I started in that arena and that transited over to a gymnastics coaching job at Stanford University and then a professorship at Oberlin College in Ohio. So, I began as a teacher and I taught what I knew well, which was gymnastics. Not everybody has that calling, but it was for me. So, somewhere along the line I started noticing that if I could somehow influence other people in a positive way, that would bring more meaning to my own life. No matter how much I improved myself, only one person benefited. I began to try-I tried sports and I trained in martial arts and I was very much into self-improvement, but I saw that in a sense as a never-ending process. My life seemed to be going well, and yet I noticed nothing seemed to last-happiness, satisfaction, fulfillment just until the next thing-which is not a bad thing as I look back on it.īut at the time, I started exploring, “Where is happiness, fulfillment? What are we here for?” I don’t know why I had those questions, but maybe it was because my attention was freed from other struggles in other areas. I was fortunate enough to come from a very stable environment as a youth and I had a measure of success in the sports arena and did fine in school and so on. So, one of the reasons, Tami, that I ended up exploring as much as I did is I was sensitive to this process of disillusion. Here’s my conversation with Dan Millman:ĭan, I want to begin by talking a little bit about your own autobiographical story that you present in allegorical form in The Way of the Peaceful Warrior in terms of the relationship between disillusionment and the spiritual path, and how that link existed-if it did in your own life-and what you have to say about that, how those things can really be linked for many of us.ĭan Millman: As many of your listeners understand, the word “disillusion” sounds negative but it also could be interpreted as a freeing from illusion-dis-illusion. We also talked about the spiritual lessons Dan’s learned from physical disciplines such as tai chi and aikido why it’s important to drive like a Zen master various kenshōs, or enlightenment experiences, in Dan’s life and finally, how to die psychologically in meditation and be a peaceful warrior in the contemporary world. We talked about Dan’s definition of “faith” and how its lens that he uses to see life as a school-one that’s been designed for our learning. In this episode of Insights at the Edge, Dan and I spoke about how our everyday life can be like spiritual weight training, and the 12 areas of life that we are each called to master. It’s called The Complete Peaceful Warrior’s Way: A Practical Path to Courage, Compassion, and Personal Mastery, where he reminds his listeners that life comes at us in waves of change that we cannot predict or control, but we can learn to surf these waves with perspective and resilience. With Sounds True, Dan Millman has created a new audio learning program. In 2006, his first book, The Way of the Peaceful Warrior, was adapted to a film- Peaceful Warrior. Dan Millman has authored 17 books, which together have been published in 29 languages. Dan Millman is an author and lecturer whose semiautobiographical book Way of the Peaceful Warrior first ignited public imagination almost 40 years ago. You’re listening to Insights at the Edge. At, we think of ourselves as a trusted partner on the spiritual journey, offering diverse, in-depth, and life-changing wisdom. At, you can find hundreds of downloadable audio learning programs plus books, music, videos, and online courses and events. Tami Simon: This program is brought to you by.
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