10-04-2003, 12:00 AM
"You ask how should we perceive Carlos if don Juan sliced into his ego the way he did. Your question reveals an essential lack of understanding of this path. We are reminded of your exoteric approach (and your martial arts/body building lifestyle). Any benefactor worth his grain of salt will lay into the apprentice in this way, destroying his self-importance. Who cares about so-called value judgments we place on fellow warriors. We know they are only trying their utmost to find the impeccablity to face the onslaughts of this world."
--Sunjammer1
First of all I would like to thank you for your intelligent commentary. Next I would like to point out that the core theme of this particular site is that Carlos Castaneda was a liar who made don Juan up. Now, why in all creation would Carlos have a fully fictional character reveal such denigrating very true aspects of his character to the millions of his devoted fans? It really doesnt make any sense, if you truly think about it.
You are trying to say that if there was a don Juan he was not being fully sincere in this only time he told Carlos directly exactly what he thought of him? Are you trying to say that don Juan was lying just for energetic effect? I think not. If there truly was a don Juan and he actually said what Castaneda recorded in The Power of Silence I believe that he was being fully sincere after holding in his true feelings for maybe about ten years.
You are assuming in your post that there actually was a don Juan and that Carlos Castaneda did not embellish the truth or out-and-out lie at all in any of his stories about what transpired between them. You write as though you believe those stories to be the infallible gospel truth. I think you should expect that maybe at least half of everything Carlos wrote were fictional embellishments in order to increase the salability of his series of books. Cant really blame him for embellishing the truth in order to be successful as a writer. Chances are all great writers are guilty of this in one way or another.
I feel you should take into account the way those who were hurt by Carlos now feel about him and see that their view is not so very different from don Juans long before Castaneda ever chose to go public with his fusion of the lessons of don Juan and his martial arts instructor of ten years Howard Lee. I believe the fruits of the union of their intersecting philosophies is what Carlos Castaneda called: Tensegrity.
Any benefactor worth his grain of salt will lay into the apprentice in this way
As though youve had experience with a veritable slew of benefactors so you are more than qualified to make such a statement. I hardly think so, friend.
There is nothing quite so pathetic as geek, nerd wimps who feel they are great warriors because they have read the books of Carlos Castaneda and can quote him chapter and verse.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!
--Sunjammer1
First of all I would like to thank you for your intelligent commentary. Next I would like to point out that the core theme of this particular site is that Carlos Castaneda was a liar who made don Juan up. Now, why in all creation would Carlos have a fully fictional character reveal such denigrating very true aspects of his character to the millions of his devoted fans? It really doesnt make any sense, if you truly think about it.
You are trying to say that if there was a don Juan he was not being fully sincere in this only time he told Carlos directly exactly what he thought of him? Are you trying to say that don Juan was lying just for energetic effect? I think not. If there truly was a don Juan and he actually said what Castaneda recorded in The Power of Silence I believe that he was being fully sincere after holding in his true feelings for maybe about ten years.
You are assuming in your post that there actually was a don Juan and that Carlos Castaneda did not embellish the truth or out-and-out lie at all in any of his stories about what transpired between them. You write as though you believe those stories to be the infallible gospel truth. I think you should expect that maybe at least half of everything Carlos wrote were fictional embellishments in order to increase the salability of his series of books. Cant really blame him for embellishing the truth in order to be successful as a writer. Chances are all great writers are guilty of this in one way or another.
I feel you should take into account the way those who were hurt by Carlos now feel about him and see that their view is not so very different from don Juans long before Castaneda ever chose to go public with his fusion of the lessons of don Juan and his martial arts instructor of ten years Howard Lee. I believe the fruits of the union of their intersecting philosophies is what Carlos Castaneda called: Tensegrity.
Any benefactor worth his grain of salt will lay into the apprentice in this way
As though youve had experience with a veritable slew of benefactors so you are more than qualified to make such a statement. I hardly think so, friend.
There is nothing quite so pathetic as geek, nerd wimps who feel they are great warriors because they have read the books of Carlos Castaneda and can quote him chapter and verse.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!