A piece of wisdom from
January 30, 2021 · Saturday
The quote
“Some things are in our control and others are not. Therein lies the entire foundation of philosophy.”
— Epictetus · Stoicism
The concept
Longevity
You will probably die. The next forty years of habits decide when, and how.
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A practice for today
When the next difficult feeling arrives, ask yourself: the lesson of Longevity. You will probably die. The next forty years of habits decide when, and how.
From the Bhagavad Gita
Verse 5.22
ये हि संस्पर्शजा भोगा दुःखयोनय एव ते। आद्यन्तवन्तः कौन्तेय न तेषु रमते बुधः॥
“The pleasures born of contact with external objects are wombs of suffering. They have a beginning and an end. The wise do not delight in them.”
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