WIST Quotations

Castaneda, Carlos -- The Fire from Within (1984)

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

Modern man has left the realm of the unknown and the mysterious, and has settled down in the realm of the functional. He has turned his back to the world of the foreboding and the exulting and has welcomed the world of boredom.

Carlos Castañeda (1931-1999) Peruvian-American writer, mystic, anthropologist
The Fire from Within (1984)

Castaneda, Carlos -- The Teachings of Don Juan (1968)

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

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… Look at every path closely and deliberately. Try it as many times as you think is necessary. Then ask yourself, and yourself alone, one question … Does this path have a heart? If it does, the path is good; if it doesn’t it is of no use.

Carlos Castañeda (1931-1999) Peruvian-American writer, mystic, anthropologist
The Teachings of Don Juan (1968)

Castaneda, Carlos -- The Teachings of Don Juan (1968)

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same.

Carlos Castañeda (1931-1999) Peruvian-American writer, mystic, anthropologist
The Teachings of Don Juan (1968)

Also attributed to Journey to Ixtlan (1972).