A piece of wisdom from
December 1, 2020 · Tuesday
The quote
“The brain in flow drops the prefrontal cortex offline. That is why the self disappears.”
— Andrew Huberman · Flow State
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
Walk one slow block today and observe the lesson of Stoicism. A 2000-year-old operating system for hard days.
From the Bhagavad Gita
Verse 2.56
दुःखेष्वनुद्विग्नमनाः सुखेषु विगतस्पृहः। वीतरागभयक्रोधः स्थितधीर्मुनिरुच्यते॥
“He whose mind is undisturbed in sorrow, who craves no pleasure, and from whom attachment, fear, and anger have departed — he is called a sage of steady wisdom.”
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