Topic: Pain and hunger

[daphne]

The audacity of the statement is that Carlos talks about
being a warrior and saying this or that makes you (or he) one.
(or not one)
That's just silly.

so its not about what Carlos said, but rather its about his definition of what makes or makes not a warrior?

[Endless Whisper]

So by 'individual' we are talking ego?  Or self importance?  Let's say we cling to our fear, hunger, love, pain etc because our self importance likes it/them. So I can understand what don Juan says in that context. 
Thanks or this quote E.

The point of the quote is that he's right - those instincts have to do with self-preservation.

[Endless Whisper]

The audacity of the statement is that Carlos talks about
being a warrior and saying this or that makes you (or he) one.
(or not one)
That's just silly.

Agreed. And the other audacity is that if someone couldn't accept his theory, they must not be much of a warrior either. The whole thing is silly. Yep.

[littlefeather]

I call myself a Peaceful Warrior... because the battles we fight are on the inside.

Socrates
Peaceful Warrior by
Dan Millman