In the Art of
Dreaming Don Juan tells Carlos,
"… most of
our energy goes into upholding our importance…
If we were
capable of losing some of that importance,
two extraordinary
things would happen to us.
One, we would
free our energy from trying to maintain the illusory idea of our grandeur; and
two we would provide ourselves with enough energy to ...
Catch a glimpse
of the actual grandeur of the Universe."
The spirit
listens only when the speaker speaks in gestures. And gestures do not
mean signs or body movements, but acts of true abandon, acts of largesse, of
humor.
As a gesture to
the spirit, warriors bring out the best of themselves and silently offer it to
the abstract.
~Carlos Castaneda
