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The Teachings of Don Juan
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An anthropologist explores the mystical teachings and experiences of a powerful Yaqui Indian shaman.

fiction | 256 pages | Published in 1968

Quotes

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.

Carlos Castaneda

The world is such-and-such or so-and-so only because we tell ourselves that that is the way it is.

Carlos Castaneda

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.

Carlos Castaneda

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.

Carlos Castaneda

The art of a warrior is to balance the terror of being a man with the wonder of being a man.

Carlos Castaneda

Simply the act of being transformed into a wolf is enough in itself. The wolf has guaranteed prowess and his teeth are sharp; that is more than enough.

Carlos Castaneda

Warriors are forever making decisions. And choosing a path with heart is simple; it is to avoid all confusion that only they can explain.

Carlos Castaneda

Only a warrior that is attentive, un-compromising, and without mercy can save what they love.

Carlos Castaneda

A warrior lives moment to moment, and dies in a single battle, having engaged everything he had before he reached his ultimate conclusion.

Carlos Castaneda

When a warrior learns to stop the internal dialogue, everything becomes possible.

Carlos Castaneda