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
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
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
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
Dwelling upon the self too much produces terrible fatigue. A man in that position is deaf and blind to everything else. The… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
A warrior takes responsibility for his acts, for the most trivial of acts. An average man acts out his thoughts, and never… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
My benefactor used to say the seeds are the 'sober head' -- the only part that could fortify the heart of man. — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
Modern man has left the realm of the unknown and the mysterious, and has settled down in the realm of the functional.… — 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
Only a warrior can survive the path of knowledge because the art of the warrior is to balance the pain of being… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
We are men and our lot in life is to learn and to be hurled into inconceivable new worlds. — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
All of us, whether or not we are warriors, have a cubic centimeter of chance that pops out in front of our… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
... a warrior knows that he cannot change, and yet he makes it his business to try to change, even though he… — 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
