Hello there, For this week’s exercise, I wanted to look at our Cynic cousins and reign in our efforts a little bit. It’s nice to be motivated and work towards being a better person with a sense of urgency. This should be our modus vivendi after all, since we want to do good but haven’t the slightest idea on how […]
Hello there, I hope you’re enjoying this warm and beautiful (at least where I am) Sunday! Let’s get straight to it so we can get back to our respective necessities. For this exercise, let us look at some words from Epictetus Discourses’ IV 1-2 15: “It doesn’t matter what the external thing is, the value we place on it subjugated […]
We have our duality within. You know which one is usually right. You know which one brings you more lasting peace. So just listen to it! Not a fan of Spotify? Stoicism for a Better Life is available on 8 different platforms including Apple Podcasts, Google podcasts and many others. Listen on your preferred platform or leave a voice message.
Hello there, I received a few messages appreciating the theme last week, so I will stick with another beast of philosophy for life Lau Tzu: “Do you have the patience to wait? Till your mud settles and the water is clear? Can you remain unmoving? Till the right action arises by itself?” Translation: Even the muddiest water will turn clear […]
Hello there, For this week’s exercise, I am looking for some motivation to focus on the present moment (this is a huge part of what we try and accomplish on a day to day). To that end, I will reach out outside our school for some inspiration (as our school encourages us to do). This is from Gautama Buddha’s teachings […]
Hello there, For this week’s exercise, let us look at some words from Marcus Aurelius’ meditations XI 1-2: “These are the characteristics of the rational soul: self-awareness, self-examination, and self-determination. It reaps its own harvest…It succeeds in its own purpose…” Today’s lesson can essentially be boiled down to this: To be rational right now, it takes only three things: Look […]