Feeling important makes one heavy, clumsy and vain. To be a warrior one needs to be light and fluid.
Carlos CastanedaRead
It isn't that a warrior learns shamanism as time goes by; rather, what he learns as time goes by is to save energy. This energy will enable him to handle some of the energy fields which are ordinarily inaccessible to him. Shamanism is a state of awareness, the ability to use energy fields that are not employed in perceiving the everyday-life world that we know.
Interpretation
What this quote means
A warrior must learn to conserve energy to access deeper states of awareness and understanding beyond everyday life.
In this quote, Carlos Castaneda emphasizes that the journey of a warrior is not just about acquiring skills such as shamanism, but rather about developing the ability to conserve and redirect one's energy. This conservation allows the warrior to tap into energy fields that provide insights and perceptions typically hidden from ordinary awareness, ultimately leading to a deeper understanding of existence and the universe.
Themes
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In practice
Example use cases
In a workshop discussing personal growth and energy management.
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