This book has become one of the most beloved spiritual sagas of our time. Shared among friends and families, this million copy word of mouth bestseller has inspired men and women of all ages in more than twenty languages worldwide. Despite his success, college student and world-champion athlete Dan Millman, is haunted by a feeling that something is missing from his life. Awakened one night by dark dreams, he wanders into an all night gas station, meets an old man named Socrates, and his wo...

Years ago, Millman had the good fortune to be tutored by a number of mentors as mysterious and wise as his best-known teacher he called Socrates.  One of those masters revealed to him (and a few other close discliples) a previously secret (and more accurate) method of numerological insight that bordered on psychic abilities, and in fact opened doorways to profound insight into the core issues at the heart of one's own life and the lives of others. Millman worked with this syst...

Nearly a quarter century after the publication of Dan Millman's Way of the Peaceful Warrior, a film adaptation came to the screen in a movie titled "Peaceful Warrior" starring Nick Nolte as Dan's old mentor, "Socrates." Dan had anticipated that many questions might come from viewers of that film, and that it was finally time to write a book that directly addressed the original teachings in his first book, and loosely expressed in the movie. . .Over the years, readers have asked man...

Each one of Dan Millman's best-selling books presents new keys to the "peaceful warrior's way of living." Each offers a different aspect of Dan's philosophy - relevant user-friendly real-world guidance for everyday life. For the first time in Living on Purpose Dan answers some of the toughest questions we face. Organized into twenty-four key principles to answer some of life's toughest questions Living on Purpose refines and expands on the teaching of his other books with fresh insight. Ea...

Drawing on his extensive experience as a coach and world champion athlete, bestselling author Dan Millman reveals a path to success not only in sports but in any life endeavor that requires training and the integration of the body and mind — from golf and tennis to playing the piano. Body Mind Mastery is a revised and updated edition of Millman’s classic The Inner Athlete and includes a brand new Peaceful Warrior warmup, with photos and instructions on creating a daily exercise routine fro...

For many of us, life seems like a puzzle with missing pieces. We form plans and change them; we choose one path then another, trying to find the right mate and career, hoping that we’ve made the right decision and that it will all work out. At some point, we ask ourselves the central question: What is the purpose of my life?Few writers approach the topic of life purpose with the clarity of Dan Millman, whose prior book, The Life You Were Born to Live, reached more than a million re...

This prequel to the bestseller, The Way of the Peaceful Warrior, is a "spiritual journey [and a] creditable survival—adventure-coming-of-age story ( Booklist).In the heart of nineteenth century Tsarist Russia, an orphaned boy born of both Jewish and Cossack blood desperately seeks to find a place in a dangerous world. Sergei Ivanov's (Socrates') journey from a military academy to America is a spellbinding and tragic odyssey of courage and love. Thi...

One of the most important sections in Dan's bestselling book, The Life You Were Born to Live was titled "Laws that Change Lives." These laws, as described, were key to overcoming the specific hurdles on a given individual's life path. Different laws played critical roles for different paths.But Millman felt that these laws deserved a book of their own, and a more universal treatment, since anyone could benefit from applying any of these laws. As he writes: "Within the mystery of ou...

After the publication of Dan Millman's first two books, which have since become classics in the realm of spiritual literature, many readers responded with thanks and questions, saying: "I was inspired by your first two stories — but how do you apply all these lessons in daily life?"Millman's answer came in the form of his third book, aptly titled, No Ordinary Moments. Containing perspectives, principles and specific practices that formed the core of "the peaceful warrior's way" — t...

In the long-awaited conclusion to the international bestselling Peaceful Warrior saga, Dan Millman takes us on an epic spiritual quest across the world as he searches for the link between everyday life and transcendent possibility.Picking up where his journey ended in Way of the Peaceful Warrior, Dan Millman moves from Honolulu to the Mojave Desert, and from a bustling Asian city to a secluded forest, until he uncovers the mystery of The Hidden School. Whi...

All my life, says Dan Millman, "I've searched for principles that seem to have a certain integrity and permanence, that apply in all conditions." Here we are treated to the fruits of this search, as Millman discusses the "Laws of Spirit" that he has discovered, and how we can use them to live the life of the "Peaceful Warrior"--a life of strength, wisdom and balance.

What are the four purposes of life and what are the twelve required core courses in life’s school? These questions are highlighted in this edition of New Dimensions with Dan Millman, author of The Four Purposes of Life: Finding Meaning and Direction in a Changing World.