Every positive change - every jump to a higher level of energy and awareness - involves a rite of passage. You don't have more than a few years left. Socrates: I'd say maybe you're still asleep. Those that are the hardest to love, need it the most. Peaceful warriors have the patience to wait until the mud settles and the water clears. I want you to stop gathering information from outside yourself and start gathering it from the inside. Discover and share Peaceful Warrior Quotes. Dan Millman: Paradox, humour, and change.
“Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives”, p.29,, Dan Millman (2000). Love is a warrior's sword wherever it cuts, it gives life, not death. It's for those afraid to laugh or cry, for those afraid to live or die. Happiness Life, Consciousness, and Existence Mortality Dreams, Hopes, and Plans Perseverance Versions of Reality Dissatisfaction Admiration. It's the wobbling compromise that makes no one happy. Socrates: So why can't you sleep at night? Stress happens when your mind resists what is.The only problem in your life is your mind's resistance to life as it unfolds. Humor: Keep a sense of humor, especially about yourself. Dan Millman: There are no ordinary moments. Dan Millman: The journey is what brings us happiness not the destination. Dan Millman: My dad's got plenty of cash, school's kind of a breeze, I get straight A's. Consciousness is not in the body the body is in consciousness. Explore David Vigil's board "Peaceful Warrior Quotes" on Pinterest.
Paradox: Life is a mystery don't waste your time trying to figure it out. “Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives”, p.163,, Dan Millman (2006). Somehow it reminds readers of what they had always known but forgotten - the bigger picture and essential perfection of our lives unfolding.We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly. I believe it’s because my story also touched upon universal themes-our common quest for meaning and purpose and direction. When I wrote it, I had no idea that so many people, young and old, from different walks of life, would find my story so inspiring. I’ve been blessed by thousands of letters I’ve received over the years. Way of the Peaceful Warrior began my own journey as a writer and teacher. Find out why this book has changed lives. This classic tale, told with heart and humor, speaks to the peaceful warrior in each of us, moving readers to laughter and tears - even to moments of illumination - as they rediscover life’s larger meaning and purpose. Guided by an eccentric old warrior named Socrates, drawn to an elusive young woman called Joy, Dan moves toward a final confrontation that will deliver or destroy him. It also includes a new Afterword that tells the story behind the book-how it was born, “died,” then rose from its ashes to become a word-of-mouth bestseller that continues to inspire millions of men and women of all ages in 22 languages worldwide.īlending fact and fiction, the story relates an odyssey into realms of light and shadow, romance, and mystery. This edition of one of the most beloved spiritual sagas of our time contains hundreds of revisions by the author.