Dan Millman
Dan Millman
Daniel Jay Millmanis an American author and lecturer in the personal development field...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSelf-Help Author
Date of Birth22 February 1946
CountryUnited States of America
dream confused reality
Everyone everywhere live[s] a confused, bitter search. Reality never matched their dreams; happiness was just around the corner - a corner they never turned. And the source of it all [is] the human mind.
children reality self
The first step to change,... is accepting your reality right now. Honoring your process. Compassionate self-awareness leads to change; harsh self-criticism only holds the pattern in place, creating a stubborn and defensive Basic Self. Be gentle with yourself as you would with a child. Be gentle but firm. Give yourself the space to grow. But remember that the timing is in god's hands, not yours. page~147
spiritual men realization
Enlightenment is not an attainment; it is a realization. And when you wake up, everything changes and nothing changes. If a blind man realizes that he can see, has the world changed?
mind realization body
Freedom from mental distraction equals power. Body mind masters eventually come to the realization that this and every moment, on or off the field, is the moment of truth.
real successful focus
In the real world, those of us who are most productive, successful, and satisfied focus not on fixing feelings or manipulating thoughts, but on what needs to be done-and then doing it-no matter what thoughts or feelings arise.
meditation substance realizing
Thoughts naturally arise. The point of meditation is not to banish thoughts but to make peace with them by realizing their lack of substance.
teacher real lessons
Life is the only real teacher. It offers many experiences....But the lessons of experience are hidden.
afford believe spend
There are just two of us now so I can afford to spend a little extra. They are more expensive. If I had a family, I don't believe I would come here.
god immersed time
We're immersed in the spirit of God all the time. We just don't notice.
changed develop life open shatter
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.
acted felt kindness loving saints whether
Saints were saints because they acted with loving kindness whether they felt like it or not.
constantly life matter ourselves supporting
Life is constantly supporting us and giving us gifts. It's a matter of opening ourselves to that.
We all have the archetype inside us of the enlightened being.
trampoline
I was a world champion on the trampoline at an international level, and gymnastics competitor.