#3goodthings #ThreeGoodThings
1) Spouse keeps copies of #Epictetus and #MarcusAurelius on the shelf. I only dip into them occasionally, but they are there when needed. (Seems the right time for #Stoic reminders that what I control is my response to idiocy unfurling around us.)
2) More student papers marked up. It is satisfying to complete something complicated.
3) Getting to pick up kiddo from swim is a pleasure. Gives us space to just talk or listen to music daily. Grabbing time while I can!

Curb your desire—don’t set your heart on so many things and you will get what you need.

— Epictetus

We've been having a discussion over at the Stoa Nova about how to interpret what looks like a really harsh doctrine in Epictetus' Enchiridion. My contribution to it came out today. here it is:

https://newstoicism.org/2024/11/27/loving-with-reason/
#Stoicism #Epictetus #Grief #Philosophy #Ethics #Relationships

These are the signs of a wise man: to reprove nobody, to praise nobody, to blame nobody, nor even to speak of himself or his own merits.

— Epictetus

“Make the best of what's up to us and take everything else as it comes.”

Epictetus speaks to us from 2,000 years in the past with words of wisdom that are relevant to all people at all times.

https://open.substack.com/pub/thephilosophygarden/p/epictetus-on-how-to-react-to-events?r=1fzzx&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Parting thought for the day from Epictetus:

“What saith Antisthenes? Hast thou never heard?—
It is a kingly thing, O Cyrus, to do well and to be evil spoken of.”
#Epictetus #Stoicism #Philosophy #DoWell #Goodnight

« Nature hath given men one tongue but two ears, that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak. »

― Epictetus

· https://poligraf.tumblr.com/post/729568168574615552/nature-hath-given-men-one-tongue-but-two-ears

Only the educated are free

— Epictetus

#Epictetus on making #progress;
Practical #Wisdom podcast, episode 43

https://thephilosophygarden.substack.com/p/epictetus-on-making-progress

Continuing on with the line-by-line commentary on Epictetus' short Stoic work, the Enchiridion, here's a discussion about what is going on in chapter 38

https://medium.com/practical-rationality/chapter-38-of-epictetus-enchiridion-explained-841355e19b67
#Epictetus #Stoicism #Philosophy #Commentary #Enchiridion #Handbook

At last year's international Stoicon conference, I was invited to give a talk, which I titled "From The Cosmos To Cracks In Bread: Things of Beauty For Stoics". Here's the transcript of the talk and the Q&A.

https://gregorybsadler.substack.com/p/from-the-cosmos-to-cracks-in-bread
#Stoicism #Beauty #Philosophy #Aesthetics #Seneca #Epictetus #Marcus #Aurelius

Updated this short piece stemming from a talk I gave on a key aspect of Epictetus' Stoic moral philosophy (prohairesis), and moved it into my Substack.

https://gregorybsadler.substack.com/p/what-does-epictetus-mean-by-prohairesis

Here's the next portion of my commentary on Epictetus' short Stoic work, the Enchiridion, this one on chapter 36, which can be a bit puzzling to readers, focused on contradictions

https://medium.com/practical-rationality/chapter-36-of-epictetus-enchiridion-explained-0e487ea6a629
#Epictetus #Enchiridion #Commentary #Stoicism #Philosophy #Contradiction

Here is the third post in my series on Stoicism and Grief, this one going deeper into relevant chapters from Epictetus' Discourses. In the next post, we'll shift to Cicero's Tusculan Disputations

https://gregorybsadler.substack.com/p/classic-stoics-on-grief-and-grieving-59a
#Epictetus #Stoicism #Grief #Mourning #Emotion #Philosophy

If it's the right thing to do, Epictetus tells us, don't worry about whether other people see you doing it. If its the wrong thing, then he's got different advice: just don't do it! Here's a short commentary on Enchiridion chapter 35

https://medium.com/@Gregory_Sadler/chapter-35-of-epictetus-enchiridion-explained-91b034e0a20e
#Epictetus #Stoicism #Philosophy #Ethics #Choices

Here's a short piece on some important aspects that sometimes get overlooked when people start bringing Stoicism and mindfulness together. Originally published in The Stoic back in April

https://medium.com/practical-rationality/stoicism-and-mindfulness-several-overlooked-aspects-3ed772a0cbc2
#Stoicism #Mindfulness #Seneca #Epictetus #Philosophy #Awareness

Here's the second part of what promises to be a long series of Substack posts on Stoic philosophy, grief, and grieving. This one examines what Epictetus has to say about the matter

https://gregorybsadler.substack.com/p/classic-stoics-on-grief-and-grieving-e6b
#Stoicism #Grief #Emotion #Loss #Death #Sadness #Epictetus #Philosophy

Continuing on with the commentary on Epictetus' short Stoic work, the Enchiridion, here's the one on chapter 34, which sets out a useful practice for dealing with temptations!

https://medium.com/practical-rationality/chapter-34-of-epictetus-enchiridion-explained-79b0a65114ec
#Stoicism #Epictetus #Enchiridion #Philosophy #Practice #Pleasure #Decisions

Here's a piece I wrote some time back to help people better understand Epictetus' distinction between what is up to us and what's not (the dichotomy of control). Published in Medium back when you could read a few articles for free. I've put it in Substack so everyone can now read it for free anytime they like

https://gregorybsadler.substack.com/p/what-epictetus-really-thinks-is-in
#Stoicism #Epictetus #Philosophy #Dichotomy #Control #Ethics