“Perhaps you're right," I said. "But how can one avoid the desire the genuine desire to help our fellow men?" "How do you think one can help them?" "By alleviating their burden. The lease one can do for our fellow men is to try to change them. You yourself are involved in doing that. Aren't you?" "No. I'm not. I don't know what to change or why to change anything in my fellow men." "What about me, don Juan? Weren't you teaching me so I could change?" "No. I'm not trying to change you. It may happen that one day you may become a man of knowledge--there's no way to know that--but that will not change you. Some day perhaps you'll be able to 'see' me in another mode and then you'll realize that there's no way to change anything about them.”
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A Separate Reality: Further Conversations with Don Juan
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Carlos Castaneda
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. more
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