The Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives

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Nonetheless, the old-man keeps Dan at a distance, by telling him to start looking answers somewhere else for the time being. Because we focus our awareness on our mind we live in a state of reaction to the mind's thoughts. Our behaviour becomes nothing but habit. Someone dies and we cry, we agree to the expectations of others and we feel stressed, our business goes under and we feel depressed, someone makes a joke and we laugh, someone gives us a gift and we are grateful. Both the "good" and "bad" behaviours are reactions. They are habits. Kidadl provides inspiration to entertain and educate your children. We recognise that not all activities and ideas are appropriate and suitable for all children and families or in all circumstances. Our recommended activities are based on age but these are a guide. We recommend that these ideas are used as inspiration, that ideas are undertaken with appropriate adult supervision, and that each adult uses their own discretion and knowledge of their children to consider the safety and suitability. I'm going to keep this one short, or at least try to, because, to put it simply, this book was a huge disappointment. A thank you to my friends Daniel and Kate who gifted me this book for my 30th Birthday. As a present, it was 5 out of 5. Very thoughtful and, most importantly, it entered my life with excellent timing. It helped to consolidate a lot of my current thoughts in to a more solid model.

Stress happens when your mind resists what is... The only problem in your life is your mind's resistance to life as it unfolds." For me and probably hundreds more of Goodread's budding authors, the most valuable part of the book that gives us all hope was the Afterword where he recounts spending ten years writing the book, then the rejection slips flowed, finally he found an agent who then finally found a publisher who eventually gave up because the bookshops wouldn't buy a book that didn't fit neatly into a category Fact or Fiction. How that resonated with me! My 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!"Below are my overall take-aways. But first, an apology. It is in fact very difficult to describe these concepts without sounding a little bit like a loon. This is partly due to the fact that we don't have a mutually agreed upon vocabulary to describe internal experience. What I call mind, spiritual, awareness, fear, anxiety, calmness or spontaneity... you likely call something else. Regardless of how successful he seems on the outside, on the inside, his world is crumbling with each passing moment. Therefore the way of the warrior has a lot to do with cultivating energy and living a healthy lifestyle. How are you going to act on what you know if you have no energy?

Immortality is already yours, but not in the same way you imagined or hope for. You have been immortal since before you were born and will be long after the body dissolves." What do you do if you can’t do what you were born to do? Everything has a purpose — it’s up to you to find it. Satori - a Zen concept; occurs when attention rest in the present moment, when the body is alert, sensitive, relaxed and the emotions are open and free. Action always happens in the present, because it is an expression of the body, which can only exist in the here and now. But the mind is like a phantom that lives only in the past or future. It's only power over you is to draw your attention our of the present.” I looked aimlessly at the clouds below, drained of ambition. All these years I had been sustained by an illusion--happiness through victory--and now that illusion was burned to ashes. I was no happier, no more fulfilled, for all my achievements.So whether or not my behavior meets your new standards or not, it should be clear to you that I have mastered all compulsions, all behavior. I have no habits; my actions are conscious, intentional, and complete.? But the mind is like a phantom that lives only in the past or future. Its only power over you is to draw your attention out of the present." His reactions about the achievements are not the same as they once were. He is quiet and doesn’t make too much noise because from within, he is aware that victories are not the path leading to full happiness and bliss. Everyone should take the path of the peaceful warrior, and oppose the egoic sensations which seem to gain momentum. Who Should Read “Way of the Peaceful Warrior”? And Why?

Real Meditation - to expand awareness; to direct attention; to ultimately surrender to the light of consciousness. Publisher; "Is it a Bereavement book, an autobiography, an inspirational book, a spiritual journey book, a travel book, a self-discovery book or what? Is it about you or your son?"Open your eyes and see that you are far more than you imagine. You are the world, you are the universe; you are yourself and everyone else, too."

There is no need to search; achievement leads to nowhere. It makes no difference at all, so just be happy now! Love is the only reality of the world, because it is all One, you see. And the only laws are paradox, humor and change. There is no problem, never was, and never will be. Release your struggle, let go of your mind, throw away your concerns, and relax into the world. No need to resist life, just do your best. Open your eyes and see that you are far more than you imagine. You are the world, you are the universe; you are yourself and everyone else, too! It's all the marvelous Play of God. Wake up, regain your humor. Don't worry, just be happy. You are already free!”

It's just one of the body's changes. When it happens, it happens. The warrior neither seeks nor flees from death. Some of the negativity in here aside, I haven`t written this much of a review on a book in a while so there must be something to it. I would call it hope ...I have hope that one day I will find contentment. A warrior, on the other hand, takes full responsibility for his conditioning and trains himself to break free from it. Then he trains himself for better and more upgraded ways of being for every aspect of his life.