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One can say that the nagual accounts for creativity. The nagual is the only part of us that can create.
Carlos Castaneda
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Carlos Castaneda
Age: 72 †
Born: 1925
Born: December 25
Died: 1998
Died: April 27
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Once a man worries, he clings to anything out of desperation and once he clings he is bound to get exhausted or to exhaust whomever or whatever he is clinging to. A warrior-hunter, on the other hand, knows he will lure game into his traps over and over again, so he doesn't worry.
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A warrior knows that he is only a man. His only regret is that his life is so short that he can't grab onto all the things he would like to. But for him, this is not an issue it's only a pity.
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The dying sun will glow on you without burning, as it has done today.
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Dwelling upon the self too much produces terrible fatigue. A man in that position is deaf and blind to everything else. The fatigue itself makes him cease to see the marvels all around.
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The basic difference between an ordinary man and a warrior is that a warrior takes everything as a challenge while an ordinary man takes everything as a blessing or a curse.
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It is best to erase all personal history because that would make us free from the encumbering thoughts of other people
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Things are only real after one has learned to agree on their realness. What took place this evening, for instance, cannot possibly be real to you, because no one could agree with you about it. 'Do you mean that you didn't see what happened?'. Of course I did. But I don't count. I am the one who's lying to you, remember?
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My benefactor used to say the seeds are the 'sober head' -- the only part that could fortify the heart of man.
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... a warrior could not avoid pain and grief but only the indulging in them
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Things don't change, only the way you look at them.
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Power rests on the kind of knowledge one holds. What is the sense of knowing things that are useless?
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When you need an answer, look over your left shoulder and ask your death.
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A hunter that is worth his salt does not catch game because he sets his traps, or because he knows the hunting routines of his prey, but because he himself has no routines. This is his advantage. He is not at all like the animals he is after, fixed by heavy routines and predictable quirks he is free, fluid, unpredictable
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