10 Eye-Opening David Deida Quotes from The Way of the Superior Man

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Excerpt: “It is time to evolve beyond the macho jerk ideal, all spine and no heart.” Go deeper and read our quotes from The Way of the Superior Man.

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Introduction: Who This Book is For

The Way of the Superior Man is a book for both sexes. David Deida makes it clear in the introduction of his book that when he refers to ‘men’ he really is referring to the masculine energy and the purpose of the book is to unleash the most superior form of that masculine energy.

The book itself is split up into concise and easy-to-digest chapters (many with bold and provocative titles) that will jolt you awake. Some of his chapter titles include: Stop Hoping For a Completion of Anything in Life; Live As If Your Father Were Dead; Be Willing to Change Everything In Your Life;  Women Are Not Liars; You Will Often Want More Than One Woman; Your Excellent Track Record is Meaningless to Her; She Want’s the “Killer” In You; etc.

Our 10 David Deida quotes from The Way of the Superior Man below are the highlights from some of those chapters and will open your eyes WIDE to the potential of a superior lifestyle.

“It is time to evolve beyond the macho jerk ideal, all spine and no heart,” writes Deida. “It is also time to evolve beyond the sensitive wimp ideal, all heart and no spine.” The Way of the Superior Man presents the ultimate challenge—and reward—for today’s man: to “unify heart and spine” through the full expression of consciousness and love in the infinite openness of the present moment.

Are you up to the challenge? Are you willing to discipline yourself to take the necessary actions that would lead to a superior life? Start by whetting your appetite with our 10 quotes from The Way of the Superior Man below. Then, digest the full book if you’re still hungry for more. Hope this finds you well! Enjoy.

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The List: 10 Powerful David Deida Quotes from The Way of the Superior Man

“Most men make the error of thinking that one day it will be done.  They think, ‘If I can work enough, then one day I could rest.’ Or, ‘One day my woman will understand something and then she will stop complaining.’ Or, ‘I’m only doing this now so that one day I can do what I really want with my life.’  The masculine error is to think that eventually things will be different in some fundamental way.  They won’t.  It never ends.  As long as life continues, the creative challenge is to tussle, play, and make love with the present moment while giving your unique gift.”

David Deida, The Way of the Superior Man

“If you were to die right now, what would be the feeling texture of your last moment?  Are you feeling the infinite mystery of existence, so that your last moment would be one of awe and gratitude?  Is your heart so wide open that your last moment would dissolve in perfect love? Or, are you so absorbed in some task that you would hardly notice death upon you, until the last instant, whoosh, and everything is gone?”

David Deida, The Way of the Superior Man

“To help you remember the triviality of your daily tasks, interrupt your schedule with refreshers.  These refreshers should cut to your core and strip the fat off the moment.  Consider your own death.  Behold an image of the most enlightened being you know.  Contemplate the mystery of existence.  Relax into the deepest and most profound loving of which you are capable.  In your own way, remember the infinite, and then return to the task at hand.  This way, you will never lose perspective and begin to think that life is a matter of tasks.  You are not a drone.  You are the unbounded mystery of love.  Be so, without forgetting your tasks.”

David Deida, The Way of the Superior Man

“The core of your life is your purpose.  Everything in your life, from your diet to your career, must be aligned with your purpose if you are to act with coherence and integrity in the world.  If you know your purpose, your deepest desire, then the secret of success is to discipline your life so that you support your deepest purpose and minimize distractions and detours.”

David Deida, The Way of the Superior Man

“In any given moment, a man’s growth is optimized if he leans just beyond his edge, his capacity, his fear.  He should not be too lazy, happily stagnating in the zone of security and comfort.  Nor should he push far beyond his edge, stressing himself unnecessarily, unable to metabolize his experience.  He should lean just slightly beyond the edge of fear and discomfort.  Constantly.  In everything he does.”

David Deida, The Way of the Superior Man

“By leaning just beyond your fear, you challenge your limits compassionately, without trying to escape the feeling of fear itself.  You step beyond the solid ground of security with an open heart.  You stand in the space of unknowingness, raw and awake.  Here, the gravity of deep being will attend you to the only place where fear is obsolete: the eternal free fall of home.  Where you always are.  Own your fear, and lean just beyond it.  In every aspect of your life.  Starting now.”

David Deida, The Way of the Superior Man

“Make your life an ongoing process of being who you are, at your deepest, most easeful levels of being.  Everything other than this process is secondary.  Your job, your children, your wife, your money, your artistic creations, your pleasures – they are all superficial and empty, if they are not floating in the deep sea of your conscious loving.”

David Deida, The Way of the Superior Man

“A free man is free to acknowledge his fears, without hiding them, or hiding from them.  Live with your lips pressed against your fears, kissing your fears, neither pulling back nor aggressively violating them.”

David Deida, The Way of the Superior Man

“You are entirely responsible for cutting through your own laziness, addictions, and unclarity.  There is nothing to wait for and nobody to blame.  Whatever techniques are appropriate, use them.  Try talking with your friends, using therapy, practicing meditation or prayer, going on a vision quest, reading scripture, walking in nature, keeping a journal, or studying with a teacher.  Remember that your success with any method you choose depends entirely on your actual commitment to discovering your deepest truth and aligning your life with it.”

David Deida, The Way of the Superior Man

“Once you have grown into independent adulthood, you no longer need somebody to take care of you.  You can be responsible for yourself.  In particular, you realize that you are responsible for your own happiness.  Nobody can live your life for you.  You must create your own health, success, and happiness.  This sense of self-responsibility is only a partial maturity, however.  Beyond self-responsibility lies the responsibility to give your gift.  It is important to grow beyond dependence on your intimate partner for your own happiness.  But it’s equally important to grow beyond simple independence and autonomy.   The next stage of intimacy after personal independence has been attained is the mutual flow of gifting, or serving each other in love.”

David Deida, The Way of the Superior Man

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If you enjoyed these quotes from The Way of the Superior Man then you should consider reading Deida’s book in full. It comes warmly recommended:

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