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. this question is one that only a very old man asks. my benefactor told me about it once when i was young, and my blood was too vigorous for me to understand it. i will tell you what it is: does this path have a heart? all paths are the same: they lead nowhere. they are paths going through the bush, or into the bush. in my own life i could say i have traversed long, long paths, but i am not anywhere. my benefactor's question has meaning now. does this path have a heart? if it does, the path is good; if it doesn't it is of no use. both paths lead nowhere; but one has a heart, the other doesn't. one makes for a joyful journey; as long as you follow it, you are one with it. the other will make you curse your life. one makes you strong; the other weakens you.
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Burgundy Buddha Lady
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Your benefactor is very wise. I admit it- it took me a couple of times to realize that the path I was on hit a dead-end every time I traveled it.....every time!!! You know in your heart when you're on a tried and true path . It may be a long and winding path, but it's yours!
~BBL
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believe in yourself to be true and let your instincts guide you
~BBL
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believe in yourself to be true and let your instincts guide you
Carlos Castaneda was like the father I never had. I've based most of my life on his words, and funny as it may seem, although I never knew him I miss him dearly. Despite all the doubters, I will go to my death with the conviction of the truthfulness of his story. I no longer have a choice in the matter; I have seen too much to disregard as fantasy.
soleilMia
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Such true succinct words, that castenada rhythm speaks so rightly of life and indecisions...
Angelight
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i love this.