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A Stoic Reader
3 classics are freely available here from standardebooks.org: Start here: - Epictetus: The Enchiridion Continue here: - Marcus Aurelius: Meditations Persevere here: - Seneca: Dialogues See also - Tolerance for Boredom and Pain…
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
"Cognitive Behavioral Therapy" is the major school of thought for assisting with Mental Health and Fitness in the world today. It arose out of the work of Aaron T Beck and, in terms of ancient philosophy it has some connection to the Stoics. The block-buster mega hit New York T…
Istigkeit
The finger that points to the moon is not the moon — Old Mate Thich Nhat Hanh Istigkeit! I shout, with all my breath, ISTIGKEIT! But for all the world, all that is heard is a whisper. That notorious German word: Istigkeit ...translates, most literally, as "Isness" What "is" …
Paradox
I don't want to belong to any club that will accept me as a member. —Groucho Marx Shouting loudly into my phone: "Yes I'm here! Standing right next to your goddam boat! Where the hell are YOU Theseus?" —https://mastodon.cloud/@secretgeek What is a paradox? That of course depen…
The dog paradox
The dog paradox is this. Sometimes you meet a family who have a wonderful pet dog. The family invariably say: “Oh he doesn’t think he’s a dog. He’s pretty sure he’s a human!” And everyone laughs. It's all Very Cute™. But, when you stagger away from this odd family, a creeping r…
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