“Personal history must be constantly renewed by telling parents, relatives, and friends everything one does. On the other hand, for the warrior who has no personal history, no explanations are needed; nobody is angry or disillusioned with his acts. And above all, no one pins him down with their thoughts and their expectations.” ~ Carlos Castaneda from The Wheel of Time
Personal history. It’s a *huge* part of Castaneda’s teaching. One of the basic aspects of the Toltec warrior is the process of transcending/cutting off/destroying our personal history.
Think of your personal history as an anchor you have tied to your waste. A big one. It’s heavy. It slows you down. It’s all the things you’ve done in the past--good and bad--that have created a world of expectations around you. If you let it, this’ll stifle your evolution and creativity faster than anything.
As Castaneda advises, let it go. Quit putting yourself in a little box by trying to live consistently with your past and explaining every little action you take. BE YOU. Fully. In this moment. Independent of what others may or may not “expect” from you.
“It doesn’t matter how one was brought up. What determines the way one does anything is personal power.” from Journey to Ixtlan
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