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The secret of change consists in concentrating one's energy to create the new, and not to fight against the old.

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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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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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Looking back we see with great clarity, and what once appeared as difficulties now reveal themselves as blessings.
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We are here to live moment by moment, and each moment brings a task, a challenge, a goal. It's good to have big goals, but we need to connect the dots between where we are and where we are going, one day, one moment at a time.
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If we agree on everything, only one of us is necessary.
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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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...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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A Zen student asked his roshi the most important element of Zen.The roshi replied, Attention. Yes, thank you, the student replied. But can you tell me the second most important element?And the roshi replied, Attention.
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Babe Ruth was the home-run king of his time, but also the strikeout king.
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Just handle what is in front of you now and the future will take care of itself. Otherwise, you'll spend most of your life wondering which foot you'll use to step off the curb when you're still only halfway to the corner.
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This planet is a divine school, and daily life a classroom. Our choice of teachers depends on what we need to learn.
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No amount of knowledge will nourish or sustain your spirit, it can never bring you ulimate happiness or peace. Life requires more that knowledge it requires intense feeling and constant energy. Life demands right action if knowledge is to come alive.
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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.
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Like this gas tank, you are overflowing with preconceptions, full of useless knowledge. You hold many facts and opinions, yet know little of yourself. Before you can learn, you'll have to first empty your tank.
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Live in the Moment, Empty Your Mind of the Trash Wisdom is the Use of Knowledge
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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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Energy follows thought we move toward, but not beyond, what we can imagine. What we assume, expect, or believe creates and colors our experience. By expanding our deepest beliefs about what is possible, we change our experience of life.
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Meditation is a valuable exercise, but eventually you have to open up your eyes and look around.
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Our sense of self-worth is the single most important determinant of the health, abundance, and joy we allow into our lives.
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A warrior does not give up what he loves, he finds the love in what he does
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