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Responsibility is a grace you give yourself not an obligation

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Dan Millman
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: February 22
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Competitive Diver
Motivational Speaker
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Daniel Jay Millman
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Nature and training (in any sport or art) can teach us all the spiritual laws I describe in another book, The Laws of Spirit. But now I'm happy to share these four purposes of life that lend meaning and direction to anyone's life, especially those in transition, going through changes.
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Better never begin once begun, better finish.
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In life, stress happens when you resist what arises.
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If you don't get what you want, you suffer if you get what you don't want, you suffer even when you get exactly what you want, you still suffer because you can't hold on to it forever.
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The warrior is Here, Now.
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Peaceful warriors have the patience to wait until the mud settles and the water clears. They remain unmoving until the right time, so the right action arises by itself. They do not seek fulfillment, but wait with open arms to welcome all things.
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There is no path to Happiness. Happiness is the path. There is no path to Love. Love is the path. There is no path to Peace. Peace is the path.
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Live in the Moment, Empty Your Mind of the Trash Wisdom is the Use of Knowledge
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Carry your groceries, garden, and do other activities that keep you moving. You will add more years to your life and more life to your years.
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The light will disturb us when we're comfortable, and comfort us when we're disturbed. We turn to spirit for help when our foundations are shaking only to find out that it is spirit who is shaking them!
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There are no mistakes, only lessons. If you don't learn the lesson the first time, they get harder.
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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.
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Our practices - our most spiritual practices - are hanging laundry on the line, raising children, building strong relationships, practicing kindness as much as we can, striving for excellence in the workplace, and developing deeper self-knowledge. I wrote The Four Purposes of Life to assist in these endeavors.
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I kind of got more interested in writing after I turned in my last college essay and nobody was going to tell me what kind of academic papers to write anymore. I could write whatever I wanted, and I realized that I actually liked it when I could choose what I would write.
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...when you resist what happens, your mind begins to race the same thoughts that impinge upon you are actually created by you.
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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.
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Personal and collective awakening are one and the same - when a raindrop joins the sea, the sea also merges with the raindrop.
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Action is stronger than subjectivity. No matter what you feel or think, you can still act.
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. . . Action always happens in the present, because it is an expression of the body, which can only exist in the here and now. But the mind is like a phantom that lives only in the past or future. It's only power over you is to draw your attention our of the present.
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If you want a kinder world, then behave with kindness if you want a peaceful world, make peace within.
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