Carlos Castaneda
Born: 01-01-1925
Carlos Castaneda was a Peruvian-American author and anthropologist known for his works on shamanism and indigenous cultures. His most famous series, beginning with "The Teachings of Don Juan," explores his alleged apprenticeship with a Yaqui shaman. Castaneda's blend of mysticism, anthropology, and narrative storytelling captivated readers and sparked debates on the nature of reality and perception, establishing him as a controversial yet influential figure in spiritual literature.
Book summaries for books written by Carlos Castaneda
Quotes
Man is a being that is going to die. In such a weird world, what’s the point of learning anything? You’re just waiting for death.
To me, being impeccable means to integrate and harmonize all the various aspects of ourselves – the good and the bad – so that we become whole, and not fragmented beings.
The only thing that counts is action, not knowledge. Awareness in the make-or-break element for a warrior.
In the universe, there is an unmeasurable force which shamans call intent, and absolutely everything that exists in the entire cosmos is attached to intent by a connecting link.
Power is the very force that brings us to a beautiful death and promises us an impeccable afterlife.
Only a warrior that is attentive, un-compromising, and without mercy can save what they love.
A warrior knows that war is made by men. Since men are flawed, the outcome of war is also flawed.
The world is such-and-such or so-and-so only because we tell ourselves that that is the way it is.
Warriors are forever making decisions. And choosing a path with heart is simple; it is to avoid all confusion that only they can explain.
It is important to not attach ourselves to words or explanations, but to the tangible actions and effects that they create.
The art of a warrior is to balance the terror of being a man with the wonder of being a man.
A warrior lives moment to moment, and dies in a single battle, having engaged everything he had before he reached his ultimate conclusion.