Dan Millman Quotes

Here and now...breathe and relax...in battle and in life

you can live a whole life time never being awake.

Ships are safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for. So set sail on the stormy sea of love. You're going to get soaked at times, but at least you'll know you're alive.

Words mean little unless you realize the truth of it yourself. And when you do, you'll be free at last.

Life is not suffering; it's just that you will suffer it, rather than enjoy it, until you let go of your mind's attachments and just go for the ride freely, no matter what happens.

Remember that life develops what it demands - the toughest path creates the strongest warrior. Pray not for a lighter load, but for stronger shoulders.

The warrior acts, the fool reacts.

This moment deserves your full attention, for it will not pass your way again.

Faith does not rely on knowing anything with certainty. It requires only the courage to accept that whatever happens is for the highest good.

If we agree on everything, only one of us is necessary.

When running up a hill, it is all right to give up as many times as you wish-as long as your feet keep on moving.

Freedom from mental distraction equals power. Body mind masters eventually come to the realization that this and every moment, on or off the field, is the moment of truth.

While you fear missing a meal, you aren't fully aware of the meals you do eat.

The birth of the mind is the death of the senses

...when you resist what happens, your mind begins to race; the same thoughts that impinge upon you are actually created by you.

When you lose your mind, you'll come to your senses.

Sometimes I look back and think, "How did I write that? The book is smarter than I am!" I have never written strategically, but rather, followed the dictates of my muse.

People love miracle stories and dramatic moments of transcendence or transformation, and may then pursue their own dramatic "awakenings."

Action is stronger than subjectivity. No matter what you feel or think, you can still act.

If we lose touch with our heart's wisdom, then no method avails; if we love, then nothing else is necessary.

When we align our lives with spiritual laws, challenges remain, but we can approach them with arms open wide, ready to dance.

Every athletic career, no matter how modest or lofty, is a journey.

As you manage your money, you manage your life.

Faith is the recognition that Spirit works in, as and through each and all of us - through every person and every circumstance.

Life is about refinement, not perfection. And you still have refining to do.

Where are you? HereWhat time is it? NowWhat are you? This moment.

You have tried to be superior in an ordinary realm. Now you must learn to be ordinary in a superior realm.

The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.

He was a thinker, but also a man of action.

Enlightenment is not an attainment, it is a realization. And when you wake up, everything changes and nothing changes.

While you fear missing a meal you aren't fully aware of the meals you do eat.