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“A man goes to knowledge as he goes to war: wide-awake, with fear, with respect, and with absolute assurance. Going to knowledge or going to war in any other manner is a mistake, and whoever makes it might never live to regret it”
― Carlos Castaneda, The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge

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“The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same.”
― Carlos Castaneda

tags: happiness, self-determination, self-reliance

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“For me there is only the traveling on paths that have heart, on any path that may have heart, and the only worthwhile challenge is to traverse its full length--and there I travel looking, looking breathlessly.”
― Carlos Castaneda, The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge

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“We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same.”
― Carlos Castaneda

tags: confidence, inspirational

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Meditate and Destroy! Practicing Buddhism and looking towards an enlightened life is the ultimate form of Anarchy and Rebellion. All Spiritual Revol ...more

Life Changers — 31 members — last activity May 09, 2011 04:19PM
A place to discuss books that have radically altered perception of the world for the better.

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