Dan, a mid-20 student and gymnastic trying out for the Olympics, is lost and disturbed by his current life situation; by developing a relationship with Socrates, an old wise mechanic working at a gas station, he finds many answers to his questions.
Being on the same category as Karate Kid, Tuesdays With Morrie, Dead Poets Society and Matrix in my film library, Peaceful Warrior, based on a true story, is a refresher of life’s most relevant philosophies. It isn’t possible to watch these movies and not have a different outlook on life, among many incredible insights following is some of the most eye opening quotes I captured:
“Wisdom is doing it”
“There’s no higher purpose than serving”
“Everybody tells you what to do, they don’t want you to find your own answers”
“Stop getting information from outside, and start getting it from inside, it’s the only place we find what we need”
“The trash is everything that’s keeping you from everything that matter, this moment, now”
“You have to lose your mind to come to your senses”
“When you become a warrior, you learn to meditate in every action, let go of attachments”
“All you have is right now”
“You are a jackass, when you let your emotions control you”
“The first realization of a warrior is not knowing”
“Habit is the problem, all you have to do is to become conscious about your choices and responsible for your reaction”
“The ones that are hardest to love, needs the most”
“A warrior doesn’t give up what he loves
“Life is full of choices, you can choose to be a victim”
“A warrior acts, only a fool reacts”
“There’s no stopping or starting, there’s only doing”
“When you don’t get what you want – you suffer, when you get what you want – you suffer, because you can’t have it forever”
“Don’t surrender the dream, surrender the thing you will never have or never will – control”
“Keep a sense of humor, especially about yourself, it’s a strength beyond all measure”
“Journey is what bring us happiness, not the destination”
