Word: warriorism
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...specific lessons, Don Juan hammers away at Castaneda's dependence on Western rationality. To become a "man of knowledge," one must learn "not doing" until one can "stop the world" and, finally, "see." These elusive concepts are cornerstones in the life Don Juan is teaching--that of a warrior. The chapter titles read like a Zen training manual: "Erasing Personal History," "Losing Self-Importance," "Disrupting the Routines of Life" and so on. When the two men journey to the desert or the mountains to practice these teachings, Castaneda must become involved or be crushed by Don Juan's "stupendous, awesome...
...GAME with deadly consequences, Castaneda is taught that death is an adviser always at one's side. A warrior performs every act as though it is his last; he takes responsibility for his actions. Don Juan shows Castaneda a mountain that he says will be "the site of your last stand. You will die here no matter where...
...Juan also tells Castaneda that a warrior must have a worthy opponent, and that Castaneda's opponent is a sorceress named La Catalina. La Catalina appeared briefly in A Separate Reality as a trap (Don Juan later admits) to ensnare Castaneda's warrior spirit. She is a formidable foe, yet she inexplicably fails to kill Castaneda when he bungles an encounter with her. As suddenly as she is brought up, La Catalina is mysteriously dropped after one chapter. For his final showdown with her, Castaneda will need an "ally," a spirit he must conquer for his personal...
...Recently Amin announced the expulsion of 55 of the country's 1,293 Catholic missionaries, as well as three clerics of other denominations. Amin claimed that they were mercenaries in disguise who had entered Uganda with firearms and military uniforms concealed beneath their priestly robes. Among these purported warrior-priests was a 92-year-old French missionary who came to Uganda 60 years ago, and the 80-year-old Italian-born former Archbishop of Kampala. When the present Archbishop, the Most Rev. Emmanuel Nsubuga, asked Amin to back up his charges, he produced a letter from a Ugandan living...
...thing that hurt us at the beginning was the 15-minute periods," Carr said. "It didn't give us enough time to get going." The shortened periods were due to the squeeze for ice time at the Arena, Boston State's home rink. A Warrior varsity contest that followed the J.V. match cut short the playing time...