But what compounds the human problem to break old habits is the fear of change. When wanting to come out on top becomes the be all and end all of one’s life, it’s just a matter of time when one reaches a breaking point.ĭan’s continued resistance and defensiveness to Socrates’ teaching points is a validation of the human inability to break old habits until the human being admits that there is something wrong and there is a need for change. This book is also a good reminder that, while competition has the power to bring out the best in everyone, too much of anything is bad. When this happens, it is better to surrender to fate rather than beat one’s self up for failing to achieve the goal set for oneself. This book is a good reminder that there are things in life we cannot control. He was living under the illusion that his achievements brought him happiness when in truth his addiction to success is what left him empty and depressed to begin with. He was too caught up in being an achiever that he was a prisoner to his own self expectations.
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Socrates showed Dan that learning how to be happy was his challenge because he didn’t know how to just let life happen. The surprisingly simple answer is that being a warrior means learning to be happy with the way life is and learning to be serene through the power of meditation. In the end, it is one’s own mind that is responsible for one’s circumstances.īut the most important lesson Dan learned is what it takes to be a warrior. …there is a need to take responsibility for one’s actions instead of blaming other people for one’s circumstances. One needs to dedicate time to get to know one’s self But all of that is just clutter in one’s mind which doesn’t make a difference in one’s life. …one’s education may have imparted a lot of knowledge and a lot of information about everything and everyone else in this world. But none of these experiences will make a difference if the person doesn’t learn from them
…a person may go through a lot of experiences in life. In his journey with the wise, old man, Dan learns some life changing lessons like: At the same time, he finds himself learning to appreciate the simple things which he used to be too busy to notice. In the company of Socrates, Dan finds himself stumbling, tripping and questioning his potential as a human being.Īs the book unfolds, Dan finds himself resisting the flaws in his life which Socrates forces him to confront. One character in his dream was an old, wise man that he names Socrates. Soon he started experiencing nightmares, dark and morbid enough to leave him awake in a cold sweat. The Way of the Peaceful Warrior is a book by Dan Millman where he talks about his journey from being a self absorbed and ambitions gymnast to a peaceful warrior who learned to be happy by simply allowing life to take its course.ĭan Millman starts the story from his college days in Berkeley University where, amidst the euphoria of representing his country in international gymnastic competitions, he started experiencing bouts of depression.