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 is a flaw with words, they always force us to feel enlightened, but when we turn around to face the world… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
If a warrior is to succeed at anything, the success must come gently, with a great deal of effort but with no… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
Don Juan assured me that in order to accomplish the feat of making myself miserable I had to work in the most… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
Your thoughts and your actions are fixed forever in their terms. That is slavery. I, on the other hand, brought you freedom.… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
A warrior, on the other hand, is a hunter. He calculates everything. That's control. But once his calculations are over he acts.… — 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
When nothing is for sure, we remain alert, perennially on our toes. It is more exciting not to know which bush the… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
In the Art of Dreaming Don Juan tells Carlos, "... most of our energy goes into upholding our importance... if we were… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
To worry is to become accessible, unwittingly accessible. And once you worry you cling to anything out of desperation; and once you… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
Challenges cannot possibly be good or bad. Challenges are simply challenges. — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
Whenever a warrior decides to do something, he must go all the way, but he must take responsibility for what he does.… — 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 Image
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 Image
Intent is what can make a man succeed when his thoughts tell him that he is defeated. — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
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 Image
One can say that the nagual accounts for creativity. The nagual is the only part of us that can create. — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
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 Image
When a warrior learns to stop the internal dialogue, everything becomes possible; the most far-fetched schemes become attainable. — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
Nothing in this world is a gift. Whatever must be learned must be learned the hard way. — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
