04-24-2010, 12:00 AM
The Nagual Don Juan Matus explained many times to Castaneda that our minds, our perception as dull men and women, functioned much like the mind of a predator. The shoe fits. Most people tend to be always chasing something quite anxiously day and night, day in, day out.
For every prey there are conductive actions and situations and not conductive actions and situations. Positive and negative factors. The predatory mentality is dual in nature.
Now, a puma for instance is a pro-efficient predator. We as men are efficient predators too. What is the difference then?
As social individuals we chase dozens, HUNDREDS of different preys. We have an endless thirst of fulfilling social purposes that have nothing to do with our immediate material needs.
We compete in the social arena as if it's a matter of life and death.
A puma eats and rests.
For every prey there are conductive actions and situations and not conductive actions and situations. Positive and negative factors. The predatory mentality is dual in nature.
Now, a puma for instance is a pro-efficient predator. We as men are efficient predators too. What is the difference then?
As social individuals we chase dozens, HUNDREDS of different preys. We have an endless thirst of fulfilling social purposes that have nothing to do with our immediate material needs.
We compete in the social arena as if it's a matter of life and death.
A puma eats and rests.