The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same.
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That is the misfortune of human beings. None of us have sufficient time, and your continuity has no meaning in this awesome, mysterious world.Carlos Castaneda
Only as a warrior can one withstand the path of knowledge. A warrior cannot complain or regret anything. His life is an endless challenge, and challenges cannot possibly be good or bad. Challenges are simply challenges.
Carlos Castaneda
A warrior doesnt know remorse for anything he has done, because to isolate ones acts as being mean, or ugly, or evil is to place an unwarranted importance on the self.
Carlos Castaneda
If his spirit is distorted he should simply fix itpurge it, make it perfectbecause there is no other task in our entire lives which is more worthwhileTo seek the perfection of the warriors spirit is the only task worthy of our temporariness, our manhood.
Carlos Castaneda
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 easyit 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
The internal dialogue is what grounds people in the daily world. The world is such and such or so and so, only because we talk to ourselves about its being such and such and so and so. The passageway into the world of shamans opens up after the warrior has learned to shut off his internal dialogue.
Carlos Castaneda
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