• The Teachings of Don Juan

  • A Yaqui Way of Knowledge
  • By: Carlos Castaneda
  • Narrated by: Peter Coyote
  • Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (300 ratings)

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The Teachings of Don Juan

By: Carlos Castaneda
Narrated by: Peter Coyote
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Publisher's summary

In 1968, with the publication of Carlos Castaneda's The Teachings of Don Juan, the spiritual search was revealed to be as incredibly exciting as any death-defying adventure which human beings may be drawn to undertake.

As the years have passed, Dr. Castaneda has come to be seen as an anthropologist of the soul, showing us that the inner world has its own inaccessible mountains, forbidding deserts, and awesomely beautiful dangers which we are all called to confront.

Listen and marvel as Coyote and Castaneda draw us into a breathtaking world of magical reality and ultimate truth.

©1968 Carlos Castaneda (P)1998, 2016 Audio Literature, Phoenix Books
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"Coyote makes us listen to Don Juan's vision with fresh ears; he enlivens this mystical search with a sense of mystery and poetry." (Listener's Guide to Audio Books)

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Great short read

Great source for small snippets of indigenous wisdom from an experiential lens. Simple yet insightful.

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Thrilling and transcendental

Beautiful story, rich in wisdom and very well performed by Coyote. What stays with me most is: All paths lead to nowhere.The only way to chose a path is to ask: Does this path have a heart? I hope to move forward in my life with this belief, always.

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spiritual journey in the teachings of Don juan.

spiritual journey story. a good listen for me. check it yourself. could lead toa journey for you.

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Excellent audio read by Peter Wolf

This audio talks only of the teaching between Don Juan and Carlos Castaneda. The physical copy of the book has more information than is givin here. Still excellent 👍

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Read it years ago, still amazing

Very fast read, I read all his books in three days. I was 12
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Carlos Castaneda for president

Nothing to say other than Carlos is amazing. Read this book 2 times and listened to this tape once!

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Beautiful

Read so well, so articulately, the few Spanish phrases were so beautiful- I wanted to hear all of it in Spanish, though I don’t speak Spanish. Thank you Peter Coyote. The edit seemed very good too. I’m 65, I loved revisiting this work.

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Exhilarating!

Absolutely loved it. Had vivid dreams while reading it. I would strongly recommend this book.

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*LESSON: “Careful for what you ask for…”

As a Yaqui myself… As I was listening to the teachings of Don Juan, I honestly felt I was on the edge of my seat, hands / feet sweating, my heart was racing… as if I was the apprentice being taught. When the book ended I wanted more ~ immediately after finishing the audible book I listened to it again!

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Essentially spark notes version

Great story but this version is extremely condensed and leaves out so many details. Would look for another audio book version. The 10 hour one.

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