Do You Know the Path of the Peaceful Warrior?Amanda Warren Seeking nothing but a peaceful heart sounds woo-woo and others may use force to get their points across, but there is a way to have both inner calm and a warriors spirit. What would be a peaceful warriors catalyst for change? What is the one thing you need to do every day and six words that can alter your life forever? Its a practice of Everything; a talent for living. In late May, Dan Millman gave this talk at TEDx about the peaceful warriors way. It is a great short summation of that way, which was laid out in his semi-autobiographical book Way of the Peaceful Warrior. At Berkeley, Dan thought he knew everything, lived recklessly, based his entire happiness on winning the Olympic gold, and fought the growing, nagging emptiness inside. An accident changes his life and with Socrates they begin to build from the inside-out. Millman amazed everyone when even though he wasnt supposed to walk again, he did compete in the Olympics and pulled off a new gymnastics move. The film is not just one of those sports movies but is actually really transformational. It only focuses on one aspect of the book that, in full, is pretty trippy. The book is mystical and goes deeper into higher consciousness and body, mind, and spirit but is also simply a story and only semi-autobiographical. If you enjoy the movie, you might really like the book and we welcome your thoughts below. Here is a sample of the dialogue you might expect from a movie like Peaceful Warrior: Dan: Hey Socrates, if you know so much why do you work in a gas station? Soc: This is a service station, we offer service. There is no higher purpose. Dan: Than pumping gas? Soc: Service to others And Where are you? . Here Just some of the concepts laid throughout the storyline: (h/t to Sources of Insight blog) Later, Socrates reveals to Dan, three rules of life paradox, humor and change: Humor is laced throughout the movie and plays a big role in a peaceful warriors life. Humor holds a lot of power as evidenced by the work of Dr. David Hawkins in Power vs Force: Humorlessness, in contrast, is hostile to health and happiness. Totalitarian systems are notably devoid of humor at any level laughter, which brings acceptance and freedom, is a threat to their rule. After all, its difficult to oppress people who have a good sense of humor. Beware the humorless whether in the form of a person, institution, or belief system for its always accompanied by an impulse to control and dominate, even if its proclaimed objective is to create prosperity or peace. For any price, even $1, you can take the course Way of the Peaceful Warrior at DailyOM.com. Also for any price, there is a companion course called the 4-Minute Peaceful Warrior workout yes, you really can do just four minutes of exercise daily. What are your thoughts on the path of the peaceful warrior? ImageSource Read other articles by Amanda Warren linkwithin_text=Related Articles: 