There is a world of happiness where there is no difference between things because there is no one there to ask about the difference. But that is not … - Carlos Castañeda

"The average man seeks certainty in the eyes of the onlooker and calls that self-confidence. The warrior seeks impeccability in his own eyes and calls that humbleness. from "Tales of Power

To explain these concepts I've made a three-part, uneven division of our consciousness. The smallest, the first attention, or the consciousness that every normal person has developed in order to deal with the daily world, encompasses the awareness of the physical body. Another larger portion, the second attention, is the awareness we need in order to perceive our luminous cocoon and to act as luminous beings. The second attention is brought forth through deliberate training or by an accidental trauma, and it encompasses the awareness of the luminous body. The last portion, which is the largest, is the third attention. It's an immeasurable consciousness which engages undefinable aspects of the awareness of the physical and the luminous bodies. The battlefield of warriors is the second attention, which is something like a training ground for reaching the third attention.

Бессмысленная жертва, пустая трата времени — жить, чтобы питаться, и питаться ради жизни, и снова жить, чтобы питаться, и так — до самой смерти. Развлечения, придуманные людьми, как бы они при этом ни изощрялись, — всего лишь жалкие потуги забыться, не выходя за пределы порочного круга — питаться, чтобы жить, и жить, чтобы питаться…