The Four Noble Truths In The Film, The Peaceful Warrior

The movie called the Peaceful Warrior was directed by Victor Salva. Written both by Kevin Bernhardt and Dan Millman. The movie inspired based on real life events through Dan Millman himself. Throughout this paper I will be showing how the movie connects to the teachings of Buddha and explaining in what ways that it does. One example in the movie which reflects a teaching of Buddha is when Socrates is talking to Dan about his return to being a gymnast again. Socrates tells Dan that “Sometimes you have to lose your mind before you can come to your senses.” This connects into The Four Noble Truths the process that Buddha went through to achieve his first enlightenment. The Four Noble Truths goes as follow: The Truth of Suffering-We as people must deal
Truth of the cause of suffering- We crave for things that we want or cannot have. The truth of the end of suffering-Searching for a cure to end craving and needs for possession. The truth of the path that frees us from suffering-Using the Eightfold Path to free us from suffering. All of this from The Four Noble Truths is what Dan exactly went through in the movie. He first had to come to a realization that he was suffering because he could no longer be a gymnast and enter to play for the Olympics due to his accident. His possession was to the get the gold medal to be a victor and he knows that is something he cannot get in his current state of mind. Socrates help Dan by making him a gymnast station for him to practice on as a way to help him get back into becoming a gymnast. Dan struggles with being told he still cannot