A piece of wisdom from
February 22, 2020 · Saturday
The quote
“There are no permanent friends, no permanent enemies — only permanent interests.”
— Lord Palmerston · The 48 Laws of Power
The concept
Stoicism
A 2000-year-old operating system for hard days.
Stoicism is the most-tested philosophy in human history, practised by Roman emperors, freed slaves, and quietly today by anyone reading a book by Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus, or Seneca. At its centre: a brutal clarity about what is, and is n…
A practice for today
Before bed tonight, name one thing where the lesson of Stoicism. A 2000-year-old operating system for hard days.
From the Bhagavad Gita
Verse 2.20
न जायते म्रियते वा कदाचिन्नायं भूत्वा भविता वा न भूयः। अजो नित्यः शाश्वतोऽयं पुराणो न हन्यते हन्यमाने शरीरे॥
“The soul is never born, nor does it die. It has not come into being, will not come into being, and will not cease to be. Unborn, eternal, ever-existing, undying, primeval — it is not slain when the body is slain.”
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