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Freedom from mental distraction equals power.

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Dan Millman
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: February 22
Author
Competitive Diver
Motivational Speaker
Trampolinist
Writer
LA
California
Daniel Jay Millman
Power
Equals
Distraction
Mental
Freedom

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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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. . . 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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everyone tells you what's good for you. they don't want you to find your own answers. they want you to believe theirs.
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