A piece of wisdom from
February 24, 2023 · Friday
The quote
“A great empire, like a great cake, is most easily diminished at the edges.”
— Benjamin Franklin · 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
Notice one moment today when the lesson of Stoicism. A 2000-year-old operating system for hard days.
From the Bhagavad Gita
Verse 18.78
यत्र योगेश्वरः कृष्णो यत्र पार्थो धनुर्धरः। तत्र श्रीर्विजयो भूतिर्ध्रुवा नीतिर्मतिर्मम॥
“Wherever there is Krishna, the lord of yoga, and wherever there is Partha, the wielder of the bow — there will be prosperity, victory, abundance, and sound morality. This is my conviction.”
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