If you were a warrior, you would know that the worst thing one can do is confront human beings directly. — 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
Never take a path that has no heart in it. You can't lose if your heart is in your work, but you… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
... the daily world exists because we know how to hold its images; consequently, if one drops the attention needed to maintain… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
A man of knowledge lives by acting, not by thinking about acting... Thus a man of knowledge sweats and puffs and if… — 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… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
... when confronted with unusual life situations... A warrior acts as if nothing had ever happened, because he doesn't believe in anything,… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
Before you embark on it you ask the question: Does this path have a heart? If the answer is no, you will… — 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
My benefactor said that when a man embarks on the paths of sorcery he becomes aware, in a gradual manner, that ordinary… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
Hunting power is a very strange affair. There is no way to plan it ahead of time. That's what's exciting about it.… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
... everything in the world is a force, a pull or a push. In order for us to be pushed or pulled… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
What is wrong with us human beings, and has been wrong since time immemorial, is that without ever stating it in so… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
Anything is one of a million paths. Therefore, a warrior must always keep in mind that a path is only a path;… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
If a warrior wants to pay back for all the favors he has received, and he has no one in particular to… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
It doesn't matter what one reveals or what one keeps to oneself. Everything we do, everything we are, rests on our personal… — 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
Only if one loves this earth with unbending passion can one relieve one's sadness," don Juan said. "Warriors are always joyful because… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
When a man has fulfilled all four of these requisites-to be wide awake, to have fear, respect, and absolute assurance-there are no… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
If a warrior needs solace he simply chooses anyone and expresses to that person every detail of his turmoil. After all, 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
If his spirit is distorted he should simply fix it-purge it, make it perfect-because there is no other task in our entire… — 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
