Dan Millman Quotes

Conscious evolution begins as we take responsibility for clearing our own obstructions.

Unless someone truly has the power to say no, they never truly have the power to say yes.

Aim not to win or succeed, but for excellence in the moment.

You get no more and no less than what you believe you deserve.

You have to lose your mind in order to regain your senses.

When in haste, rest in the present. Take a deep breath and come back to here and now.

Your fears are not walls, but hurdles.

Your body is malleable; you can sculpt it over time with daily habits of diet and exercise. The law of accommodation reminds us that the body may change slowly, but it will change.

Faith is the courage to live your life as if everything that happens does so for your highest good and learning. Like it or not.

A jet plane cannot mow the lawn, but it can fly to distant destinations. Don't worry so much about what you can't do; just do what you can as only you can do it.

There are times to let things happen, and times to make things happen. Now is that time. You will either make things happen, watch what happens, or wonder what happened.

No need to feel brave or confident; just behave that way.

I had lost my mind and fallen into my heart.

Personal and collective awakening are one and the same - when a raindrop joins the sea, the sea also merges with the raindrop.

The warrior is Here, Now.

You're a prisoner of your own illusions - about yourself and about the world.

Live in the Moment", "Empty Your Mind of the Trash" Wisdom is the Use of Knowledge

Every choice eventually leads to wisdom.

The world's a puzzle; no need to make sense out of it." - Socrates

It may be true that the unexamined life is not worth living-but neither is the unlived life worth examining.

Looking back we see with great clarity, and what once appeared as difficulties now reveal themselves as blessings.

Refine your senses a little more each day; stretch them...your awareness will pierce deeply into your body and into the world.

As we stop monitoring others' opinions, we connect with our heart's wisdom.

Managing your money does not depend upon becoming wealthy or declaring vows of poverty. Rather, it is about creating stability and sufficiency - a balanced flow of monetary energy through your life.

My life has been less like a light switch suddenly turning on, and more like a dimmer switch slowly turned up, over time, more in some moments than others.

Life is a series of moments. The quality of attention and action that we bring to each moment determines the quality of our lives.

Do you have the courage for it? Do you have the love? If you have enough of one, you will develop the other.

In life, stress happens when you resist what arises.

To see where something leads, it's best to wait until you've reached the end.

Better never begin; once begun, better finish.

Life is the only real teacher. It offers many experiences....But the lessons of experience are hidden.

Sometimes sorrow, sometimes joy. But beneath it all remember the innate perfection of your life unfolding. That is the secret of unreasonable happiness.

To rid yourself of old patterns, focus all your energy not on struggling with the old, but on building the new.

As a peaceful warrior, I would choose when, where and how I would behave. With that commitment, I began to live the life of a warrior.

The hours of your life are the most valuable currency you will ever have. How will you spend them?

A little bit of something beats a lot of nothing. Break the largest of difficult tasks into the smallest of steps and it can be done.

We discover our character through decisions under pressure.

Freedom from mental distraction equals power.

Meditation is a valuable exercise, but eventually you have to open up your eyes and look around.

Consciousness is not in the body; the body is in consciousness. And you are that consciousness.

The only laws are paradox, humor and change.

Stay present. You'll always have time to worry later on if you want to.

Although motivation comes and goes, you can always rely on your will.

Responsibility is a grace you give yourself not an obligation

Wisdom is the use of knowledge

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.

Choice means saying no to one thing so you can say yes to another.

Babe Ruth was the home-run king of his time, but also the strikeout king.

Simplicity has power. Founding our life on constructive, positive behavior is the simplest, most direct, and powerful approach I've ever found-simple, but not easy.

Don't be like the preacher who thought about praying while making love with his life and thought about love while praying.