Dan Millman Quotes

Allow rather than resist what arises in the present moment-inside or out. Let it be interesting rather than good or bad.

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

The hours of your life are the most valuable currency you will ever have. How will you spend them?

There are no mistakes, only lessons.
If you don’t learn the lesson the first time, they get harder.

Yes, I did shatter my leg, and it really changed my life, in a way. It wasn’t much fun, but it did open me up, and as we all know intuitively, adversity can develop resources.

Our sense of self-worth is the single most important determinant of the health, abundance, and joy we allow into our lives.

Money is neither my god nor my devil. It is a form of energy that tends to make us more of who we already are, whether it’s greedy or loving.

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.

Saints were saints because they acted with loving kindness whether they felt like it or not.

Willpower is the key to success. Successful people strive no matter what they feel by applying their will to overcome apathy, doubt or fear.

Faith means living with uncertainty – feeling your way through life, letting your heart guide you like a lantern in the dark.

I have an almost religious zeal… not for technology per se, but for the Internet which is for me, the nervous system of mother Earth, which I see as a living creature, linking up.

Everything you’ll ever need to know is within you; the secrets of the universe are imprinted on the cells of your body.

I was a world champion on the trampoline at an international level, and gymnastics competitor.

Life comes at us in waves. We can’t predict or control those waves, but we can learn to surf

While some of us act without thinking, too many of us think without acting.

Unless someone truly has the power to say no, they never truly have the power to say yes.

Life has three rules: Paradox, Humor, and Change. – Paradox: Life is a mystery; don’t waste your time trying to figure it out. – Humor: Keep a sense of humor, especially about yourself. It is a strength beyond all measure – Change: Know that nothing ever stays the same.

If you don’t get what you want, you suffer; if you get what you don’t want, you suffer; even when you get exactly what you want, you still suffer because you can’t hold on to it forever.

Every positive change – every jump to a higher level of energy and awareness – involves a rite of passage. Each time to ascend to a higher rung on the ladder of personal evolution, we must go through a period of discomfort, of initiation. I have never found an exception.

We all have the archetype inside us of the enlightened being.

Stress happens when your mind resists what is…The only problem in your life is your mind’s resistance to life as it unfolds.

The journey is what brings us happiness not the destination.

Life is a series of moments. The quality of attention and action that we bring to each moment determines the quality of our lives.

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.

Life is constantly supporting us and giving us gifts. It’s a matter of opening ourselves to that.

You get no more and no less than what you believe you deserve.

Where are you? Here
What time is it? Now
What are you? This moment.

There are no ordinary moments.

I learned that we can do anything, but we can’t do everything… at least not at the same time. So think of your priorities not in terms of what activities you do, but when you do them. Timing is everything.

Choice means giving up something you want for something else you want more.