Carlos Castaneda Quotes

Let death and exile, and all other things which appear terrible be daily before your eyes, but chiefly death, and you win never entertain any abject thought, nor too eagerly covet anything.

If you are mindful of death, it will not come as a surprise-you will not be anxious. You will feel that death is merely like changing clothes. Consequently, at that point you will be able to maintain your calmness of mind.

Move outside the tangle of fear-thinking. Live in silence.

When you meditate you have to try to quiet and calm the mind. There should be no thought within the mind. Right now you feel that if you can cherish twenty ideas at a time, then you are the wisest man on earth. The more thoughts that enter into our minds, the more clever we feel we are. But in the spiritual life it is not like that. If consciously we can make the mind calm and quiet, we feel that a new creation dawns inside us.

I meditate an hour in the morning and an hour in the evening. Once a year I go away for a long retreat. And overall, I just feel more comfortable in my own skin and less anxious, less sad, less fearful.

I do not want the peace which passeth understanding, I want the understanding which bringeth peace.

Those who learned to know death, rather than to fear and fight it, become our teachers about life.

Meditation is the soul's perspective glass.

Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.

The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good. Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom.

It is a challenge at times, but trying to stay centered and balanced helps me keep things in perspective.

I just refuse to worry or get upset or be fearful. It doesn't do one particle of good.

Those who remain unmoved by the wind of joy silently follow the Path.

You will continue to suffer if you have an emotional reaction to everything that is said to you. True power is sitting back and observing things with logic. True power is restraint. If words control you that means everyone else can control you. Breathe and allow things to pass.

Learning how to be calm and centered in any situation is a skill for life, whatever you do.

Contemplation is wisdom's best nurse.

Through the portals of silence the healing sun of wisdom and peace will shine upon you.

It's helpful to remind yourself that meditation is about opening and relaxing with whatever arises, without picking and choosing.

No thought, no mind, no choice — just being silent, rooted in yourself.

To go out of your mind at least once a day is tremendously important. By going out of your mind, you come to your senses.

There is nothing terrible in life for the man who realizes there is nothing terrible in death.

When you are present, you can allow the mind to be as it is without getting entangled in it.

By consciously meditating upon spiritual truths and cultivating personal integrity, one need never fear negative circumstances.

"What is the secret of your serenity?" Said the master: "Wholehearted cooperation with the inevitable."

Seek not that the things which happen should happen as you wish; but wish the things which happen to be as they are, and you will have a tranquil flow of life.