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If There Is A Central Theme To What I Called "a Peaceful Warrior's Approach To Living," And To The Four Purposes Of Life, It Is That There May Be Innumerable Techniques Or Methods One Can Learn (from The Eastern Spiritual Cultures And From The Western Psychological Tradition), But That Above And Beyond All These Technologies Waits The School Of Everyday Life.

Inward Spiritual Practices Such As Meditation, Breathing Techniques And Self-analysis Generate Insights And Enhance Abilities, But None Are So Useful As Learning To Live Harmoniously In A Committed Relationship, Being A Skillful Parent, Or Juggling The Demands Of Daily Life.

Like This Gas Tank, You Are Overflowing With Preconceptions, Full Of Useless Knowledge. You Hold Many Facts And Opinions, Yet Know Little Of Yourself. Before You Can Learn, You'll Have To First Empty Your Tank.

All These Years I Had Been Sustained By An Illusion-happiness Through Victory- And Now That Illusion Was Burned To Ashes. I Was No More Happier, No More Fullfilled, For All My Achievements. Finally I Saw Through The Clouds I Saw That I Had Never Learned How To Enjoy Life, Only How To Achieve. All My Life I Had Been Busy Seeking Happiness, But Never Finding It Or Sustaining It.

Allow Rather Than Resist What Arises In The Present Moment-inside Or Out. Let It Be Interesting Rather Than Good Or Bad.