“I will keep constant watch over myself and—most usefully—will put each day up for review. For this is what makes us evil—that none of us looks back upon our own lives. We reflect upon only that which we are about to do. And yet our plans for the future descend…
There are a lot of articles out there telling you the benefits of Minimalism and I have been looking forward to decluttering my life myself. I have started reading this book which is considered one of the most ultimate guides for tidying up: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The…
“Ask yourself the following first thing in the morning:– What am I lacking in attaining freedom from passion?– What for tranquility?– What am I? A mere body, estate-holder, or reputation? None of these things.– What, then? A rational being.– What then is demanded of me? Meditate on your actions.– How…
“Your principles can’t be extinguished unless you snuff out the thoughts that feed them, for it’s continually in your power to reignite new ones. . . . It’s possible to start living again! See things anew as you once did—that is how to restart life!” MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 7.2 Doing…
“A podium and a prison is each a place, one high and the other low, but in either place, your freedom of choice can be maintained if you so wish.” EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 2.6.25 For today’s post, I would like to refer to the book by Viktor Frankl: Man’s Search for…
“Pass-through this brief patch of time in harmony with nature, and come to your final resting place gracefully, just as a ripened olive might drop, praising the earth that nourished it and grateful to the tree that gave it growth.” MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 4.48.2 Isn’t it the most beautiful mediation…
“I am your teacher and you are learning in my school. My aim is to bring you to completion, unhindered, free from compulsive behavior, unrestrained, without shame, free, flourishing, and happy, looking to God in things great and small—your aim is to learn and diligently practice all these things. Why…
“So in the majority of other things, we address circumstances not in accordance with the right assumptions, but mostly by following wretched habit. Since all that I’ve said is the case, the person in training must seek to rise above, so as to stop seeking out pleasure and steering away…
“Tranquility can’t be grasped except by those who have reached an unwavering and firm power of judgment—the rest constantly fall and rise in their decisions, wavering in a state of alternately rejecting and accepting things. What is the cause of this back and forth? It’s because nothing is clear and…
“Understand at last that you have something in you more powerful and divine than what causes the bodily passions and pulls you like a mere puppet. What thoughts now occupy my mind? Is it not fear, suspicion, desire, or something like that?” MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 12.19 Now, when Marcus Aurelius…
