Fetch Way Of The Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives Authored By Dan Millman Presented As Manuscript

в една дискусия за Стивън Кинг не тук, една жена заяви, че не чете негови книги, защото се интересувала от потенциала на човека, а не от неговите изродщини, като даде за пример “Пътят на мирния воин” на Дан Милман, в която също била показвана тъмната човешка страна, но по вдъхновяващ, а не по ужасяващ начин. Това сравнение ме потресе. И точно пък "Мирният воин" тази дидактична притча с просветителски уклон, изсмукани ню ейдж уроци от псевдо будистки гуру, претъпкана с клишета за самопомощ. Сега, наясно съм, че ако си духовно изгубен, емоционално уязвим и/или слабо мислещ човек, си потенциална лесна жертва на всеки автор мегаломан, плагиатстващ от основни учения и извъртащ ги както си иска. Но ако търсиш философия и медитация над живота, можеш да ги намериш под много подобра форма в и творчеството на Кинг. За последния мога да пиша страници, а за “Пътят на мирния воин” ще кажа няколко изречения.
Не си губете времето с нея. Няма да се спирам върху възмутата си от тоталната дебилщина на главния герой, но ще кажа, че изключително рядко ми се е случвало да искам главния герой да се провали напълно само заради факта, че е абсолютен малоумник. Иначе героите са едноизмерни, диалога е нестабилен, уроците пречат на разказа, вкарани са дълги скучни секции с инструктивни пасажи и няма много история, а самата тя е суха като пустиня. Изглежда сякаш е някъде между фантастиката и нефантастиката, с елементи от двете, въпреки че не знам кое кое е. Още повече няма смисъл да четеш фалшива автобиография ако няма добра история. Дори заглавието е глупаво. Дан Милман е много зле като писател и аз се чудя да плача или да се смея от факта, че той преподава писане. Найхубавото от цялото ми изживяване с “Пътят на мирния воин” е представата ми как Айн Ранд би се въртяла с писъци в гроба ако чуе някои особености от философията на тази книга. Уатева, като говорим за кунг фу, будо, дзен и пътя на воина, предпочитам господин Мияги пред тая книга. Поне като ми казва какво да променя, ще вметне и как да го направя. Наймалкото.
И четете Стивън Кинг. Gründe, weshalb ich das Buch nicht empfehlen würde:
schon das "dieses Buch, das Leben verändert" wirkt reißerisch
der Schreibstil ist holperig und so mitreißend wie eine fünfstündige Dokumentation über Rechtsverordnungen als historische Textsorte
die "weltbewegende Lehre" besteht eigentlich aus den buddhistischen Grundsätzen gepaart mit der Weltanschauung eines Spinners oder einer Sekte insbesondere dieser Zwang der von der Lehre ausging, gefiel mir überhaupt nicht!
die beiden Hauptfiguren Dan und Soc habe ich als unsympathisch empfunden
die "Wunder" ernsthaft! Passt überhaupt nicht zu diesem biografischen Touch oder was auch immer das Buch sein will!

Alles in allem habe ich das Buch eine Weile lang weitergelesen, weil hier und da ganz interessante Gedanken formuliert waren, aber generell ist mir das zu krass eingefärbt!
Da bleibe ich lieber "unerleuchtet" und lese anderes als Dan weiterzufolgen! Laut der Welt des Autors hab ich wahrscheinlich einfach nicht den Humor dafür, aber ich habe auch kein Interesse daran.
O. o I first read this after college when my father gave it to me as a graduation gift, I almost didn't read it, but was very glad I did as it was very impactful on me, and I think helped shape me into the person I am today.
I recently decided to reread it after a meditation teacher was talking about it and was glad to discover that it's just as relevant to my life now as it was before.
It's a book I can easily see myself rereading everyyears,

The book is a story about how to be mindful and live a happy, aware life coached in the story of young Berkeley gymnast who meets an old man who he names Socrates at a gas station.
Socrates becomes his coach and mentor and teaches him that his goals in life were all wrong,

If there is a motto of the book it's this quote, which I've had on my wall since I first read this book:

sitelink"There are no ordinary moments!"

The way of the peaceful warrior is to appreciate every moment, regardless of how dull or ordinary it may seem.
To live in the now, Once you become aware of this, it's kind of amazing how much of our time we don't spend in the current moment instead worrying about the past or the future.
Our minds are swimming with the thoughts and worries of our lives, and we lack the easy ability to just be present, As Socrates said:

sitelinkMy mind is like a pond without ripples, Your mind is full of waves because you feel separated from, and often threatened by, an unplanned, unwelcome occurrence, Your mind is like a pond into which someone has just dropped a boulder!"

The best way to live in the present moment is to learn to meditate.
Meditation teaches you to become aware when the mind wanders, and that awareness is a muscle that like all muscles, needs constant exercise or it becomes diminished.
What I liked about the book was it discusses where meditation can go and how one can be meditating constantly, In fact, it's not really meditation, but the art of focusing the mind that feels so good and fulfilling to us, This is why sports are so great you are forced to focus your mindon what you are doing, and distracting thoughts fade to the background.
That ability to focus is calming, and appealing, I like how the book explains that using gymnastics,

sitelink"Silence is the warriors art and meditation is his sword, With it, youll cut through your illusions, But understand this: the swords usefulness depends upon the swordsman, If you dont know how to use the weapon properly, it can become a dangerous, deluding, or useless tool, Meditation can initially help you to relax, You may put your sword on display, proudly show it to friends, The gleam of this sword distracts many meditators until they abandon it to seek other esoteric techniques, "

But I liked how the book goes much deeper than meditation, There were cool bits about breathing properly, monitoring your internal organs, massage, having the mindset of a child, and eating healthily,

sitelink"The pleasure from eating, Dan, is more than the taste of the food and the feeling of a full belly.
Learn to enjoy the entire process the hunger beforehand, the careful preparation, setting an attractive table, chewing, breathing, smelling, tasting, swallowing, and the feeling of lightness and energy after the meal.
You can even enjoy the full and easy elimination of the food after its digested, When you pay attention to all elements of the process, you'll begin to appreciate simple meals, "

Highly recommended,
I read this at the urging of my son, It just mostly made me feel old, As a few other reviewers have pointed out, there is not anything truly new in this book, Most of it is Asian mysticism made more palatable through American experiences by using an American college student as the focus, A subplot with a romance feels quite forced, as if the author figured he better put in some romance so people can relate to the book better and find it interesting enough to begin reading it.
Many people have said every single bit of wisdom listed in this book, I suspect mostly young people read this and find it amazing, Older people have read other books and discovered that there are flaws in the philosophy, One thing that all these beliefs leave out are people who physically can't be happy, which sounds melodramatic but is true, People who are chronically depressed, who cope with schizophrenia, and other mental illness, don't need to be told just be happy with the implication that you are failing spirituality if you can't just decide to be happy.
It is something that isn't going to happen, unfortunately, There is more to attaining happiness than deciding to have a good attitude and be happy, Remember, this book was written at a time when the motto "don't worry, be happy" was popular, I want to be kind to someone who clearly is very ernest about his book, but really, if I could do it, I'd give this.
so I rounded up, this is a book that changes lives, it changes your life as you read it in small seemingly insignificant ways, yet you begin to realize your impact you have on all those around you and more importantly the impact you have on yourself.
how much you influence how you see the world and how much you live in the world, we need to stand back and look inside ourselves, look at what we like and especially what we don't like, face ourselves. our true selves. be honest. realize your own self potential, i love this book because it reminds me of my humanity and reminds me of my divinity, I haven't been reading or writing much lately, but I did just finish Way of the Peaceful Warrior, a book that was given to me long ago by a friend of my brother.
The friend was addicted to heroin at the time and had just pawned off my acoustic guitar I lent him in order to buy more junk.
He came to me shortly after the event and told me he had something for me while reaching into his backpack, I knew my guitar wouldn't fit in the bag, . . and I wasn't using heroin, . so I had zero idea what the hell he was about to give me, Out of his bag he pulled out a beat up copy of Way of the Peaceful Warrior', handed it to me with a smile, and said I never give my books to anyone, but I want you to have this'.
I glanced at the front cover, which boldly claimed it was a Book That Changes Lives', and automatically thought heard that one before', said thanks, and put it in my bag.
In retrospect I noticed he was a lot calmer than usual, but I didn't make any connection between that and the book he gave me.
At the time I was so absorbed in my own little world that I had minimal awareness of other people and my environment.


I read a couple of pages a day or two later, and deciding I wasn't interested in the story, put it back in the bookshelf where it collected dust for a while.
That was maybe a year ago, I can't recall, but quite recently I saw the friend again, after a long absence, and found out that he was leaving Melbourne for good to move to Hawaii.
So I decided I would read that book he gave me after all, he had previously introduced me to The Alchemist, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance and Shantaram, so I figured he was a on a roll with good books.
I read the book in Bali in a couple of days, and I didn't want it to end, After I finished it I felt a zest that I hadn't felt in a long time I bubbled with energy and appreciation for life.
Has this book changed my life Definitely, Infinite gratitude goes to the friend who gave me the book, whose life appears to have changed as well: he has now kicked his heroin addiction, is practicing a vegan diet, and is getting married to a beautiful girl in Hawaii!

It's a good thing I didn't read the book when I first received it, because I don't think I was at a stage in my life where I could appreciate such a book, or absorb its insights.
This is the sort of book that will come to you when you are ready, and I don't doubt that you will read it more than once when that time comes.
As for the story, it's not important, but I'll humour you and say it's about a young gymnast named Dan Millman the Way of the Peaceful Warrior's author: it's a partly autobiographical book who discovers an old nameless man at a gas station, whom he develops a teacher/student relationship with.
Dan calls the old man Socrates, which is a very fitting

name for two reasons:, Socrates, the Greek philosopher, was very wise, And. No one knows whether Socrates really existed, as he only exists within the writings of Plato, his pupil, Socrates is for the most part shrouded in mystery, but what does get revealed to you about him I will not ruin, This is a book that I think is best to know as little about as possible before reading, All I will say is that the book follows the relationship of Dan and Soc till the very end as Dan, and the reader, struggle to come to terms with the new world Socrates has opened up a world of infinite energy and potential.
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