• The Teachings of Don Juan

  • A Yaqui Way of Knowledge
  • By: Carlos Castaneda
  • Narrated by: Luis Moreno
  • Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (1,108 ratings)

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The Teachings of Don Juan

By: Carlos Castaneda
Narrated by: Luis Moreno
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For over 40 years, Carlos Castaneda’s The Teachings of Don Juan has inspired audiences to expand their world view beyond traditional Western forms. Originally published as Castaneda’s master’s thesis in anthropology, Teachings documents Castaneda’s supposed apprenticeship with a Yaqui Indian sorcerer, don Juan Matus. Dividing the work into two sections, Castaneda begins by describing don Juan’s philosophies, then continues with his own reflections.

©1969; 1996 Regents of the University of California; Carlos Castaneda (P)2010 Recorded Books, LLC

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"It's impossible to view the world in quite the same way after reading him.... If Castaneda is correct, there is another world, a sometimes beautiful and sometimes frightening world, right before our eyes at this moment - if only we could see." ( Chicago Tribune)

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great book

great book for anyone interested in learning about different world views. Both the narrative and the analysis complement each other

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very interesting way of accepting the world

this book helps remind me that there are many different ways to see each and every experience and to keep an open mind regardless of what's Happening

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Motivational

I'm probably more enlightened than I am intellectual so the first 80% of the book I really understood and enjoyed while the last 20% I had trouble understanding. All in all, an incredible insight into the world of shamans.

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end was hard to decipher

beautiful beggining, the end was hard to understand. his wording was over my head good read still

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very nice reread

I first read this book several decades ago, and enjoyed it again by audio. Thanks.

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A constructive journey of mind

If a book challenges my preset notions and stretches my mind to see things from a different vantage point, I am please with the effort of reading (or listening) to it - whether fiction or non-fiction.

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Love it.

Carlos Castaneda's books were great companions during my trip to Peru. After listening to just one book narrated by Luis Moreno I couldn't resist to listening more and got whole teachings of Don Juan series from Audible.
I don't overthink too much is this fiction or not, we all can choose what to believe. These books remind about important things and help to balance inner and outer worlds.

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This is a classic. Purchase a copy and read it.

The important stuff is in Journey to Ixtlan and Tales of Power. But, this is great for background info - and it's a great read, or listen.

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Esoteric knowledge

This book is full of esoteric knowledge. The narrator reads with feeling. I enjoyed it a lot.

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Amazing Insightful!

What a wonderful step by step guide to learning the way of the Yaqui! I will cherish this knowledge always. Thank you!

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