11-02-2008, 12:00 AM
"The only alternative left for mankind," he continued, "is discipline. Discipline is the only
deterrent. But by discipline I don't mean harsh routines. I don't mean waking up every morning at
five-thirty and throwing cold water on yourself until you're blue. Sorcerers understand discipline as
the capacity to face with serenity odds that are not included in our expectations. For them,
discipline is an art: the art of facing infinity without flinching, not because they are strong and
tough but because they are filled with awe."
"In what way would the sorcerers' discipline be a deterrent?" I asked.
"Sorcerers say that discipline makes the glowing coat of awareness unpalatable to the flyer," don
Juan said, scrutinizing my face as if to discover any signs of disbelief. "The result is that the
predators become bewildered. An inedible glowing coat of awareness is not part of their cognition,
I suppose. After being bewildered, they don't have any recourse other than refraining from
continuing their nefarious task.
"The flyers' mind flees forever," he said, "when a sorcerer
succeeds in grabbing on to the vibrating force that holds us together as a conglomerate of energy
fields. If a sorcerer maintains that pressure long enough, the flyers' mind flees in defeat. And that's
exactly what you are going to do: hold on to the energy that binds you together."
That is what CC wrote in "Active side of infinity".
"In my opinion we are either filled with a spirit or we are filled with The Spirit.
It all boils down to What or Who our source of Power is. And whether or not we have one."
Could you please explain this. And how can one change his source of power.
deterrent. But by discipline I don't mean harsh routines. I don't mean waking up every morning at
five-thirty and throwing cold water on yourself until you're blue. Sorcerers understand discipline as
the capacity to face with serenity odds that are not included in our expectations. For them,
discipline is an art: the art of facing infinity without flinching, not because they are strong and
tough but because they are filled with awe."
"In what way would the sorcerers' discipline be a deterrent?" I asked.
"Sorcerers say that discipline makes the glowing coat of awareness unpalatable to the flyer," don
Juan said, scrutinizing my face as if to discover any signs of disbelief. "The result is that the
predators become bewildered. An inedible glowing coat of awareness is not part of their cognition,
I suppose. After being bewildered, they don't have any recourse other than refraining from
continuing their nefarious task.
"The flyers' mind flees forever," he said, "when a sorcerer
succeeds in grabbing on to the vibrating force that holds us together as a conglomerate of energy
fields. If a sorcerer maintains that pressure long enough, the flyers' mind flees in defeat. And that's
exactly what you are going to do: hold on to the energy that binds you together."
That is what CC wrote in "Active side of infinity".
"In my opinion we are either filled with a spirit or we are filled with The Spirit.
It all boils down to What or Who our source of Power is. And whether or not we have one."
Could you please explain this. And how can one change his source of power.