“If we learn how to curb our self-pity, and at the same time make room for the authentic ‘me’, we will become drivers of cosmic intent, and conduits for torrents of energy.”

—Castaneda

“The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same.”

—Carlos Castaneda

“a man who gathers plants must apologize every time for taking them and must assure them that someday his own body will serve as food for them.”

—Carlos Castaneda

“We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same.”

—Carlos Castaneda

“Why should the world be only as you think it is? Who gave you the authority to say so?”

—Don Juan (Carlos Castaneda) Journey to Ixtlan

“I'm never angry at anybody! No human being can do anything important enough for that. You get angry at people when you feel that their acts are important. I don't feel that way any longer.”

—don Juan, The Teachings of Don Juan a Yaqui Way of Knowledge

“Qualsiasi via è solo una via, e non c’è nessun affronto, a se stessi o agli altri, nell'abbandonarla, se questo è ciò che il tuo cuore ti dice di fare… Esamina ogni via con accuratezza e ponderazione. Provala tutte le volte che lo ritieni necessario. Quindi poni a te stesso, e a te stesso soltanto, una domanda… Questa via ha un cuore? Se lo ha, la via è buona. Se non lo ha, non serve a niente.”

Carlos Castaneda, The Teachings of Don Juan

“´´As I have already said to you,´´ don Juan went on, ´´sorcery is a journey of return. We return victorious to the spirit, having descended into hell. And from hell we bring trophies. Understanding is one of our trophies.´´”

—Carlos Castaneda, The Power of Silence

“To seek freedom is the only driving force I know. Freedom to fly off into that infinity out there. Freedom to dissolve; to lift off; to be like the flame of a candle, which, in spite of being up against the light of a billion stars, remains intact, because it never pretended to be more than what it is: a mere candle.”

—Carlos Castaneda

“The self-confidence of the warrior is not the self-confidence of the average man. The average man seeks certainty in the eyes of the onlooker and calls that self-confidence. The warrior seeks impeccability in his own eyes and calls that humbleness. The average man is hooked to his fellow men, while the warrior is hooked only to infinity.

 ~ Be fluid, at ease in whatever situation you find yourself. Your challenge is to deal with people with ease regardless of what they do to you. Remember what I have said, that it is of no use to be sad and complain and feel justified in doing so, believing that someone is always doing something to us. Nobody is doing anything to anybody, much less to a warrior.
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—Carlos Castaneda
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