Peaceful Warrior (Movie)

"It's not the destination that brings happiness, but the journey."

Peaceful Warrior (2006) is a film about a gymnast who is in need of mental training to achieve his life ambitions. An accident causes him to shatter his leg and through the help of Socrates, this random friend he meets, he is able to compete once again in the championships. The movie is jam packed with words of wisdoms and great inspiring quotes.

What makes this powerful is that fact that it is based on the true lifestory of the man behind the film, Dan Millman.

Watch the trailer below or go to http://www.thepeacefulwarriormovie.com/.

Some useful quotes from the movie:

1. Life has three aspects: Paradox, Humour, and Change.
2. Paradox: Life is a mystery; don't bother figuring it out.
3. Humor: No matter what circumstances, do not lose your sense of humor.
4. Change: Do not be so sure in life; anything can change.
5. There is never nothing going on. There are no ordinary moments.
6. This moment: The past and the future do not matter; all that matters is now, this moment.
7. It's not the destination that brings happiness, but the journey.
8. The ones hardest to love are the ones who need it the most.
9. Take out the trash from what's inside your head.
10. Empty your mind.
11. Anger, hatred, and violence are only products of fear.
12. People are afraid of what's inside of them; when you are alone lying on your bed, do you feel empty?
13. If you lend someone $20 and they don't come back, it is probably worth it.
14. When making a peanut butter and jelly sandwhich, you must first apply the peanut butter.
15. Every action has its price and its pleasure.
16. Everything has a purpose, even this, and it's up to you to find it.
17. A warrior does not give up what he loves, he finds the love in what he does.
18. I call myself a Peaceful Warrior... because the battles we fight are on the inside.
19. A warrior is not about perfection or victory or invulnerability. He's about absolute vulnerability.
20. There is no starting or stopping - only doing.
21. There's no greater purpose than service to others.
22. Everyone wants to tell you what to do and what's good for you. They don't want you to find your own answers, they want you to believe theirs.
23. I want you to stop gathering information from the outside and start gathering it from the inside.
24. People are not their thoughts, they think they are, and it brings them all kinds of sadness.
25. Death isn't sad. The sad thing is: most people don't live at all.
25. What the time? The time is now