Intent is all-important. Your intent determines what happens to you inwardly, in a karmic sense.

An imbalanced association is when one or both parties become abusive and takes unfair advantage, tries to block another's enlightenment or success.

A person who is insane has no sense of their place; they've lost that ability, which our friend don Juan describes as the tonal.

There is a difference between willing and forcing. Willing something simply means you are not being lazy. Forcing something means you are trying to do something inappropriate or in an inappropriate way.

Language is the medium of our thoughts.

Your karma is the sum total of your awareness field. Your awareness field is comprised of all the experiences that you've had in this life and all other lives.

What we're seeking to do is internalize perception. Perception is very much involved with the senses and the mental processes and the emotional processes.