I had been experiencing brief flashes of disassociation, or shallow states of non-ordinary reality. - Carlos Castañeda

существует множество вещей, способных свести с ума, в особенности если у тебя нет решимости, нет устремленности, необходимой для обучения; но если намерение человека непоколебимо, то никакие эмоции не могут быть препятствием, потому что он способен держать их в узде.

Formlessness is, if anything, a detriment to sobriety and levelheadedness. An aspect of being detached, the capacity to become immersed in whatever one is doing, naturally extends to everything one does, including being inconsistent, and outright petty. The advantage of being formless is that it allows us a moment's pause, providing that we have the self-discipline and courage to utilize it.

For a warrior, to be inaccessible means that he touches the world around him sparingly. And above all, he deliberately avoids exhausting himself and others. He doesn't use and squeeze people until they have shriveled to nothing, especially the people he loves.