Way
of the Peaceful Warrior, 20th Anniversary Edition: A Book
That Changes Lives
During his junior year at the University of California,
Dan Millman first stumbled upon his mentor (nicknamed Socrates)
at an all-night gas station. At the time, Millman hoped
to become a world-champion gymnast. "To survive the
lessons ahead, you're going to need far more energy than
ever before," Socrates warned him that night. "You
must cleanse your body of tension, free your mind of stagnant
knowledge, and open your heart to the energy of true emotion."
From there, the unpredictable Socrates proceeded to teach
Millman the "way of the peaceful warrior." At
first Socrates shattered every preconceived notion that
Millman had about academics, athletics, and achievement.
But eventually Millman stopped resisting the lessons, and
began to try on a whole new ideology--one that valued being
conscious over being smart, and strength in spirit over
strength in body. Although the character of the cigarette-smoking
Socrates seems like a fictional, modern-day Merlin, Millman
asserts that he is based on an actual person. Certain male
readers especially appreciate the coming-of-age theme, the
haunting love story with the elusive woman Joy, and the
challenging of Western beliefs about masculine power and
success.
Sacred
Journey of the Peaceful Warrior
The sequel to
Way of the Peaceful Warrior is every
bit as spellbinding as the original.
Sacred Journey of
the Peaceful Warrior finds Dan disillusioned by his
broken marriage and again searching for answers to the challenges
of life. Again, the author uses the facts of his life, coupled
with a vivid imagination, to create a fictinalized story
with universal appeal. He searches for, and finds in amost
unusual way, a nameless teacher that Socrates (his first
teacher) had mentioned years before. His Hawaiian adventures
with her teach spiritual truths in a suspenseful story format
that's difficult to put down.
No
Ordinary Moments: A Peaceful Warrior's Guide to Daily Life
If you are already a fan, you're in for a real treat. If
you're not, get the first book, read it, join the throngs
of Dan Millman admirers, then enjoy the new one.
Based on the principle that to change our world we first
have to change ourselves,
No Ordinary Moments: a Peaceful
Warrior's Guide to Daily Life, outlines principles and
practices to uplift our spirits, inspire real change, and
make all our journeys easier. We all share the same journey
up the mountain path of life, confronting issues of relationship,
sexuality, health, money, and work. A clear mind is our
map: a healthy body is our vehicle: open emotions provide
the fuel.
The
Laws of Spirit: Simple, Powerful Truths for Making Life
Work
Millman's parable of a wise woman and laws of spirit which
help to make life work smoothly contains gentle reflection
and spiritual education for all who consult his title. The
laws of spirit are at the basis of all religious traditions:
Millman's outline documents their importance.
The
Life You Were Born to Live: A Guide to Finding Your Life
Purpose
Best-selling author Millman invites readers into the world
of The Life Purpose System, a method of life-purpose analysis
that is similar to numerology yet more practical, using
the time of our birth as the indicator of right livelihood.
Millman doesnt stop at discussing the eleven basic life
paths or their several variations, but has much to say about
the influence of spiritual laws, from flexibility and balance
to discipline and perfection. Issues of relationship and
the cycles of life complete this ambitious work.
Living
on Purpose: Straight Answers to Universal Questions
The Sufi poet Rumi once claimed that it is better to live
the questions than always know the answers. In this spirit,
bestselling author Dan Millman offers a book of contemplative
answers to the common spiritual questions that we all live
with. Millman has created a very readable format where he
poses a question, offers a brief response (which he calls
a "House Rule"), and then elaborates with lengthier
thoughts and anecdotes. For example, when he asks, "Where
can I find the right teacher for me?" he answers with
this House Rule: "Our teachers appear in many forms."
He then goes on to discuss how teachers can appear in the
form of nature, strangers, children, or unexpected circumstances.
Other questions include, "Why does my life seem to
be getting worse?" (HR: "If we don't learn easy
lessons, they get harder.") "What's the best way
to make a big difference in the world?" (HR: "Little
things can make a big difference.")