[ensonar]

I was just wondering if anyone has taken anything from anything else they've read and applied it to don juans teachings as well..

I haven't followed Christianity very closely. Although there was one book that I found particularly interesting a while back, and felt that much of it didn't go against the teachings of Don Juan. That book was "The Imitation of Christ" by Thomas Kempis. I haven't read it in a while though, so I'm not sure what I'd think of it at this point.

But to answer your question, yes, all the time. The next closest thing I've come across that in my opinion seems very similar to the teachings of the Nagual is Taoism. I never grow tired of reading the Tao Te Ching.

I've been interested in many different religions and philosophies, and it seems to me that when you find the similarities between them all, you may be glimpsing "universal truths". Or at least that's the way I like to look at it.

Don Juan talks about inner silence leading to seeing. Inner silence is also practiced by Hindus, Budhists, Taoists, and many other religions for differing, but perhaps similar reasons.

I feel that the Toltec lineage which Don Juan and Carlos were part of refined knowledge and practice to such an extent that it has become an art that leads to the source of power and energy in a most direct way.

I do feel that filling oneself with knowledge of all sorts is good too though. Looking at things from different angles can be very fulfilling.