Carlos Castaneda
Carlos Castaneda
Carlos Castanedawas an American author with a Ph.D. in anthropology...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth25 December 1925
CountryUnited States of America
amount either ourselves quotes scholars-and-scholarship work
We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same.
front laugh worlds
There are worlds upon worlds, right here in front of us. And they are nothing to laugh at.
warrior self juan
Life in itself is sufficient, self-explanatory and complete.
who-i-am juan nobody-knows
Nobody knows who I am or what I do. Not even I. Don Juan Matus
reality ordinary shallow
I had been experiencing brief flashes of disassociation, or shallow states of non-ordinary reality.
jesus crosses very-happy
Leave Jesus on the cross. He's very happy there!
pain hate sadness
"Only if one loves this earth with unbending passion can one relieve one's sadness," don Juan said. "Warriors are always joyful because their love is unalterable and their beloved, the earth, embraces them and bestows upon them inconceivable gifts. The sadness belongs only to those who hate the very thing that gives shelter to their beings." Don Juan again caressed the ground with tenderness. "This lovely being, which is alive to its last recesses and understands every feeling, soothed me, it cured me of my pains, and finally when I had fully understood my love for it, it taught me freedom."
children effort matter
The fact of the matter is that many children see. . . . Most of those who see are considered to be oddballs and every effort is made to correct them.
eye unique world
The difficulty is to learn to perceive with your whole body, not with just your eyes and reason. The world becomes a stream of tremendously rapid, unique events. So you must trim your body to make it a good receptor. The body is an awareness; and it must be treated impeccably.
journey awareness force
Human beings are on a journey of awareness, which has momentarily been interrupted by extraneous forces.
freedom touching perception
The third point of reference is freedom of perception; it is intent; it is spirit; the somersault of thought into the miraculous; the act of reaching beyond our boundaries and touching the inconceivable.
warrior ghouls worst
If you were a warrior, you would know that the worst thing one can do is confront human beings directly.