Quotes from Dan Millman

Make peace within, and there will be no one who can overcome you. And no one you will wish to overcome.

Stress happens when the mind resists what is.

You've become bored to things because they exist only as names to you. The dry concepts of mind obscure your direct perception.

Tragedy is very different for the warrior and for the fool.

Whatever our circumstances, everything can feel so simple, so beautiful, and so right when we no longer pay attention to the mind's incessant chatter.

When the mind is creating troubles, it's time to come back to the body and the serenity of the present moment.

You now see everything through a veil of associations about things, projected over a direct, simple awareness. You've 'seen it all before'; it's like watching a movie for the twentieth time. You see only memories of things, so you become bored. Boredom, you see, is fundamental nonawareness of life; boredom is awareness, trapped in the mind. You'll have to lose your mind before you can come to your senses.

My mind is like a pond without ripples. Your mind is full of waves because you feel separated from, and often threatened by, an unplanned, unwelcome occurrence. Your mind is like a pond into which someone has just dropped a boulder!

Happiness is not just something you feel — it is who you are.

Reality never matched their dreams; happiness was just around the corner — a corner they never turned. And the source of it all was the human mind.

Azt szokták mondani, hogy Utayás csak egy van, de ösvény több. Azt kívánom, haladj jól a saját ösvényeden, a távolság nélküli utazáson, melyen együtt utazunk.

Experts devote their life to training. Masters devote their training to life.

Bakat harus dilatih, bukan hanya dilahirkan.

Yang bisa kita lakukan sebagai penulis hanyalah mencoba, mengerahkan usaha, menabur benih, dan menuai panen apa pun yang diberikan dengan penuh sukacita dan syukur.

It is better for you to take responsibility for your life as it is, instead of blaming others, or circumstances, for your predicament.

Windows of opportunity open and then close. By staying in the present, handling what's in front of us, and riding the wave of opportunity when it comes, we follow the natural order of things.

It feels nice to be comfortable, but if we're comfortable all the time, we miss out on the chance to stretch and grow.

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

You Don't need a reason to be happy. If you do that reason can be taken away.

Life was never meant to be a struggle, just a gentle progression from one point to another, much like walking through a valley on a sunny day. — Stuart Wilde

We must pass through solitude and difficulty, isolation and silence, to find that enchanted place where we can dance our clumsy dance and sing our sorrowful song. But in that dance, and in that song, the most ancient rites of our conscience fulfill themselves in the awareness of being human. —Pablo Neruda, Toward the Splendid City

secret's value is not in what you know, but in what you do.

It's better to make a mistake with the full force of your being than to timidly avoid mistakes with a trembling spirit.Responsibility means recognizing both pleasure and price, action and consequence, then making a choice.

To really help people, you first need to understand them—but first understand yourself, prepare yourself; develop the clarity, the courage, and the sensitivity to exert the right leverage, in the right place, at the right time. Then your actions will have power. History," he added, "holds many examples of individuals and nations who acted without the wisdom to foresee the consequences