Dan Millman

A Zen student asked his roshi the most important element of Zen.The roshi replied, "Attention." "Yes, thank you," the student replied. "But…

— Dan Millman

“Yet acting without understanding may create even more problems. Sometimes you need to simply relax into life, and to trust.”

— Dan Millman

The seasons do not push one another; neither do clouds race the wind across the sky. All things happen in their own…

— Dan Millman

You're a prisoner of your own illusions - about yourself and about the world.

— Dan Millman

Surrender means accepting this moment, this body, and this life with open arms. Surrender involves getting out of your own way and…

— Dan Millman

There are no ordinary moments.

— Dan Millman

Someday, in the moment of death, your whole life will pass before you. In a few fractions of a second-because time no…

— Dan Millman

Freedom from mental distraction equals power.

— Dan Millman

“If you don’t get what you want, you suffer. And even when you get exactly what you want, you still suffer because…

— Dan Millman

Embrace the higher truth that everything comes to pass exactly as it should. Find peace and wisdom by accepting what is.

— Dan Millman

Act happy, feel happy, be happy, without a reason in the world. Then you can love, and do what you will.

— Dan Millman

We discover our character through decisions under pressure.

— Dan Millman

Every choice eventually leads to wisdom.

— Dan Millman

Faith is the recognition that Spirit works in, as and through each and all of us - through every person and every…

— Dan Millman

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

— Dan Millman

Yes, I did shatter my leg, and it really changed my life, in a way. It wasn't much fun, but it did…

— Dan Millman

“Be gentle with yourself. Think less and feel more. Be as happy as you can. You only have this moment.”

— Dan Millman

Sometimes I look back and think, "How did I write that? The book is smarter than I am!" I have never written…

— Dan Millman

Your greatest fear is death and your deepest craving is survival. You want Forever, you desire Eternity. In your deluded belief that…

— Dan Millman

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

— Dan Millman

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

— Dan Millman

Action is stronger than subjectivity. No matter what you feel or think, you can still act.

— Dan Millman

Your fears are not walls, but hurdles.

— Dan Millman

Choice means saying no to one thing so you can say yes to another.

— Dan Millman

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

— Dan Millman