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Carlos Castaneda, born on December 25, 1925, was a renowned author. His works primarily revolve around his encounters and dialogues with the Native American shaman Don Jose Matus, exploring themes such as human consciousness, personal growth, and supernatural phenomena.

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“Self-importance requires spending most of one's life offended by something or someone.”

Self Importance Investing Spending Offended Self-importance Don Juan Juan

Book:The Wheel Of Time: The Shamans Of Mexico Their Thoughts About Life De

Source: The Wheel Of Time: The Shamans Of Mexico Their Thoughts About Life De

“Once it has learned to dream the double, the self arrives at this weird crossroad and a moment comes when one realizes that it is the double who dreams the self.”

Self Moments Dream Realizing

Book:Tales of Power

Source: Tales of Power

“That's your doing. Now in order to affect that doing I am going to recommend that you learn another doing... It may hook you to another doing and then you may realize that both doings are lies, unreal, and that to hinge yourself to either one is a waste of time, because the only thing that is real is the being in you that is going to die. To arrive at that being is the note-doing of the self”

May Real Self Lying Order Dies Realizing Waste Notes Wasting Time Hook Unreal Hinges Doings

Book:Journey to Ixtlan

Source: Journey to Ixtlan

“Self importance is man's greatest enemy.”

Men Self Enemy Importance Self-importance Don Juan Juan

Book:The Wheel Of Time: The Shamans Of Mexico Their Thoughts About Life De

Source: The Wheel Of Time: The Shamans Of Mexico Their Thoughts About Life De

“Life in itself is sufficient, self-explanatory and complete.”

Self Warrior Sufficient Don Juan Juan Presumptuous

Book:Tales of Power

Source: Tales of Power

“Think about it: what weakens us is feeling offended by the deeds and misdeeds of our fellow men. Our self-importance requires that we spend most of our lives offended by someone.”

Thinking Men Self Feelings Our Lives Importance Fellows Deeds Offended Fellow Man Self-importance Don Juan Misdeeds

Book:Fire from Within

Source: Fire from Within

“Forget the self and you will fear nothing, in whatever level or awareness you find yourself to be.”

Self Fear Forget Levels Awareness Finding Yourself Fear Nothing

Author:Carlos Castaneda

“The self-confidence of the warrior is not the self-confidence of the average man. The average man seeks certainty in the eyes of the onlooker and calls that self-confidence. The warrior seeks impeccability in his own eyes and calls that humbleness. The average man is hooked to his fellow men, while the warrior is hooked only to infinity.”

Men Self Eye Courage Fellows Average Humble Self Confidence Certainty Warrior Infinity Fellow Man Hooked Humbleness Average Man Don Juan Juan

Book:Tales of Power

Source: Tales of Power

“A warrior doesn't know remorse for anything he has done, because to isolate one's acts as being mean, or ugly, or evil is to place an unwarranted importance on the self.”

Knows Mean Self Done Wisdom Evil Attitude Importance Ugly Warrior Remorse Being Me Don Juan Being Mean

Book:The Wheel Of Time: The Shamans Of Mexico Their Thoughts About Life De

Source: The Wheel Of Time: The Shamans Of Mexico Their Thoughts About Life De

“A warrior must cultivate the feeling that he has everything needed for the extravagant journey that is his life. What counts for a warrior is being alive. Life in itself is sufficient, self-explanatory and complete. Therefore, one may say without being presumptuous that the experience of experiences is being alive.”

Life May Self Feelings Alive Journey Needed Appreciation Warrior Live Life Sufficient Extravagant Don Juan Presumptuous

Author:Carlos Castaneda

“The average man is hooked to his fellow men, while the warrior is hooked only to himself. Perhaps you are chasing rainbows. You're after the self-confidence of the average man, when you should be after the humbleness of a warrior. The difference between the two is remarkable. Self Confidence entails knowing something for sure; humbleness entails being impeccable in one's actions and feelings.”

Source: Tales of Power

“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.”

Men World Self Too Much Position Produce Terrible Blind Cease Deaf Fatigue Dwelling Deaf And Blind

Author:Carlos Castaneda

About the Author

Born: December 25, 1925
Died: April 27, 1998
Known for: Author
Quotes: 252

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Tales of PowerRelated source material

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The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of KnowledgeRelated source material

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The Art of DreamingRelated source material

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