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.
Carlos CastanedaTo die with elation is a crappy way of dying... A warrior dies the hard way. His death must struggle to take him. A warrior does not give himself to it.
Carlos Castaneda"Only if one loves this earth with unbending passion can one relieve one's sadness," don Juan said. "Warriors are always joyful because their love is unalterable and their beloved, the earth, embraces them and bestows upon them inconceivable gifts. The sadness belongs only to those who hate the very thing that gives shelter to their beings." Don Juan again caressed the ground with tenderness. "This lovely being, which is alive to its last recesses and understands every feeling, soothed me, it cured me of my pains, and finally when I had fully understood my love for it, it taught me freedom."
Carlos CastanedaSelf-importance requires spending most of one's life offended by something or someone.
Carlos CastanedaWill is what can make you succeed when your thoughts tell you that you're defeated.
Carlos CastanedaA 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
Carlos Castaneda