Our normal expectations about reality are created by a social consensus. We are taught how to see and understand the world. The… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
For a sorcerer, reality, or the world as we all know it, is only a description. — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
The sorcerer's description of the world is perceivable. But our insistence on holding on to our standard version of reality renders us… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
The world doesn't yield to us directly, the description of the world stands in between. So, properly speaking, we are always one… — 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
