To seek the perfection of the warrior's spirit is the only task worthy of our temporariness, our manhood. — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
A warrior thinks of death when things become unclear. The idea of death is the only thing that tempers our spirit. — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
To die with elation is a crappy way of dying... A warrior dies the hard way. His death must struggle to take… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
A warrior considers himself already dead, so there is nothing to lose. The worst has already happened to him, therefore he's clear… — 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
When a warrior has put an end to his routines, when he doesn't care anymore whether he has company or is alone,… — 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
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
A warrior doesn't know remorse for anything he has done, because to isolate one's acts as being mean, or ugly, or evil… — 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,… — 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
I too did not want to take the path of a warrior. I believed that all that work was for nothing, and… — 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
The self-confidence of the warrior is not the self-confidence of the average man. The average man seeks certainty in the eyes of… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
Personal history must be constantly renewed by telling parents, relatives, and friends everything one does. On the other hand, for the warrior… — 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
“Once you decide something put all your petty fears away. Your decision should vanquish them. I will tell you time and time… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
Whenever you are in the world of the tonal, you should be an impeccable tonal; no time for irrational crap. But whenever… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
A warrior takes his lot, whatever it may be, and accepts it in ultimate humbleness. He accepts in humbleness what he is,… — 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 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
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 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
To be a warrior is not a simple matter of wishing to be one. It is rather an endless struggle that will… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
Once a man worries, he clings to anything out of desperation; and once he clings he is bound to get exhausted or… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
To achieve the mood of a warrior is not a simple matter. It is a revolution. To regard the lion and the… — 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
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
“The basic difference between an ordinary man and a warrior is that a warrior takes everything as a challenge, while an ordinary… — 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
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
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
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
Nothing can temper the spirit of a warrior as much as the challenge of dealing with impossible people in positions of power.… — 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
The internal dialogue is what grounds people in the daily world. The world is such and such or so and so, only… — 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 spirit listens only when the speaker speaks in gestures. And gestures do not mean signs or body movements, but acts of… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
Only as a warrior can one withstand the path of knowledge. A warrior cannot complain or regret anything. His life is an… — 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
