Dan Millman is the author of self-help books. The most popular of them is The Way of the Peaceful Warrior. It reveals little-known episodes of the biography of Dan Millman, the first world champion in trampoline. All his subsequent works are connected with this story. Each of the books illuminates a facet of the hero’s life, full of prosperity and wisdom.
Childhood and youth
Dan was born in Los Angeles on February 2, 1944 in the family of Herman and Vivian Millman. He has a sister, Diana. Since childhood, Dan leads an active lifestyle, was fond of modern dancing, martial arts and gymnastics. He graduated from high school in his hometown and was recognized as the best athlete.
In high school, Dan won the national title of the US Gymnastics Federation, in 1964, as a freshman at the University of Berkeley, became the world champion in trampoline and won the NCAA championship. In 1966, he represented the United States at Maccabiah Games, winning four gold medals.
Injury
Dan Millman's biography is detailed in his first book. There he talks about life after an injury in full detail. Shortly before graduation, in September 1966, Millman's motorcycle collided with a car. In the accident, Dan received serious injuries requiring surgical intervention and installation of metal elements at the fracture site, which were removed after a year.
Millman trained a lot, was able to return to gymnastics and to his team, who won the 1968 championship in Tucson. At the same time, he graduated from the University of Berkeley with a degree in psychology and became the best athlete of the institution.
Career
The biography of Dan Millman (photo - above) is a vivid confirmation that there are no hopeless situations, a person is above them all. And Dan proved it by example.
In 1969, Millman coached the American Olympic athlete Steve Hyuug at Stanford and brought the university team to prominence. Dan did not stop his studies and practiced Aikido, eventually obtaining a black belt, studying tai chi and other martial arts.
In 1972 he entered Oberlin College as an assistant professor of physical education. Then he visited Hawaii, India, Hong Kong and Japan, where he worked hard and studied various disciplines, including yoga.
In 1985, Millman began conducting seminars and presenting reports, producing audio and video materials. All his works are related to the development of "human potential" and are based on facts from his biography. Dan Millman has written over 20 books. The first novel, The Way of the Peaceful Warrior, brought Dan international fame, and soon a film was made based on this story.
Dan Millman and his wife live in Brooklyn. They have three adult daughters.
Motivational books
So that the reader can learn more useful things from books about the Peaceful Warrior, the author recommends reading this way: read the first book until the moment the Master drives Dan away, go to the “Mystical Journey” and then return to the “Way of the Peaceful Warrior”.
The first story is based on real events with the addition of fictional elements, the second is entirely fictional, in order to present knowledge in an artistic, accessible, form. In fact, there is no such fact in Dan Millman's biography. He did not leave his family to travel for several years. In reality, it took less than three months.
- The autobiographical book, The Way of the Peaceful Warrior, was first published in 1980. The hero is an athlete who has received serious injuries, after which the path to sports is permanently closed. But he managed not to give up, next to him was a man who taught him to live anew, to overcome his own weaknesses, to see the surrounding beauty, to be not just an athlete, but a man, not to exist, but to live.
- In 1991, the sequel to the novel “The Mystical Journey of a Peaceful Warrior” was released. The action takes place at the moment when the hero familiar to the readers broke up with his Master and traveled around the world for eight years. In the jungle in the Hawaiian Islands I met a spiritual mentor - a woman shaman.
- In April 2005, the Journey of Socrates was released. The protagonist of this novel is familiar to readers from previous books, but it is not connected with these stories. Here the author talks about the mysterious mentor, about his biography. Dan Millman says this story was written in order to definitively answer the questions that he received for many years after the release of his first novel.
Manual books
- “Living with a Purpose” - a book for those who seek understanding of themselves and their lives, is at a crossroads, for those who have remained face to face with trials.
- “The life you were born to live” is the key to self-knowledge. The author describes the possible paths of a person, the definition of life goals, talents, abilities, aspirations. Dan gives a lot of advice on how to live in harmony, clarifies key spiritual principles.
- The book “The Twelve Gates of Enlightened Daily Life” consists of twelve “gates,” that is, chapters. This is a manual that touches on important aspects of human life - physical, spiritual, mental, social. This is a kind of full exposition of the "Path of a Peaceful Warrior." Here the author combined tasks for daily life. The book provides answers to many questions, at the end of each chapter of the course the author gives exercises, a week is devoted to the practice of a new skill.
- The book "Laws of the Spirit" is written in the form of a story telling about Dan's meeting with a female sage. The author reveals simple but significant truths leading to wisdom, prosperity, to harmony with the laws of the Universe, which can change a person’s life. As the writer says, The Laws of the Spirit is the key to The Twelve Gates.
Reviews
Dan Millman's amazing books are the key to spiritual and personal growth. It is recommended to read to those who find themselves in a situation where it seems that there is no way out. Millman's books will help to understand important truths that prove the complete absence of hopeless situations.
The knowledge that the author offers is based on his life experience. He suffered a serious injury and not only did not give up, but managed to achieve success in sports and to teach many people to see beauty in everything, to overcome their own weaknesses, to find support when it seems that the earth is getting under your feet.