One must have something to die for in order to have something to live for. Carlos Castaneda Death Life
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 Happiness
Any path is only a path, and there is no affront, to oneself or to others, in dropping it if that is what your heart tells you. Carlos Castaneda Inspirational Heart
For me there is only the traveling on the paths that have heart, on any path that may have heart. There I travel, and the only worthwhile challenge for me is to traverse its full length. And there I travel - looking, looking, breathlessly. Carlos Castaneda Inspirational Self-discovery Travel
A warrior chooses a path with heart, any path with heart, and follows it; and then he rejoices and laughs. He knows because he sees that his life will be over altogether too soon. He sees that nothing is more important than anything else. Carlos Castaneda Spiritual warrior
The art of a warrior is to balance the terror of being a man with the wonder of being a man. Carlos Castaneda Man Spiritual warrior Art
All paths are the same: they lead nowhere. However, a path without a heart is never enjoyable. On the other hand, a path with heart is easy—it does not make a warrior work at liking it; it makes for a joyful journey; as long as a man follows it, he is one with it. Carlos Castaneda Inspirational Man Spiritual warrior
It is best to erase all personal history because that would make us free from the encumbering thoughts of other people. Carlos Castaneda Inspirational Thoughts Freedom Thinking
I am already given to the power that rules my fate. And I cling to nothing, so I will have nothing to defend. I have no thoughts, so I will see. I fear nothing, so I will remember myself. Carlos Castaneda Power Thinking
For a warrior, to be inaccessible means that he touches the world around him sparingly. And above all, he deliberately avoids exhausting himselfand others. He doesn’t use and squeeze people until they have shriveled to nothing, especially the people he loves. Carlos Castaneda World Spiritual warrior People
A rule of thumb for a warrior is that he makes his decisions so carefully that nothing that may happen as a result of them can surprise him, much less drain his power. Carlos Castaneda Power Spiritual warrior
To be a warrior is not a simple matter of wishing to be one. It is rather an endless struggle that will go on to the very last moment of our lives. Nobody is born a warrior, in exactly the same way that nobody is born an average man. We make ourselves into one or the other. Carlos Castaneda Spiritual warrior
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. Carlos Castaneda World Learning Spiritual warrior
Whenever a warrior decides to do something, he must go all the way, but he must take responsibility for what he does. No matter what he does, he must know first why he is doing it, and then he must proceed with his actions without having doubts or remorse about them. Carlos Castaneda Spiritual warrior
Personal history must be constantly renewed by telling parents, relatives, and friends everything one does. On the other hand, for the warrior who has no personal history, no explanations are needed; nobody is angry or disillusioned with his acts. And above all, no one pins him down with their thoughts and their expectations. Carlos Castaneda Spiritual warrior Thinking
What we call reality is only one way of seeing the world, a way that is supported by social consensus. Carlos Castaneda
The trick of socialization is to convince us that the descriptions we agree upon define the limits of the real world. Carlos Castaneda
Only as a warrior can one survive the path of knowledge. Carlos Castaneda Inspirational Man Knowledge Spiritual warrior
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. Carlos Castaneda Inspirational Perception Freedom
Well being is a condition one has to groom, a condition one has to become aquainted with in order to seek it. Carlos Castaneda Inspirational Self-discovery
To tune the spirit when someone is trampling on you is called control. Carlos Castaneda Inspirational Spirituality Spirit
There’s no emptiness in the life of a warrior. Everything is filled to the brim. Everything is filled to the brim, and everything is equal. Carlos Castaneda Inspirational Spiritual warrior
The most effective way to live is as a warrior. A warrior may worry and think before making any decision, but once he makes it, he goes his way, free from worries or thoughts; there will be a million other decisions still awaiting him. That’s the warrior’s way. Carlos Castaneda Inspirational Spiritual warrior Spirit Thinking
The spirit of a warrior is not geared to indulging and complaining, nor is it geared to winning or losing. The spirit of a warrior is geared only to struggle, and every struggle is a warrior’s last battle on earth. Thus the outcome matters very little to him. In his last battle on earth a warrior lets his spirit flow free and clear. And as he wages his battle, knowing that his intent is impeccable, a warrior laughs and laughs. Carlos Castaneda Inspirational Spiritual warrior Spirit
Only the idea of death makes a warrior sufficiently detached so that he is capable of abandoning himself to anything. He knows his death is stalking him and won’t give him time to cling to anything so he tries, without craving, all of everything. Carlos Castaneda Inspirational Death Spiritual warrior
Intent is not a thought, or an object, or a wish. Intent is what can make a man succeed when his thoughts tell him that he is defeated. It operates in spite of the warrior’s indulgence. Intent is what makes him invulnerable. Intent is what sends a shaman through a wall, through space, to infinity. Carlos Castaneda Inspirational Spiritual warrior Thinking
An average man is too concerned with liking people or with being liked himself. A warrior likes, that’s all. He likes whatever or whomever he wants, for the hell of it. Carlos Castaneda Inspirational Spiritual warrior People
