Stoic Serenities: Meditations From The Wisdom Books
Stoic Serenities: Meditations From The Wisdom Books

Author: Andrew Alliance

Publisher: Andrew Alliance

Published: 2023-06-23

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13:

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Embark on a profound journey of self-transformation with "Stoic Serenities: Meditations From The Wisdom Books." This captivating compilation merges the timeless wisdom of ancient texts with the power of expression to guide you towards a life of serenity and fulfillment. Drawing inspiration from the profound insights of Seneca, Marcus Aurelius, Cleanthes, Musonius, Zeno, and Epictetus, this transformative book weaves together select themes from Proverbs, Baruch, Song of Songs, Ecclesiastes, Book of Sirach, Wisdom of Solomon, and Psalm 117. Through the skillful weaving of words, it opens the door to profound self-discovery and personal growth. Within these pages, you'll encounter thoughtfully crafted meditations that gently shift your perspective, empowering you to overcome challenges, cultivate resilience, and embrace a tranquil mindset. By engaging with the carefully chosen passages and evocative imagery, you'll awaken a deeper understanding of yourself and the world around you. "Stoic Serenities" invites you to reflect, contemplate, and integrate these ancient wisdom teachings into your daily life, fostering a sense of inner peace and purpose. Each chapter offers guidance and insights to help you navigate the complexities of modern existence, nurturing emotional mastery, meaningful connections, and a life guided by virtue and authenticity. Join the ranks of those who have found solace and inspiration in the timeless wisdom of the ages. "Stoic Serenities: Meditations From The Wisdom Books" is a powerful companion on your journey towards self-discovery, inviting you to tap into the transformative potential of ancient wisdom and embark on a path of personal and spiritual growth.

The Daily Stoic
The Daily Stoic

Author: Ryan Holiday

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2016-10-18

Total Pages: 418

ISBN-13: 0735211744

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From the team that brought you The Obstacle Is the Way and Ego Is the Enemy, a daily devotional of Stoic meditations—an instant Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestseller. Why have history's greatest minds—from George Washington to Frederick the Great to Ralph Waldo Emerson, along with today's top performers from Super Bowl-winning football coaches to CEOs and celebrities—embraced the wisdom of the ancient Stoics? Because they realize that the most valuable wisdom is timeless and that philosophy is for living a better life, not a classroom exercise. The Daily Stoic offers 366 days of Stoic insights and exercises, featuring all-new translations from the Emperor Marcus Aurelius, the playwright Seneca, or slave-turned-philosopher Epictetus, as well as lesser-known luminaries like Zeno, Cleanthes, and Musonius Rufus. Every day of the year you'll find one of their pithy, powerful quotations, as well as historical anecdotes, provocative commentary, and a helpful glossary of Greek terms. By following these teachings over the course of a year (and, indeed, for years to come) you'll find the serenity, self-knowledge, and resilience you need to live well.

Stoic Serenity
Stoic Serenity

Author: Keith Seddon

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2007-02-01

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13: 1847538177

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Readers who enter upon this practical course in the Stoic art of living will learn how Stoic principles are linked to real life, and how to enjoy the 'smooth flow of life' of the Stoic Sage who follows nature and holds to virtue, finding fearlessness, inner peace, and freedom from troubles. Readers will gain maximum advantage from the course if they acquire copies of Seneca's Letters from a Stoic (Penguin Books), and the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius (the Robin Hard translation from Wordsworth Editions is recommended). The text expands on a correspondence course previously made available by the Stoic Foundation. One student commented: 'I believe this course has changed my life, and I cannot thank you enough' -- DN, Australia. The book is illustrated with pen and ink drawings.

The Daily Stoic Journal
The Daily Stoic Journal

Author: Ryan Holiday

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2017-11-14

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 0525534393

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A beautiful daily journal to lead your journey in the art of living--and an instant WSJ bestseller! For more than two thousand years, Stoic philosophy has been the secret operating system of wise leaders, artists, athletes, brilliant thinkers, and ordinary citizens. With the acclaimed, bestselling books The Obstacle Is the Way, Ego Is the Enemy and The Daily Stoic, Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman have helped to bring the Stoicism of Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, and Epictetus to hundreds of thousands of new readers all over the world. Now Holiday and Hanselman are back with The Daily Stoic Journal, a beautifully designed hardcover journal that features space for morning and evening notes, along with advice for integrating this ancient philosophy into our 21st century lives. Each week readers will discover a specific powerful Stoic practice, explained and presented with related quotations to inspire deeper reflection and application, and each day they will answer a powerful question to help gauge their progress. Created with a durable, Smyth-sewn binding and featuring a helpful introduction explaining the various Stoic tools of self-management, as well as resources for further reading, this is a lasting companion volume for people who already love The Daily Stoic and its popular daily emails and social media accounts. It can also be used as a stand-alone journal, even if you haven’t read the previous books. For anyone seeking inner peace, clarity, and effectiveness in our crazy world, this book will help them immensely for the next year—and for the rest of their lives.

The Philosophy of Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
The Philosophy of Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

Author: Donald Robertson

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-05-08

Total Pages: 319

ISBN-13: 0429907516

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Why should modern psychotherapists be interested in philosophy, especially ancient philosophy? Why should philosophers be interested in psychotherapy? There is a sense of mutual attraction between what are today two thoroughly distinct disciplines. However, arguably it was not always the case that they were distinct. The author takes the view that by reconsidering the generally received wisdom concerning the history of these closely-related subjects, we can learn a great deal about both philosophy and psychotherapy, under which heading he includes potentially solitary pursuits such as "self-help" and "personal development".

A Guide to the Good Life
A Guide to the Good Life

Author: William B. Irvine

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2008-11-04

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13: 0199792623

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One of the great fears many of us face is that despite all our effort and striving, we will discover at the end that we have wasted our life. In A Guide to the Good Life, William B. Irvine plumbs the wisdom of Stoic philosophy, one of the most popular and successful schools of thought in ancient Rome, and shows how its insight and advice are still remarkably applicable to modern lives. In A Guide to the Good Life, Irvine offers a refreshing presentation of Stoicism, showing how this ancient philosophy can still direct us toward a better life. Using the psychological insights and the practical techniques of the Stoics, Irvine offers a roadmap for anyone seeking to avoid the feelings of chronic dissatisfaction that plague so many of us. Irvine looks at various Stoic techniques for attaining tranquility and shows how to put these techniques to work in our own life. As he does so, he describes his own experiences practicing Stoicism and offers valuable first-hand advice for anyone wishing to live better by following in the footsteps of these ancient philosophers. Readers learn how to minimize worry, how to let go of the past and focus our efforts on the things we can control, and how to deal with insults, grief, old age, and the distracting temptations of fame and fortune. We learn from Marcus Aurelius the importance of prizing only things of true value, and from Epictetus we learn how to be more content with what we have. Finally, A Guide to the Good Life shows readers how to become thoughtful observers of their own lives. If we watch ourselves as we go about our daily business and later reflect on what we saw, we can better identify the sources of distress and eventually avoid that pain in our life. By doing this, the Stoics thought, we can hope to attain a truly joyful life.

The Stoic Way of Life
The Stoic Way of Life

Author: Marcus Epictetus

Publisher:

Published: 2020-11-16

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 9781989785249

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This book contains many powerful and effective practices for a modern person. If you want to have control over things that belong to your internal state, then The Stoic way of Life is for you.

Seneca
Seneca

Author: Lucius Annaeus Senenca

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2021-11-16

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 022678309X

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A selection of Seneca’s most significant letters that illuminate his philosophical and personal life. “There is only one course of action that can make you happy. . . . rejoice in what is yours. What is it that is yours? Yourself; the best part of you.” In the year 62, citing health issues, the Roman philosopher Seneca withdrew from public service and devoted his time to writing. His letters from this period offer a window onto his experience as a landowner, a traveler, and a man coping with the onset of old age. They share his ideas on everything from the treatment of enslaved people to the perils of seafaring, and they provide lucid explanations for many key points of Stoic philosophy. This selection of fifty letters brings out the essentials of Seneca’s thought, with much that speaks directly to the modern reader. Above all, they explore the inner life of the individual who proceeds through philosophical inquiry from a state of emotional turmoil to true friendship, self-determination, and personal excellence.

The Wisdom of the Stoics
The Wisdom of the Stoics

Author: Frances Kanes Hazlitt

Publisher:

Published: 1984

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13:

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The first volume of its kind to bring together generous selections of the works of three of the great Stoic philosophers, Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius.

Stoicism: A Complete Guide to Stoic Serenity and Virtue (The Simplistic Timeless Stoic Art of Better Living With Ancient Wisdom)
Stoicism: A Complete Guide to Stoic Serenity and Virtue (The Simplistic Timeless Stoic Art of Better Living With Ancient Wisdom)

Author: James Morris

Publisher: James Morris

Published: 101-01-01

Total Pages: 185

ISBN-13:

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Stoicism may be an ancient philosophy, but it is one that has even more relevance to our daily lives now that we are in the modern world. Too often we find that we aren’t able to control our lives, control the events that go on, or even control the people and how they act. But with stoicism, we learn that we can control some things, such as our emotions and our reactions, and this can help to lead us to happiness. In this complete guidebook we are going to take you from the very basics of using stoicism in your daily life, to complete mastery. In this book you’ll also discover the following valuable knowledge: • Importance of emotional resilience • Introduction to the most prominent three teachers of stoicism and their contributions • Origin and a brief history of stoicism • Virtues of stoicism • Core beliefs of stoicism • Modern-day personalities that follow stoicism - bill gates, elon musk, petecarroll, and warren buffett • Modern-day stoic practices Stoicism changed the lives of its followers for the better and now it can do the same for you. The stoics knew what made for a good person – and a good life. Four simple virtues empowered them to cope with the end of a relationship, the loss of a job, ill health and even bereavement. Now you too can discover for yourself what gave them the emotional resilience to make the most of any situation.