Way of the Peaceful Warrior, 20th Anniversary Edition: A Book That Changes Lives

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Summary: changed my life
Review: There is no amount of stars that can be put on this book to give it an accurate rating. If you have heard of this book already, then you know of its divine purpose and excellent power. For anyone searching for happiness, this book shows you that it is always under your nose waiting patiently. This is truly a book that changes lives, I know because it has helped change mine for the better. Buy this book, keep an open mind, and you will cherish it for the rest of your life.

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Summary: Excellent!
Review: This book is an excellent book, I stumbled upon it in school, by an English teacher. I thought the book was uninteresting until I started reading. It changed my life. I will read it again and again. I have never read a more effective book in my life. It helped me realize the important things in life and now I am a much happier person.

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Summary: Nice Book
Review: Intellectual book but weak writing still as well as integrated story. But it provokes thinking and gives tips on how to improve habits (eating, sports, dealing with life and so on)

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Summary: A wonderful journey
Review: I had heard of this book for years and never got around to reading it. Finally, I did. I thought it was fantastic. I think many people will get too tied into some of the suggestions made by Socrates. It is important to remember this is a book of fiction. It illustrates certain points, but is unreal. It is not meant in anyway meant to be taken litterally. It is a story of inspiration. In it's plot it has many twists and turns, and I found that while reading it I was always trying to figure out who exactly Socrates was and where the book was going. As the book states, "Stay in the present. You can do nothing to change the past, and the future will never come exactly as you hoped." This is the message of the book. Simple, Yes, easy, not usually. Incidently I did read an interview with Dan Millman and Socrates was a real person, but he was not superhuman. His greatness in the book is only meant as a parable. It is a great story, and there are lessons that seem so obvious it is easy to gloss over them..The great paradox is that we "know" many things, without "understanding" If you tell someone who has never driven a car, they may know how to drive. But not until they experience "driving" will they fully understand it. It is through action that we really understand. The book is wonderful. enjoy!

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Summary: Just don't understand the hype
Review: I first read this book about ten years ago, and while I thought it was an interesting story, failed to see the point in it. I reread it recently, thinking that now since I had become more "enlightened" maybe I had missed something. I liked it even less than previously. If you're looking for a book that "changes lives" skip this one.

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Summary: Good points and bad points
Review: The way of the peaceful warrior does an excellent job driving home how precious and short our time on earth is. It teaches to live less seriously but more intensely. For that Dan Millman deserves credit. On the other hand, it has plenty of falsehoods that really detract from the book's value, and some of them were downright dangerous. The mentor, Socrates, spends the book teaching Dan the peaceful warrior's way to live. Among other lessons, he drives home the point that life's goal is not gaining knowledge. Dan Millman then demonstrates his lack of knowledge in many of the things he writes. First, "peaceful warrior" is like "sleeping insomniac" or "vegetarian shark." They don't go together. In one scene, Socrates is forced to subdue some attackers in self defense. Acting in self defense hardly makes one a warrior, and Socrates displays great proficiency with something similar to Aikido. Yet never does the author mention where, how, and why our peaceful warrior gained this proficiency. Second, Socrates uses tales of Ninja youths being taught to jump over a corn seedling as it grows until it reaches its full height, and the young ninja can do incredible feats. Corn was developed in the Americas, and I don't believe it found its way to Japan until after the Ninjas were largely gone. And a long daily regimen of jumping falls into the realm of plyometrics, exercise with little documented benefit and large documented risk of joint damage. Third, Dan is introduced to a strict vegetarian diet, with the exception of cheese. A quick look at any vegetarian literature shows that cheese's health benefit ranks equally with that of whole milk, ice cream, and bacon. Vegetarian with cheese is like Low fat diet and Dunkin Donuts. The book is worth reading once, and most of the lessons are valuable to anyone. But don't take it too seriously, especially any references to willful ignorance.

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Summary: Lovely story 35 years after its inception in 1966
Review: This was a lovely, inspirational story. As so many of us have felt that compelling force to move "furthur" (from Tom Wolfe's Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test), this story is testimonial to one such journey. As I read this wistfully in 2001, wishing for my missed opportunities to come back, I felt comfort in the timeless possibility of awakening that is available to each of us throughout our lives, not just at certain junctures. We can only be where we are now. This story was a gentle reminder that every moment is a possibility, an opportunity to awaken, learn and grow.

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Summary: Great Book
Review: I loved this book it has a lot of very good messages and the book has a lot of humor comig from the character of socrates . Great messages for all ages in this book a real life changer!

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Summary: Peacful warrior opens the eyes and the mind
Review: I have read many books on spirtual enlightment and awareness, and most read like text books. Dan Millman has done a great job of writing a spiritual novel that teaches. This book is based somewhat on Dan's college years and his struggle to find his true self. Through out the story I was constantly having to stop reading so I could make sure I was grasping fully what Dan was saying I troughly enjoyed this book and look forward to reading more books from Dan. This is the book that has finally started my spirtual quest for the real me. I know with Dan's help I will find it out there.

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Summary: From the author of The Spirit of Joy
Review: It was the summer of 1991, and I found myself in the depths of despair. I turned to a small self-help bookstore for help, and soon came across Dan Millman's Way of the Peaceful Warrior. It was a book that touched me intimately and deeply, and empowered me to take a giant step in my own spiritual growth. Now, I run a wellness center and am a self-help author myself, sharing, much like Dan does, my own story of the spiritual triumph in The Spirit of Joy. I am always grateful for Dan's book, and refer back to it with fondness, as it helped opened doors that I had left closed in my life for far too long.