Желание — вот что заставляет нас страдать, но, как только мы научимся уничтожать свои желания, любая полученная нами мелочь превратится в бесценный д… - Carlos Castañeda

When a man is not concerned with "seeing," things look very much the same to him every time he looks at the world. When he learns to "see," on the other hand, nothing is ever the same every time he "sees" it, and yet it is the same. To the eye of a seer, a man is like an egg. Every time he "sees" the same man he "sees" a luminous egg, yet it is not the same luminous egg.

I asked him if each of the two spots had a special name. He said that the good one was called the sitio and
the bad one the enemy; he said these two places were the key to a man's wellbeing, especially for a man who was
pursuing knowledge. The sheer act of sitting on one's spot created superior strength; on the other hand, the
enemy weakened a man and could even cause his death. He said I had replenished my energy, which I had spent
lavishly the night before, by taking a nap on my spot.

«Страх ничего не значит по сравнению с любовью. Страх заставляет двигаться как попало, любовь заставляет двигаться разумно.»