Hello there, First off, happy Halloween cause…why not! This week, let us look towards the emperor philosophers words of urgency in his Meditations IV 37: “You will soon die, and you are not yet simple, not free from perturbations, nor without suspicion of being hurt by external things, nor kindly disposed towards all; nor do you yet realize that acting […]
Hello there, If I’m being honest, this week’s exercise is more geared towards what I needed (I am but a human being on a journey of self-improvement myself after all). The point of focus for the week: Scrutinize everything, including (and often especially) your own impressions and emotions. This is from Epictetus Discourses II 18-24: “First off, don’t let the […]
Hello there, This week’s exercise is about Hopes and Dreams, Fear and Anxieties, and I will start with some words from the Moral Letters of Seneca V 7-8: “Hecato says, ‘cease to hope and you will cease to fear’… The primary cause of both these ills is that instead of adapting ourselves to present circumstances, we send our thoughts too […]
This was the most interesting interview yet. Give it a listen, I guarantee you’ll be entertained. Here’s the episode description: In this episode, we are joined by author and philosopher Anderson Silver. We go off the deep end with some philosophical talking points. We discuss his book Your Duality Within, aspects of democracy and socialism, the narrative fallacy, evolution, conscience, […]
Hello there, For this week’s exercise, I will seek some inspiration from Seneca. This is from his Moral Letters to Lucilius CIII 4-5: “When philosophy is wielded with arrogance and stubbornly, it is the cause for the ruin of many. Let philosophy scrape off your own faults, rather than be a way to rail against the faults of others.” […]
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 […]