11-27-2011, 12:01 AM
Diamond Unicorn wrote:I've spent years just assuming Castaneda was telling the truth, I have only recently been exploring the idea seriously that he could have fabricated the whole thing. Its not an issue to be so lightly dismissed if you care at all about the essence and true nature of the 'teachings of don Juan', imo.
A follower of the teachings can consider it as an exercise in the 'art of stalking' or 'controlled folly'.
This is an interesting comment DU. The last sentence gives it a complexity, a paradox of sorts. Maybe by the stalking, one would arrive at the essence of the truth, beyond all the trickery. One truth being that stalking and controlled folly are effective maneuvers that bring results in enhancing ones awareness. This would indicate value in the teachings and framework he laid down.
Were you aware of this when you wrote it? Or is it as Bob Ross says "a happy little accident"?
A follower of the teachings can consider it as an exercise in the 'art of stalking' or 'controlled folly'.
This is an interesting comment DU. The last sentence gives it a complexity, a paradox of sorts. Maybe by the stalking, one would arrive at the essence of the truth, beyond all the trickery. One truth being that stalking and controlled folly are effective maneuvers that bring results in enhancing ones awareness. This would indicate value in the teachings and framework he laid down.
Were you aware of this when you wrote it? Or is it as Bob Ross says "a happy little accident"?