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...the spirit reveals itself to everyone with the same intensity and consistency, but only warriors are consistently attuned to such revelations.

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Warrior, Consistency, Spirit

Carlos Castaneda (2009). “The Wheel Of Time: The Shamans Of Mexico Their Thoughts About Life De”, p.261, Simon and Schuster

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Only as a warrior can one survive the path of knowledge.

Carlos Castaneda

Spiritual, Warrior, Path

Carlos Castaneda (2013). “Separate Reality: Conversations With Don Juan”, p.214, Simon and Schuster

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Whenever you are in the world of the tonal, you should be an impeccable tonal; no time for irrational crap. But whenever you are in the world of the nagual, you should also be impeccable; no time for rational crap. For the warrior intent is the gate in between. It closes completely behind him when he goes either way

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Warrior, World, Way

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A man of knowledge chooses a path with a heart and follows it and then he looks and rejoices and laughs and then he sees and knows.

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Heart, Men, Laughing

Carlos Castaneda (1991). “Separate Reality”, p.85, Simon and Schuster

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... a warrior knows that he cannot change, and yet he makes it his business to try to change, even though he knows that he won't be able to. That's the only advantage a warrior has over the average man. The warrior is never disappointed when he fails to change.

Carlos Castaneda

Warrior, Men, Average

Carlos Castaneda (2013). “Second Ring of Power”, p.159, Simon and Schuster

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Let's say that when every one of us is born we bring with us a little ring of power. That little ring is almost immediately put to use. So every one of us is already hooked from birth and our rings of power are joined to everyone else's. In other words, our rings of power are hooked to the doing of the world in order to make the world.

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Order, Use, World

Carlos Castaneda (2012). “Journey To Ixtlan”, p.211, Simon and Schuster

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All paths are the same, leading nowhere. Therefore, pick a path with heart!

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Heart, Unhappy, Path

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My benefactor told me that my father and mother had lived and died just to have me, and that their own parents had done the same for them. He said that warriors were different in that they shift their assemblage points enough to realize the tremendous price that has been paid for their lives. This shift gives them the respect and awe that their parents never felt for life in general, or for being alive in particular.

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Mother, Father, Warrior

Carlos Castaneda (2013). “Fire from Within”, p.201, Simon and Schuster

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Malicious acts are performed by people for personal gain … Sorcerers, though, have an ulterior purpose for their acts, which has nothing to do with personal gain. The fact that they enjoy their acts does not count as gain. Rather, it is a condition of their character. The average man acts only if there is a chance for profit. Warriors say they act not for profit but for the spirit.

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Character, Warrior, Men

Carlos Castaneda (2013). “Power of Silence”, p.79, Simon and Schuster

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Knowledge for a warrior is something that comes at once, engulfs him, and passes on

Carlos Castaneda

Warrior

Carlos Castaneda (2013). “Tales of Power”, p.28, Simon and Schuster

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A warrior, on the other hand, is a hunter. He calculates everything. That's control. But once his calculations are over he acts. He lets go. That's abandon.

Carlos Castaneda

Letting Go, Warrior, Hands

Carlos Castaneda (1991). “Journey To Ixtlan”, p.120, Simon and Schuster

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One cannot enter don Juan's world intellectually, like a dilettante seeking fast and fleeting knowledge. Nor, in don Juan's world, can anything be verified absolutely. The only thing we can do is arrive at a state of increased awareness that allows us to perceive the world around us in a more inclusive manner.

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Knowledge, Intelligent, Fleeting

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I'm afraid you will have to fly holding the rock with its heavy chain.

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Rocks, Heavy, Chains

Carlos Castaneda (1972). “The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge”, p.94, Univ of California Press

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To achieve the mood of a warrior is not a simple matter. It is a revolution. To regard the lion and the water rats and our fellow men as equals is a magnificent act of a warrior's spirit. It takes power to do that.

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Warrior, Simple, Men

Carlos Castaneda (1991). “Journey To Ixtlan”, p.121, Simon and Schuster

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To die with elation is a crappy way of dying... A warrior dies the hard way. His death must struggle to take him. A warrior does not give himself to it.

Carlos Castaneda

Struggle, Warrior, Giving

Carlos Castaneda (2013). “Tales of Power”, p.75, Simon and Schuster

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The body must be perfection before the will is a functioning unit

Carlos Castaneda

Perfection, Body, Units

Carlos Castaneda (2013). “Tales of Power”, p.82, Simon and Schuster

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Human beings are on a journey of awareness, which has momentarily been interrupted by extraneous forces.

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Journey, Awareness, Force

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To ask me to verify my life by giving you my statistics is like using science to validate sorcery. It robs the world of its magic and makes milestones out of us all.

Carlos Castaneda

Giving, Magic, Sorcery

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Warriors do not win victories by beating their heads against walls, but by overtaking the walls. Warriors jump over walls; they don't demolish them.

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Spiritual, Wall, Warrior

Carlos Castaneda (2013). “Tales of Power”, p.51, Simon and Schuster

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Man lives only to learn. And if he learns it is because it is the nature of his lot, for good or bad.

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Men, Metaphysical, Ifs

Carlos Castaneda (1972). “The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge”, p.41, Univ of California Press

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A warrior must learn to make every act count, since he is going to be here in this world for only a short while, in fact, too short for witnessing all the marvels of it.

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Life, Spiritual, Encouragement

Carlos Castaneda (2009). “The Wheel Of Time: The Shamans Of Mexico Their Thoughts About Life De”, p.90, Simon and Schuster

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There's no way to put a limit on what one may accomplish individually if the intent is an impeccable intent. Don Juan's teachings are not spiritual. I repeat this because the question has come to the surface over and over. The idea of spirituality doesn't fit with the iron discipline of a warrior. The most important thing for a shaman like don Juan is the idea of pragmatism.

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Spiritual, Teaching, Warrior

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Fright is something one can never get over. When a warrior is caught in such a tight spot he would simply turn his back to the ally without thinking twice. A warrior cannot indulge thus he cannot die of fright. A warrior allows the ally to come only when he is good and ready. When he is strong enough to grapple with the ally he opens up his gap and lurches out, grabs the ally, keeps him pinned down and maintains his stare on him for exactly the time he has to, then he moves his eyes away and releases the ally and lets him go. A warrior, my little friend, is the master at all times

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Strong, Moving, Eye

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We have to balance the lineality of the known universe with the nonlineality of the unknown universe.

Carlos Castaneda

Balance, Known, Universe

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We're a feeling, an awareness encased here

Carlos Castaneda

Feelings, Words Of Wisdom, Awareness

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Born: December 25, 1925
Died: April 27, 1998
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