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# Carlos Castenada

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Carlos Castaneda was a Peruvian-American writer, trained as an anthropologist. Starting in 1968, Castaneda published a series of books that describe alleged training in shamanism that he received under the tutelage of a Yaqui "Man of Knowledge" named Don Juan Matus. While Castaneda's work was accept

##  Quotes by Carlos Castenada

> [“The average man seeks certainty in the eyes of the onlooker and calls that self-confidence. The warrior seeks impeccability in his own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-castenada/the-average-man-seeks-certainty-in-the-eyes-of-the-onlooker-and-calls/)

Carlos Castenada

[Confidence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/confidence/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fa/carlos-castenada-74763_confidence_the-average-man-seeks-certainty-in-the-e_248592.jpg)

> [“For me there is only the traveling on paths that have heart, on any All paths are the same: they lead nowhere.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-castenada/for-me-there-is-only-the-traveling-on-paths-that-have-heart-on-any/)

Carlos Castenada

[Journey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/journey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/008/carlos-castenada-74763_journey_for-me-there-is-only-the-traveling-on-pa_1213811.jpg)

> [“The average man seeks certainty in the eyes of the onlooker and calls that self-confidence. The warrior seeks impeccability in his own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-castenada/the-average-man-seeks-certainty-in-the-eyes-of-the-onlooker-and-calls-2/)

Carlos Castenada

[Confidence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/confidence/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/850/carlos-castenada-74763_confidence_the-average-man-seeks-certainty-in-the-e_3039589.jpg)

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