“You become what you give your attention to…If you yourself don’t choose what thoughts and images you expose yourself to, someone else will.” — Epictetus
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The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience. #stoicism #life #philosophy
"We are all one. Only egos, beliefs, and fears separate us." #stoicism #life #philosophy
"There is not one whose life is not focused on tomorrow. What harm is there in that you ask? Infinite harm. They are not really living. They are about to life." - Seneca
One of so many gems to be found in Ward Farnsworth's "The Practicing Stoic".
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One of so many gems to be found in Ward Farnsworth's "The Practicing Stoic".
#fujifilm #photography #rainbow #canada #stoicism #books
"All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone." #stoicism #life #philosophy
The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men. #stoicism #life #philosophy
Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it.
— Haruki Murakami
Once we're thrown off our habitual paths, we think all is lost, but it's only here that the new and the good begins. #stoicism #life #philosophy
A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.
— Seneca
Life is an unfoldment, and the further we travel the more truth we can comprehend. #stoicism #life #philosophy
"Freedom is what we do with what is done to us." #stoicism #life #philosophy
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Thank you for this comment. I came here to say something similar.
Stoicism is a great thing, but it needs to be interpreted in a way that does not lead to a capitalism-compatible milquetoast philosophy that is then used by privileged people to justify their apathy and egoism.
(similar is true for the way how many westerners understand eastern spiritualism and are then happily more concerned about their yoga mattress and shit than of the living beings around them).
Taking these pitfalls in mind, stoicism and meditation-ish self-care can help a lot to avoid breakdown while fighting this horrible machine. 
Those who know, do. Those that understand, teach
— Aristotle
We can ignore reality, but we cannot ignore the consequences of ignoring reality. #stoicism #life #philosophy
"Instead of fighting the world, kill your ego." #stoicism #life #philosophy
The world owes you nothing. It was here first.
— Mark Twain
If any man despises me, that is his problem. My only concern is not doing or saying anything deserving of contempt
— Marcus Aurelius
"Right is right even if no one is doing it; wrong is wrong even if everyone is doing it." #stoicism #life #philosophy
Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.
— Marcus Aurelius