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Living According to Nature: What Stoicism Really Means
“Live according to nature.” It’s one of the core teachings of Stoicism—and one of the most misunderstood. Nature doesn’t demand greatness—only that you grow in the right direction. I’ve written about this before,…
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All Is One: Monism and the Wisdom of Wholeness
Walking the Stoic Wisdom Path In an era increasingly defined by division—between nations, identities, disciplines, and even within ourselves—the ancient insight of monism offers a clear and unifying voice. It doesn’t shout over…
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The Art of Being: A Stoic Guide to Composure in a Noisy World
There’s a quiet strength that belongs to those who have decided who they are—and then live like it. Epictetus tells us in Enchiridion 33 to begin with this: prescribe to yourself a way…
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Walking Two Paths to the Same Summit: Virtue in the Tao and Stoicism
There are mountains whose peaks are hidden in clouds, and yet the summit is the same whether you climb from the north or the south. So too with virtue. In both the Taoist…
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The Sovereignty Within: Understanding Prohairesis, the Stoic Core of the Self
“You may fetter my leg, but my prohairesis not even Zeus himself can overcome.”—Epictetus, Discourses 1.1.23 What does it mean to be free? What makes you you? For the Stoic philosopher Epictetus, the…
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Let Your Life Flow Like a River: Channeling Goodness Without Erosion
What does it mean to live well—not sporadically, but as a sustained current of goodness, to have a good flow of life (euroia biou: the smooth flow of life)? The Stoics taught that…
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The Pillars of Marcus Aurelius: A Stoic Guide to Enduring Life’s Storms
In the quiet chambers of his mind, Marcus Aurelius penned what would become a lasting lantern for the weary soul—his Meditations, not written for fame, but for fortitude. These reflections, born of solitude…
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The Religious Rift in Stoicism Today
Modern Cosmology and the Rebirth of an Old Divide This essay was born out of a series of spirited and thoughtful discussions I’ve had in various Stoic communities and social forums. In those…
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Koinonikon: A Stoic Antidote to America’s Age of Division
America stands at a precipice, teetering between unity and fragmentation, between dialogue and discord. The air is thick with animosity, the walls between ideological camps rising ever higher. Polarization, like a relentless tide,…
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Using Impressions Wisely Amid Misinformation
The Challenge of Navigating Today’s Political and Social Chaos America today is deeply divided. Political debates quickly turn into personal attacks, conspiracy theories spread like wildfire, and social media fuels outrage at every…
Stoic Wisdom Path
Navigating Life's Challenges Using Timeless Stoic Principles
