Post by KLC on Feb 14, 2010 21:24:14 GMT -5
The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge
By Carlos Castaneda 1968
From wiki:
Carlos Castaneda interviewed by Theodore Roszak, 30 January 1969. The author of 'The Teachings of Don Juan' discusses his experiences with hallucinogenic substances used under the guidance of his Yaqui Indian teacher, Don Juan Matus.(36 min.)
Don Juan Matus:
Episode 50
Don Juan Matus was a Yaqui shaman written about in the series by anthropologist Carlos Castaneda. Castaneda's don Juan taught a form of the way of the warrior. There is a parallel between the teachings of Gurdjieff, the teachings of don Juan, the findings in Quantum Physics and the teachings of ancient Zen Buddhism.
Episode 51
Those people who pursue riches, fame and celebrity for their own sake, self-important people, arrogant people, people who are offended easily, those individuals represent literally the "fool on the hill". They don't know and they don't know that they don't know.
By Carlos Castaneda 1968
From wiki:
The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge was published by the University of California Press in 1968 as a work of anthropology. It was written by Carlos Castaneda and submitted as his master’s thesis in the school of anthropology. It reportedly documents the events that took place during an apprenticeship he claimed to have served with a self-proclaimed Yaqui Indian Sorcerer, don Juan Matus, between 1960 and 1965. The authenticity of the book, along with the rest of Castaneda’s series, has been a topic of debate since they were published.
The book is divided into two sections. The first section, The Teachings, is a first person narrative that documents Castaneda's initial interactions with don Juan. The second, A Structural Analysis, is an attempt, Castaneda says, at “disclosing the internal cohesion and the cogency of don Juan’s Teachings.”
The book is divided into two sections. The first section, The Teachings, is a first person narrative that documents Castaneda's initial interactions with don Juan. The second, A Structural Analysis, is an attempt, Castaneda says, at “disclosing the internal cohesion and the cogency of don Juan’s Teachings.”
Carlos Castaneda interviewed by Theodore Roszak, 30 January 1969. The author of 'The Teachings of Don Juan' discusses his experiences with hallucinogenic substances used under the guidance of his Yaqui Indian teacher, Don Juan Matus.(36 min.)
Don Juan Matus:
A man goes to knowledge as he goes to war, wide awake, with fear, with respect, and with absolute assurance. Going to knowledge or going to war in any other manner is a mistake, and whoever makes it will live to regret his steps.
When a man has fulfilled those four requisites there are no mistakes for which he will have to account; under such conditions his acts lose the blundering quality of a fool's acts. If such a man fails, or suffers a defeat, he will have lost only a battle, and there will be no pitiful regrets over that.
We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong.
The amount of work is the same.
Anything is one of a million paths. Therefore you must always keep in mind that a path is only a path; if you feel you should not follow it, you must not stay with it under any conditions. To have such clarity you must lead a disciplined life. Only then will you know that any path is only a path and there is no affront, to oneself or to others, in dropping it if that is what your heart tells you to do. But your decision to keep on the path or to leave it must be free of fear or ambition. I warn you. Look at every path closely and deliberately. Try it as many times as you think necessary.
Episode 50
Don Juan Matus was a Yaqui shaman written about in the series by anthropologist Carlos Castaneda. Castaneda's don Juan taught a form of the way of the warrior. There is a parallel between the teachings of Gurdjieff, the teachings of don Juan, the findings in Quantum Physics and the teachings of ancient Zen Buddhism.
Episode 51
Those people who pursue riches, fame and celebrity for their own sake, self-important people, arrogant people, people who are offended easily, those individuals represent literally the "fool on the hill". They don't know and they don't know that they don't know.