quotes by Dan Millman

"There are no ordinary moments."
— Dan Millman (Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives)

"The journey is what brings us happiness not the destination."
— Dan Millman (Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives)

"There is no need to search; achievement leads to nowhere. It makes no difference at all, so just be happy now! Love is the only reality of the world, because it is all One, you see. And the only laws are paradox, humor and change. There is no problem, never was, and never will be. Release your struggle, let go of your mind, throw away your concerns, and relax into the world. No need to resist life, just do your best. Open your eyes and see that you are far more than you imagine. You are the world, you are the universe; you are yourself and everyone else, too! It's all the marvelous Play of God. Wake up, regain your humor. Don't worry, just be happy. You are already free!"
— Dan Millman (Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives)

"Wake up! If you knew for certain you had a terminal illness--if you had little time left to live--you would waste precious little of it! Well, I'm telling you...you do have a terminal illness: It's called birth. You don't have more than a few years left. No one does! So be happy now, without reason--or you will never be at all."
— Dan Millman

"“Your fears are not walls, but hurdles. Courage is not the absence of fear, but the conquering of it.”"
— Dan Millman

"Responsibility is a grace you give yourself not an obligation"
— Dan Millman

"There is no path to Happiness. Happiness is the path. There is no path to Love. Love is the path. There is no path to Peace. Peace is the path."
— Dan Millman

"Be happy now, without reason - or you never will be at all.
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— Dan Millman

"There are no ordinary moments."
— Dan Millman

"So be gentle with yourself; show yourself the same kindness and patience you might show a young child - the child you once were. If you won’t be your own friend, who will be? If, when playing an opponent, you are also opposing yourself, you will be outnumbered."
— Dan Millman

"Money is neither my god nor my devil. It is a form of energy that tends to make us more of who we already are whether it’s greedy or loving."
— Dan Millman

"A warrior does not give up what he loves, he finds the love in what he does"
— Dan Millman (Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives)

"When you become fully responisble for your life, you can become fully human; once you become human, you may discover what it mens to be a warrior."
— Dan Millman

"The first step to change,... is accepting your reality right now. Honoring your process. Compassionate self-awareness leads to change; harsh self-criticism only holds the pattern in place, creating a stubborn and defensive Basic Self. Be gentle with yourself as you would with a child. Be gentle but firm. Give yourself the space to grow. But remember that the timing is in god's hands, not yours. page~147"
— Dan Millman (Sacred Journey of the Peaceful Warrior)

""There is no need to search; achievement leads to nowhere. It makes no difference at all, so just be happy now! Love is the only reality of the world, because it is all One, you see. And the only laws are paradox, humor and change. There is no problem, never was, and never will be. Release your struggle, let go of your mind, throw away your concerns, and relax into the world. No need to resist life; just do your best. Open your eyes and see that you are far more than you imagine. You are the world, you are the universe; you are yourself and everyone else, too? It's all the marvelous Play of God. Wake up, regain your humor. Don't worry, you are already free.""
— Dan Millman

"All these years I had been sustained by an illusion-happiness through victory- and now that illusion was burned to ashes. I was no more happier, no more fullfilled, for all my achievements. Finally I saw through the clouds I saw that I had never learned how to enjoy life, only how to achieve. All my life i had been busy seeking happiness, but never finding it or sustaining it."
— Dan Millman

"The seasons do not push one another; neither do clouds race the wind across the sky. All things happen in their own good time."
— Dan Millman

"If babies held the same tendency toward self-criticism as adults, they might never learn to walk or talk. Can you imagine infants stomping, 'Aarggh! Screwed up again!' Fortunately, babies are free of self-criticism. They just keep practicing."
— Dan Millman

"You haven't yet opened your heart fully, to life, to each moment. The peaceful warrior's way is not about invulnerability, but absolute vulnerability--to the world, to life, and to the Presence you felt. All along I've shown you by example that a warrior's life is not about imagined perfection or victory; it is about love. Love is a warrior's sword; wherever it cuts, it gives life, not death."
— Dan Millman

"“Unless someone truly has the power to say no, they never truly have the power to say yes”"
— Dan Millman

"“Willpower is the key to success. Successful people strive no matter what they feel by applying their will to overcome apathy, doubt or fear.”"
— Dan Millman

"The warrior is Here, Now."
— Dan Millman (Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives)

""There is no need to search; achievement leads to nowhere. It makes no difference at all, so just be happy now! Love is the only reality of the world, because it is all One, you see. And the only laws are paradox, humor and change. There is no problem, never was, and never will be. Release your struggle, let go of your mind, throw away your concerns, and relax into the world. No need to resist like; just do your best. Open your eyes and see that you are far more than you imagine. You are the world, you are the universe; you are yourself and everyone else, too? It's all the marvelous Play of God. Wake up, regain your humor. Don't worry, you are already free.""
— Dan Millman (Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives)