Will is what can make you succeed when your thoughts tell you that you're defeated.
Carlos CastanedaThe things shamans deal with are extremely practical. They break down parameters of normal historical reality. Magical passes are just one aspect of that.
Carlos CastanedaDo you know at this very moment you are surrounded by eternity? And do you know that you can use that eternity if you so desire?
Carlos CastanedaIntent is not a thought, or an object, or a wish. Intent is what can make a man succeed when his thoughts tell him that he is defeated. It operates in spite of the warrior's indulgence. Intent is what makes him invulnerable. Intent is what sends a shaman through a wall, through space, to infinity.
Carlos Castaneda