Feeling important makes one heavy, clumsy and vain. To be a warrior one needs to be light and fluid.
Carlos CastanedaRead
We are men and our lot in life is to learn and to be hurled into inconceivable new worlds.
Interpretation
Life involves continuous learning and exploration of the unknown.
This quote by Carlos Castaneda emphasizes the human experience of learning and growth, indicating that life is not static but rather a series of challenges and opportunities that push us into new and unfamiliar territories. It reflects the idea that we are constantly evolving as we encounter new experiences that expand our understanding of ourselves and the world around us.
In practice
During a motivational speech about embracing change and taking risks in life.
Feeling important makes one heavy, clumsy and vain. To be a warrior one needs to be light and fluid.
Only as a warrior can one withstand the path of knowledge. A warrior cannot complain or regret anything. His life is an endless challenge, and challenges cannot possibly be good or bad. Challenges are simply challenges.
It doesn't matter what one reveals or what one keeps to oneself. Everything we do, everything we are, rests on our personal power. If we don't have enough personal power the most magnificent piece of wisdom can be revealed to us and it won't make a damn bit of difference.
Beware of those who weep with realization, for they have realized nothing.
All paths lead nowhere, so it is important to choose a path that has heart.
All paths are the same: they lead nowhere. However, a path without a heart is never enjoyable. On the other hand, a path with heart is easy - it does not make a warrior work at liking it; it makes for a joyful journey; as long as a man follows it, he is one with it.
There was a lot more to magic, as Harry quickly found out, than waving your wand and saying a few funny words.
But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.
Being generous, just helping one's relatives and being blameless in one's actions; this is the best good luck.
Every person must live the inner life in one form or another. Consciously or unconsciously, voluntarily or involuntarily, the inner world will claim us and exact its dues. If we go to that realm consciously, it is by our inner work: our prayers, meditations, dream work, ceremonies, and Active Imagination. If we try to ignore the inner world, as most of us do, the unconscious will find its way into our lives through pathology: our psychosomatic symptoms, compulsions, depressions, and neuroses.
If thou wilt be observant and vigilant, thou wilt see at every moment the response to thy action. Be observant if thou wouldst have a pure heart, for something is born to thee in consequence of every action.
The one advantage of playing with fire...is_x000D_ _x000D_ that no one ever gets singed. It is the people who don't know how to play with it who get burned up.
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