Product Description

Dan Millman stumbled on a 94-year-old mentor nicknamed Socrates, a powerful, unpredictable, and elusive character. He taught a way to maximize performance using a unique blend of Eastern philosophy and Western fitness to cultivate the true essence of a champion -- the "way of the peaceful warrior". Millman's first-person account of his odyssey into realms of light, darkness, mind, body, and spirit has since become an international bestseller about the universal quest for happiness.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7170 in Books
• Published on: 2000-09-01
• Format: Special Edition
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 216 pages

From the Author
Way of the Peaceful Warrior is a path to personal growth !
" This book is an innovative approach to fitness that applies Eastern philosophies to the Western concept of physical well - being and sports training ... Unusal among fitness books for it's readability and persuasiveness ... It demonstrates that the true essence of a champion is indeed the culmination of a strong body , mind , as well as spirit . Basically put , it keynotes the mind/ body/ spiritual levels necessary in becoming a ' whole ' person . "

Customer Reviews

another stall in the Spiritual Sideshow
If you are looking for a good story then buy this book. If you want to find sincere and useful help then forget it.

It's a mixture of new age beliefs - the author clearly doesn't really get what his teacher is trying to teach him and the resultant book is naïve at best, misleading at worst. I read the others in the series and they get worse.

I am a firm believer in that if you are teaching others you must first grasp your subject deep and wide - this author hasn't and thus the result is no real help and just another stall in the Spiritual Sideshow.

All time favorite
For many years Millman's books have been among my favorites. This is a first in a Trilogy that includes Sacred Journey of the Peaceful Warrior and The Journey of Socrates. Millman himself went though an incredible story, from injury back to Olympic athlete and from those events has created a series of books to help bring out the best in other people. Any of Millman's books are great tools for personal growth.

Spiritual Teacher
This is another wonderful story by Dan Millman, it is a easy story to read yet the wisdom of the teachings from Socrates is not to be underestimated they are very gentle yet they have a very deep meaning to them which if you are open then they will bring you a greater sense of awareness, but if your not open then this book offers you the key to open the door to a new way of life.....