For me the world is weird because it is stupendous, awesome, mysterious, unfathomable; my interest has been to convince you that you must assume responsibility for being here, in this marvelous world, in this marvelous desert, in this marvelous time. I want to convince you that you must learn to make every act count, since you are going to be here for only a short while, in fact, too short for witnessing all the marvels of it.
Carlos CastanedaLearn to see, and then you'll know that there is no end to the new worlds of our vision.
Carlos CastanedaAny 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 CastanedaIf you were a warrior, you would know that the worst thing one can do is confront human beings directly.
Carlos CastanedaThere is nothing more lonely than eternity. And nothing is more cozy for us than to be a human being. This indeed is another contradiction-how can we keep the bonds of our humanness and still venture gladly and purposefully into the absolute loneliness of eternity?
Carlos Castaneda