Follow the Path With Heart June 30, 2008
Posted by beholdthestars in Life & Living, Quotations.Tags: Carlos Casteneda, Path with heart, The Teachings of Don Juan
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For no other reason than it’s pretty good advice, here’s a little tidbit from Carlos Castaneda’s The Teachings of Don Juan:
“Look at every path closely and deliberately. Try it as many times as you think necessary. Then ask yourself, and yourself alone, one question. 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. Now I do 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, the path 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.”
I’ve been knocking it around my mind a bit. If you were to apply this to your life right now, what would it mean?
Talk amongst yourselves.
Make a great day.
I don’t know why I am joyful but I am. I suspect any lot in life would bring me joy. I learned joy from my granddaughter. I have learned to see life and joy in the simple things. I can’t say that was a lesson learned from reading Carlos Castaneda but he did influence my life. He broadened my vision of life. The world has never looked the same since learning his lessons.
Thanks for the comment, Katie. You’ve learned some great lessons from both your granddaughter and your reading. Consider yourself one of the lucky ones.