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Richard
United Kingdom
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 Posted - Oct 11 2006 : 12:38:05 PM
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I am already given to the power that rules my fate
And cling to nothing, so I will have nothing to defend
I have no thoughts, so I will see
I fear nothing, so I will remember myself.
Detached and at ease I will dart past the eagle to be free
From Carlos Castaneda's "The eagle's Gift"
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Balance
USA
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Posted - Oct 11 2006 : 2:38:35 PM
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"To cross over to freedom does not mean eternal life as eternity is commonly understood--that is, as living forever. Rather, warriors can keep their awareness, which is ordinarily relinquished at the moment of dying. At the moment of crossing the entire body is kindled with knowledge. Every cell at once becomes aware of itself and also aware of the totality of the body."
Don Juan, from The Eagle's Gift |
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Balance
USA
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Posted - Oct 11 2006 : 2:46:53 PM
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"To discard everything that is unnecessary is the second principle of the art of stalking. A warrior doesn't complicate things. He aims at being simple. He applies all the concentration he has to decide whether or not to enter into battle, for any battle is a battle for his life. This is the third principle of the art of stalking. A warrior must be willing and ready to make his last stand here and now. But not in a helter-skelter way."
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Balance
USA
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Posted - Oct 11 2006 : 3:16:44 PM
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"Applying these principles brings about three results. The first is that stalkers learn never to take themselves seriously; they learn to laugh at themselves. If they are not afraid of being a fool, they can fool anyone. The second is that stalkers learn to have endless patience. Stalkers are never in a hurry; they never fret. And the third is that stalkers learn to have an endless capacity to improvise."
Don Juan, from The Eagle's Gift
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