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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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Dan Millman
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: February 22
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Daniel Jay Millman
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Life is not suffering it's just that you will suffer it, rather than enjoy it, until you let go of your mind's attachments and just go for the ride freely, no matter what happens.
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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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The warrior is Here, Now.
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Surrender means accepting this moment, this body, and this life with open arms. Surrender involves getting out of your own way and living in accord with a higher will, expressed as the wisdom of the heart. Far more than passive acceptance, surrender uses every challenge as a means of spiritual growth and expanded awareness.
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Find the heart of it. Make the complex simple, and you can achieve mastery.
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