Carlos Castaneda
Carlos Castaneda
Carlos Castanedawas an American author with a Ph.D. in anthropology...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth25 December 1925
CountryUnited States of America
who-i-am juan nobody-knows
Nobody knows who I am or what I do. Not even I. Don Juan Matus
player chess pawns
Within these premises, the only thing one can be is an impeccable mediator. One is not the player in this cosmic match of chess, one is simply a pawn on the chessboard. What decides everything is a conscious impersonal energy that sorcerers call intent or the Spirit.
dark men stupidity
Man has a dark side, yes, and it is called stupidity.
powerful sadness warrior
For a human being, sadness is as powerful as terror. Sadness makes a warrior shed tears of blood.
real lying mean
Things are only real after one has learned to agree on their realness. What took place this evening, for instance, cannot possibly be real to you, because no one could agree with you about it. 'Do you mean that you didn't see what happened?'. Of course I did. But I don't count. I am the one who's lying to you, remember?
mystery awareness reason
Heightened awareness is a mystery only for a reason.
dream hands tonight
Tonight in your dreams you must look at your hands.
intelligent fleeting world
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.
warrior ordinary
We chose whether to be warriors or to be ordinary.
spiritual teaching warrior
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.
dog tired ego
The ego is like a tired old dog. We can never kill it, so put it out on the back porch, let it rest there, and step around it.
hunting animal games
A hunter that is worth his salt does not catch game because he sets his traps, or because he knows the hunting routines of his prey, but because he himself has no routines. This is his advantage. He is not at all like the animals he is after, fixed by heavy routines and predictable quirks; he is free, fluid, unpredictable
reality historical normal
The things shamans deal with are extremely practical. They break down parameters of normal historical reality. Magical passes are just one aspect of that.
stressed chaos tendencies
If your tendency is to make sense out of chaos, start chaos.