... the daily world exists because we know how to hold its images; consequently, if one drops the attention needed to maintain those images, the world collapses
Carlos CastanedaThe average man is hooked to his fellow men, while the warrior is hooked only to infinity.
Carlos CastanedaTo seek the perfection of the warrior's spirit is the only task worthy of our temporariness, our manhood.
Carlos CastanedaForget the self and you will fear nothing, in whatever level or awareness you find yourself to be.
Carlos CastanedaWhen a warrior has put an end to his routines, when he doesn't care anymore whether he has company or is alone, because he has heard the silent whisper of the spirit; then you can say that, truly, he has died. From that point on, even the simplest things in life become extraordinary for him.
Carlos Castaneda