An illustrative example with a passage from a fictional Cicero was explored by QI here. This is a known mechanism for misattribution. The reassignment of the quotation to the Greek luminary was, no doubt, facilitated by confusion between the matching names. Millman became a successful coach, self-help author, and lecturer.
#The secret of the peaceful warrior movie#
The book was published in multiple editions, and was made into a movie in 2006 with Nick Nolte playing Socrates. The secret of change is to focus all your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” Here is an excerpt containing the quote in the 1984 edition: 1īack in the office, Socrates drew some water from the spring water dispenser and put on the evening’s tea specialty, rose hips, as he continued. Millman gave this enlightened counselor the nickname “Socrates”, and the quotation above was spoken by the modern fictionalized character and not the ancient Socrates. The main catalyst of his spiritual journey was an attendant at an all-night gas station who became his mentor in 1966. The book was a fictionalized memoir that explored the physical and mental challenges Millman faced in his early life and the spiritual growth he experienced. Quote Investigator: In 1980 the first edition of “Way of the Peaceful Warrior” by the world-class gymnast Dan Millman was released. These words were attributed to Socrates, but they sound like a modern incantation to me. The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new. Seeing that his journey must next take him to Japan or elsewhere in Asia, Dan sails off to set his affairs at home in Ohio before continuing his spiritual quest.Socrates? Dan Millman? All-Night Gas-Station Attendant? Nick Nolte? Apocryphal?ĭear Quote Investigator: A friend recently offered me a piece of advice that he thought reflected ancient wisdom: Dan believes that everyone trapped in solitude will feel the love and support of Spirit if they open the eyes of their hearts.
He sees the three selves merge into his own body and ascends into Spirit. He undertakes a 21-day retreat and fast, achieving "clairvoyant sight," visiting other worlds and dimensions. After the funeral, Dan's heart opens and his mind grows silent. On a spiritual treasure hunt, Dan understands the mystery at the moment he realizes Mama Chia is dying. It must be found in Dan's "Inner Records," the "universal consciousness" or "journal of Spirit," where everything is written.
Knowing she is dying, Mama Chia prepares Dan for his next master, but "House Rules" forbid simply handing out the name and address. Tens of thousands of "peaceful warriors" walk the earth, like Dan, looking for where they fit in. He finds his heart among the lepers at Kalaupapa. Mama Chia has premonitions of her approaching death, but she is determined to live until she dies. Dan must develop "eyes to see" and "ears to hear," go easier on himself, and wait for God's time. The critical step is the "great leap" between the third and fourth floors, which activates the heart.
Mama Chia helps Dan experience his destiny by clearing out the lower floors in the Tower of Life (corresponding to the Hindu chakras). When Dan recovers his strength, Mama Chia puts him in touch with the Three Selves: Basic, Conscious, and Higher, all part of a secret teaching about which few people seem to care. In Hawaii, he meets Ruth Johnson, who may be his shaman, nearly perishes on a surfboard in the Pacific, and is nursed back to health on Molokai Island by Ruth, who goes by the name Mama Chia. Through often harrowing "revelatory visions," Dan experiences the substance of Mama Chia's teachings and attains oneness with Spirit and the universe.įeeling like a failure, Dan Millman seeks spiritual rebirth. Dan's guide is an ancient-but-young Hawaiian shaman, who urges him to deal with what is directly before him and wait for Spirit to show him The Way. Sacred Journey of the Peaceful Warrior is a novel about how Dan Millman realizes his destiny to integrate the Three Selves and ascend to the spiritual level in the Tower of Life.
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