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As poet-philosopher Rabindranath Tagore reminds us, We cannot cross the sea merely by staring at the water. Simplicity has power. And living on purpose comes to this: Just do it. How much simpler can we get?

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Dan Millman
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: February 22
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Daniel Jay Millman
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