Théun Mares > Quotes

“Ignorance is no excuse. Deep down inside, all of us know exactly who and what we are, and what we should be doing in this lifetime.”
― Théun Mares, Cry of the Eagle: The Toltec Teachings Volume 2

“Challenges are unique to every individual. What makes a challenge difficult or easy is the level of power inherent within it. Easy challenges do not require a great deal of effort, and therefore their yields are poor. Difficult challenges, on the other hand, require a great deal of effort, and in exercising the will in order to conquer them, they yield magnificent gifts of power.”
― Théun Mares, Cry of the Eagle: The Toltec Teachings Volume 2

“Average man is arrogant, because he is ever impressed by reason and always bows his head to it. Reason makes us believe that our challenges in life are to be avoided at all costs. This is to be a coward who does not have the self-respect needed in order to honour the marvellous gift of life.”
― Théun Mares, Return of the Warriors: The Toltec Teachings - Volume I

“There is a vast difference between academic thought and intelligence. Academic thought can only function within the context of separativeness, whilst intelligence is a spontaneous co-operation with the fundamental wholeness that is inherent within the process of life.”
― Théun Mares, Cry of the Eagle: The Toltec Teachings – Volume 2

“Denial is the worst form of self-indulgence. A warrior sees his faults as being his passage to power.”
― Théun Mares, Return of the Warriors: The Toltec Teachings - Volume I

“The warrior knows that the world is not what it appears to be, and therefore does not make the mistake of assuming anything to be merely a logical necessity.”
― Théun Mares, Cry of the Eagle: The Toltec Teachings Volume 2

“The warrior lives by challenge; therefore his life is a disciplined strategy.”
― Théun Mares, Return of the Warriors: The Toltec Teachings - Volume I

“Old age is a crossroad in the sense that it is the point at which two forces cross at right angles. The one force is the unyielding temptation to rest; the other is the determination to go on. If the warrior surrenders to the temptation to rest, the aging process of the body pulls the plug on his personal power, and before long he will have become just as feeble as any average man in his old age. If, on the other hand, the warrior fights off the temptation to rest, he performs yet another miracle, and so brings about a ninety degree shift in his awareness which enables him to enter into that peculiar state termed the definitive journey of a warrior.”
― Théun Mares, Cry of the Eagle: The Toltec Teachings Volume 2

“Transformation is the process of death in which the warrior actively engages once he or she embarks upon the warrior's path. It starts with transmutation and ends in transfiguration.”
― Théun Mares, Cry of the Eagle: The Toltec Teachings Volume 2

“A warrior cuts out all unnecessary acts; in this way he saves his personal power.”
― Théun Mares, Cry of the Eagle: The Toltec Teachings Volume 2

“Should a warrior feel the need to be comforted, he simply chooses anyone or anything, be it friend, dog, or mountain, to whom he expresses his innermost feelings. It does not matter to the warrior if he is not answered, or if he is not heard, because he is not seeking to be understood or helped - by talking he is merely releasing the pressure of his battle.”
― Théun Mares, Cry of the Eagle: The Toltec Teachings – Volume 2

“If you want to meet your fate in life you must start from where you are. You cannot start by first wanting to know your fate, for fate is not a rigid course from which there can be no deviation - it is instead a wondrous journey of possibilities; each possibility bringing its own challenges and knowledge.”
― Théun Mares, Cry of the Eagle: The Toltec Teachings Volume 2

“A warrior has to believe, otherwise he cannot activate his intent positively.”
― Théun Mares

“Man’s only justification for physical existence is to learn; this is his destiny which he cannot avoid under any circumstances.”
― Théun Mares, Return of the Warriors: The Toltec Teachings - Volume I

“No man can survive the path of knowledge if he is not prepared to embrace death. Death is a warrior’s best advisor.”
― Théun Mares, Return of the Warriors: The Toltec Teachings - Volume I

“WARRIORS KNOW EVERY ASPECT OF THEIR BEING MOST INTIMATELY, EVEN THEIR LATENT TENDENCIES, AND MOST ESPECIALLY THEIR HIDDEN POTENTIAL. TO ACHIEVE THIS WARRIORS USE THE WORLD AROUND THEM AS A MIRROR, FOR IN THAT MIRROR ALL STANDS REVEALED.

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― Théun Mares, Cry of the Eagle: The Toltec Teachings – Volume 2

“Warriors win battles, not by ignoring them, but through clarity.”
― Théun Mares, Return of the Warriors: The Toltec Teachings - Volume I

“A warrior lives by challenge. The average man sees everything in his life as either a blessing or a curse; the warrior sees everything as a challenge.”
― Théun Mares, Return of the Warriors: The Toltec Teachings - Volume I

“No man is born a warrior, nor is he born a reasoning being – we choose to become either one or the other. In order to become a warrior, one must be prepared to take one’s chances and fight for one’s freedom. There is no other way. One cannot become a warrior simply by wishing to do so. To become a warrior is the struggle of a lifetime.”
― Théun Mares, Return of the Warriors: The Toltec Teachings - Volume I

“When the warrior fails in any one particular pursuit of knowledge he is not defeated, because in walking the path of knowledge we fight many battles – some we win, some we lose. Success lies not in how many battles we have won, but in how well we have fought.”
― Théun Mares, Return of the Warriors: The Toltec Teachings - Volume I

“Impeccability is to act to the very best of your ability upon whatever knowledge happens to be available to you at any given moment.”
― Théun Mares, Return of the Warriors: The Toltec Teachings - Volume I

“The mark of the true male is courage, but to have courage the man must take heart.”
― Théun Mares, Cry of the Eagle: The Toltec Teachings Volume 2

“Knowledge is ever greater and more powerful than man. To walk the path of knowledge is to fight for survival; therefore if you come to this path to learn, then you must be prepared to fight as if your life depends upon it.”
― Théun Mares, Return of the Warriors: The Toltec Teachings - Volume I

“The only failure in life is the failure to fight.”
― Théun Mares, Return of the Warriors: The Toltec Teachings - Volume I

“If you are going to stop the world you must claim your power, but no man can claim his power if he feels unworthy of it.”
― Théun Mares, Cry of the Eagle: The Toltec Teachings Volume 2

“IN WORKING WITH MIRRORS IT IS NECESSARY TO RECAPITULATE YOUR ENTIRE LIFE, FROM THE PRESENT MOMENT RIGHT BACK TO THE MOMENT OF BIRTH. SUCH A RECAPITULATION DEMANDS A LEVEL OF HONESTY WHICH IS ONLY ATTAINABLE THROUGH AN ACT OF RUTHLESSNESS. RUTHLESSNESS MUST BEGIN WITH YOURSELF. ONLY WHEN RUTHLESSNESS HAS REPLACED SELF-PITY CAN YOU ACHIEVE THE SOBRIETY NEEDED IN ORDER TO DISCRIMINATE WITH WISDOM.”
― Théun Mares

“IF YOU POSTPONE TAKING ACTION BECAUSE YOU FEAR FAILURE, OR BECAUSE OF FEELING INADEQUATE, YOU HAVE ALREADY FAILED.”
― Théun Mares, Cry of the Eagle: The Toltec Teachings Volume 2

“Only after the warrior has brought about the ninety degree shift can he in all honesty accept the title of Toltec. Thus the career of true-blooded Toltecs is short by any standard, and yet it is time enough in which to rejoice in their full power. In having chosen to walk the path of freedom warriors know that they cannot defeat old age, but only fight it off impeccably until death taps them.”
― Théun Mares, Cry of the Eagle: The Toltec Teachings Volume 2

“Only by listening attentively to every command issuing from his heart can the warrior hope to gain the advantage over power. There is no other way in which to survive the unrelenting attacks staged by power against the warrior striving to gain command over it. The warrior must never, not even for one instant, lose sight of the fact that power is not the sole property of any individual to be used for selfish gain - power may only be used for the benefit of all life, since the individual unit is but a fragment of the greater whole. If the warrior holds his intent unwaveringly upon this knowledge throughout his battle, then there comes a moment when he slips into a second state of serenity and, in that new quietness of life, grasps the purpose of the eagle. It is then that the warrior's command becomes the command of the eagle, and from this moment on the warrior is free of the horrendous temptations posed by power. Finally the battle is over, and the power which the warrior has been struggling to control now quietly submits to his will. This is that true command of power which makes the warrior who walks the path of freedom an utterly invincible being.”
― Théun Mares, Cry of the Eagle: The Toltec Teachings Volume 2

“When one looks at the world directly, the eyes fixate the assemblage point, and no more movement is possible. Under such conditions there can be no fluidity or sobriety. Therefore one should not look at the world directly; that is, one should not stare, but glance around casually and at ease. This is true even if one is using the inner vision to look at one's own inner world.”
― Théun Mares, Cry of the Eagle: The Toltec Teachings Volume 2