Sean Sullivan: Peaceful Warrior

This excerpt is from Dan Millman's Peaceful Warrior. I, too, have wanted to say these words ... and yet, alas, silence has been necessary too many times.
I walked up University, then along Shattuck, passing through the streets like the Buddha's ghost. I wanted to whisper in people's ears, "Wake up! Wake up! Soon the person you believe you are will die -- so now, wake up and be content with this knowledge:

There is no need to search; achievement leads to nowhere. It makes no difference at all, so just be happy now! Love is the only reality of the world, because it is all One, you see. And the only laws are paradox, humor and change. There is no problem, never was, and never will be. Release your struggle, let go of your mind, throw away your concerns, and relax into the world. No need to resist life; just do your best. Open your eyes and see that you are far more than you imagine. You are the world, you are the universe; you are yourself and everyone else, too! It's all the marvelous Play of God. Wake up, regain your humor. Don't worry, just be happy. You are already free!

I wanted to say it to everyone I met, but if I had, they might have considered me deranged or even dangerous. I knew the wisdom of silence.

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