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 CastanedaOur normal expectations about reality are created by a social consensus. We are taught how to see and understand the world. The trick of socialization is to convince us that the descriptions we agree upon define the limits of the real world. What we call reality is only one way of seeing the world, a way that is supported by social consensus.
Carlos CastanedaFor a human being, sadness is as powerful as terror. Sadness makes a warrior shed tears of blood.
Carlos CastanedaWhenever 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