Wisdom of the Peaceful WarriorNearly a quarter century after the publication of Dan Millman's Way of the Peaceful Warrior, a film adaptation came to the screen in a movie titled "Peaceful Warrior" starring Nick Nolte as Dan's old mentor, "Socrates." Dan had anticipated that many questions might come from viewers of that film, and that it was finally time to write a book that directly addressed the original teachings in his first book, and loosely expressed in the movie. Over the years, readers have asked many compelling questions about mysterious elements in his bestselling classic. In this powerful new work, Wisdom of the Peaceful Warrior, Dan selected one hundred key passages and added incisive commentaries to clarify the timeless teachings of his old mentor, Socrates. With practical wisdom gained over the passing decades, Dan now shares fresh insights that readers can apply directly to their everyday lives. |
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... stories, inspiration, and transcendental reminders, but always balance faith with reason and trust your direct experience ... story. Most of us share a yearning for “something more,” even when we cannot fathom or articulate what that ...
... story is based on my adventure, but it is a novel. The man I called Socrates did, in fact, exist. Yet he had a way of blending into the world, so it's been difficult at times to tell where he left off and other teachers and life ...
... story. What if, instead of possessing great leaping abilities, Socrates had learned from a shaman how to alter someone else's sense of time, so that instead of a few seconds passing as I was walking away from the station, a few minutes ...
... story of a young Indian scholar who had paid a ferryman to take him across a deep, surging river. They struck up a conversation as the young scholar, glancing with concern at the surging water, told the humble ferryman about his studies ...
... dark and nearly invisible, and used clever means of hiding, tricks of distraction, illusion, and escape. The ninja,” he finally added, “were great jumpers.” Way of the Peaceful Warrior readers will recall the story 25.
Contents
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The Web of Illusion | 41 |
The Warriors Training | 61 |
The Mountain Path | 87 |
Unreasonable Happiness | 100 |
Laughter in the Wind | 114 |
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Wisdom of the Peaceful Warrior: A Companion to the Book that Changes Lives Dan Millman Limited preview - 2007 |