Sunday, August 07, 2005

Death as an advisor



Carlos Castanada wrote a series of books about his teacher, a wizard warrior named don Juan. Many of the lessons he was taught seemed bizarre at the time, yet they ultimately ring true. One of the simpler lessons is to use death as an advisor.

It didn't take long to realize that he is right. The advice you hear usually helps you to calm down, take things in perspective, not fear needlessly, go ahead and act.

Maybe it is because he has a lot of practice, but it turns out that death is a darn good advisor.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Having been dead once, I can assure you that it certainly changes one's perceptions.