only a very small affair, so very small
warrior talking needs
If a warrior needs solace he simply chooses anyone and expresses to that person every detail of his turmoil. After all, the warrior is not seeking to be understood or helped; by talking he's merely relieving himself of his pressure.