Life is not a private affair. A story and its lessons are only made useful if shared. Dan Millman More Quotes by Dan Millman More Quotes From Dan Millman Dad, once an aspiring architect, drove his own catering truck to feed factory workers in downtown Los Angeles, and mom, with a Mensa IQ and mathematical gifts, served as a bookkeeper and worked in a grocery store while pursuing her calling in music: playing piano and composing songs. Perhaps in a way, part of my drive was to complete their unfulfilled ambitions and dreams, but in my own way. Dan Millman momdreamsong Personal and collective awakening are one and the same - when a raindrop joins the sea, the sea also merges with the raindrop. Dan Millman raindropsawakeningsea Wisdom is the use of knowledge Dan Millman use-of-knowledgeuse Babe Ruth was the home-run king of his time, but also the strikeout king. Dan Millman kingshomerunning Meditation is a valuable exercise, but eventually you have to open up your eyes and look around. Dan Millman eyemeditationexercise The hours of your life are the most valuable currency you will ever have. How will you spend them? Dan Millman currencyvaluablehours Freedom from mental distraction equals power. Dan Millman distraction Do you have the courage for it? Do you have the love? If you have enough of one, you will develop the other. Dan Millman ifsenoughcourage My parents, like others of "The Greatest Generation" who lived through the Great Depression and World War II, wanted to provide the best possible life for their children. My mother and father both attended college but dropped out to earn a living during the Depression, working the rest of their lives at blue-collar work. Dan Millman motherfatherchildren You are rich if you have enough money to satisfy all your desires. So there are two ways to be rich: you earn, inherit, borrow, beg, or steal enough money to meet all your desires; or you cultivate a simple lifestyle of few desires; that way you always have enough money. Dan Millman simpledesiretwo The only laws are paradox, humor and change. Dan Millman peaceful-warriorparadoxlaw Anybody can be happy when things are going well, and I've learned that. But when things aren't going well it draws out the inner warrior in us to radiate that and bring whatever happiness we can to the situation. Dan Millman mmaive-learnedwarrior Responsibility is a grace you give yourself not an obligation Dan Millman graceresponsibilitygiving My parents were only one part of my lineage. I also met a number of mentors, one of whom I nicknamed "Socrates" after the ancient Greek, and wrote about in my first book, Way of the Peaceful Warrior. That book emerged in 1980, as a result of travels around the world and decades of preparation, eventually leading to 15 other books written over the years, culminating in my newest offering, The Four Purposes of Life. Dan Millman warriorbookyears Your greatest fear is death and your deepest craving is survival. You want Forever, you desire Eternity. In your deluded belief that you are this 'mind' or 'spirit' or 'soul', you find the escape clause in your contract with mortality. Perhaps as 'mind' you can wing free of the body when it dies, hmm? Dan Millman greatest-fearforeverwings Book ideas are like planes, lined up to approach the runway. Some never leave the gate, but others move quickly to the front of the line. It was like that with The Four Purposes. Honestly, I cannot remember the moment I had the idea for the book; perhaps because it emerged like a green shoot emerging from the soil of my subconscious. But it seemed important enough to begin the flow of words that eventually shaped themselves into this new book. Dan Millman bookideasmoving Stay present. You'll always have time to worry later on if you want to. Dan Millman ifswantworry A warrior takes responsibility for his acts, for the most trivial of acts. An average man acts out his thoughts, and never takes responsibility for what he does.When we feel stuck, going nowhere -- even starting to slipbackward -- we may actually be backing up to get a runningstart. Dan Millman warriorresponsibilitymen Although motivation comes and goes, you can always rely on your will. Dan Millman comes-and-goesrelymotivation Someday, in the moment of death, your whole life will pass before you. In a few fractions of a second-because time no longer applies-you will see many incidents from your life in order to learn. You will review your life with two questions in your consciousness: Could I have shown a little more courage in these moments? Could I have shown a little more love? You will see where you let fear stop you from expressing who you are, how you feel, or what you need. You will see whether you were able to expand into these moments, just a little, to show love, or whether you contracted. Dan Millman love-youtwoorder
