Учение дона Хуана. Отдельная реальность. Путешествие в Икстлан. Сказки о силе Quotes

“Don't get me wrong, don Juan," I protested. "I want to have an ally, but I also want to know everything I can. You yourself have said that knowledge is power."
"No!" he said emphatically. "Power rests on the kind of knowledge one holds. What is the sense of knowing things that are useless?”
― Carlos Castaneda, Teachings of Don Juan : A Yaqui Way of Knowledge - Separate Reality - Journey to Ixtlan - Tales of Power - Box Set of 4 Volumes

“When a man starts to learn, he is never clear about his objectives. His purpose is faulty. His intent is vague. He hopes for rewards that will never materialize, for he knows nothing of the hardships of learning.
"He slowly begins to learn- bit by bit at first, then in big chunks. And his thoughts soon clash. What he learns is never what he pictured, or imagined, and so he begins to be afraid. Learning is never what one expects. Every step of learning is a new task, and the fear the man is experiencing begins to mount mercilessly, unyieldingly. His purpose becomes a battlefield.
"And thus he has tumbled upon the first of his natural enemies: Fear! A terrible enemy- treacherous, and difficult to overcome. It remains concealed at every turn of the way, prowling, waiting. And if the man, terrified in its presence, runs away, his enemy will have put an end to his quest.”
― Carlos Castaneda, Teachings of Don Juan : A Yaqui Way of Knowledge - Separate Reality - Journey to Ixtlan - Tales of Power - Box Set of 4 Volumes