To seek the perfection of the warrior's spirit is the only task worthy of our temporariness, our manhood. — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
Warriors do not win victories by beating their heads against walls, but by overtaking the walls. Warriors jump over walls; they don't… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
A warrior acts as if he knows what he is doing, when in effect he knows nothing. — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
A warrior knows that he is only a man. His only regret is that his life is so short that he can't… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
For a warrior, to be inaccessible means that he touches the world around him sparingly. And above all, he deliberately avoids exhausting… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
And so you're afraid of the emptiness of your friend's life. But there's no emptiness in the life of a man of… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
All paths are the same: they lead nowhere. However, a path without a heart is never enjoyable. On the other hand, a… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
A warrior chooses a path with heart, any path with heart, and follows it; and then he rejoices and laughs. He knows… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
Only the idea of death makes a warrior sufficiently detached so that he is capable of abandoning himself to anything. He knows… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
An average man is too concerned with liking people or with being liked himself. A warrior likes, that's all. He likes whatever… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
Intent is not a thought, or an object, or a wish. Intent is what can make a man succeed when his thoughts… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
A warrior is a hunter. He calculates everything. That's control. Once his calculations are over, he acts. He lets go. That's abandon.… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
The spirit of a warrior is not geared to indulging and complaining, nor is it geared to winning or losing. The spirit… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
There's no way to put a limit on what one may accomplish individually if the intent is an impeccable intent. Don Juan's… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
A man goes to knowledge as he goes to war: wide-awake, with fear, with respect, and with absolute assurance. Going to knowledge… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
The most effective way to live is as a warrior. A warrior may worry and think before making any decision, but once… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
Inner silence works from the moment you begin to accrue it. What the old sorcerers were after was the final dramatic, end… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
The hardest thing in the world is to assume the mood of a warrior. It is of no use to be sad… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
A warrior must learn to make every act count, since he is going to be here in this world for only a… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
In the universe there is an immeasurable, indescribable force which shamens call intent, and absolutely everything that exists in the entire cosmos… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
A rule of thumb for a warrior is that he makes his decisions so carefully that nothing that may happen as a… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
A warrior, or any man for that matter, cannot possibly wish he were somewhere else; a warrior because he lives by challenge, an ordinary… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share
You see all of us go through the same doubts. We are afraid of being mad; unfortunately for us, of course, all of us… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share
Intent is what can make a man succeed when his thoughts tell him that he is defeated. — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share
The shadows in the early morning don't tell much. The shadows rest at that time. So it's useless to gaze very early in the… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share
One can say that the nagual accounts for creativity. The nagual is the only part of us that can create. — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share
Do you know at this very moment you are surrounded by eternity? And do you know that you can use that eternity if you… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share
When a warrior learns to stop the internal dialogue, everything becomes possible; the most far-fetched schemes become attainable. — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share
Nothing in this world is a gift. Whatever must be learned must be learned the hard way. — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share
Our normal expectations about reality are created by a social consensus. We are taught how to see and understand the world. The trick of… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share
Inner silence works from the moment you begin to accrue it. What the old sorcerers were after was the final dramatic, end result of… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share
In a world where death is the hunter, my friend, there is no time for regrets or doubts. There is only time for decisions. — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share
Fright is something one can never get over. When a warrior is caught in such a tight spot he would simply turn his back… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share
You're in a terrible spot. It's too late for you to retreat but too soon to act. All you can do is witness. You're… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share
A hunter that is worth his salt does not catch game because he sets his traps, or because he knows the hunting routines of… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share
If you were a warrior, you would know that the worst thing one can do is confront human beings directly. — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share
