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keep your fortress strong and impenetrable

keep your fortress strong and impenetrable

“No, it is events that give rise to fear—when another has power over them or can prevent them, that person becomes able to inspire fear. How is the fortress destroyed? Not by iron or fire, but by judgments… here is where we must begin, and it is from this

the taxes of life: a different perspective

the taxes of life: a different perspective

“Nothing will ever befall me that I will receive with gloom or a bad disposition. I will pay my taxes gladly. Now, all the things which cause complaint or dread are like the taxes of life—things from which, my dear Lucilius, you should never hope for exemption or seek

how to maintain your elasticity in life

how to maintain your elasticity in life

“Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are.” – Chinese Proverb Once, a great Chinese emperor visited a renowned Zen master. When the emperor arrived, he found the Zen master rolling on the floor, laughing heartily, and his disciples were laughing along with him. The emperor

cultivating a divine glow

cultivating a divine glow

As per ancient Hindu texts, Hanuman, as a child, spent a great deal of time in the proximity of the sun. First, while he attempted to swallow the sun as an infant, and then later during his education when the Sun God Surya became his teacher. Due to this, sunshine

why the easy life isn't praiseworthy

why the easy life isn't praiseworthy

“Success comes to the lowly and to the poorly talented, but the special characteristic of a great person is to triumph over the disasters and panics of human life.” — Seneca, On Providence, 4.1 You may know some people who seem to have had it made in life from the

the only thing you ever have is now

the only thing you ever have is now

“There are more things, Lucilius, likely to frighten us than there are to crush us; we suffer more often in imagination than in reality.” ― Seneca, Letters from a Stoic Most of us live anxious and worried lives. And the sad part is that we hardly ever live in the present.

Hanuman Chalisa: the complete text with english translation

Hanuman Chalisa: the complete text with english translation

“Every time I experience negativity in the world, and in myself, every time I encounter jealousy, rage, and frustration manifesting as violation and violence, I hear, or read, the Hanuman Chalisa… As verse follows verse, my frightened, crumpled mind begins to expand with knowledge and insight, and my faith in

the stoic art of dealing with uncertainty (part 2)

the stoic art of dealing with uncertainty (part 2)

“Anyone with any degree of mental toughness,” artist Georgia O’Keeffe wrote with regard to life and the art of setting priorities, “ought to be able to exist without the things they like most for a few months at least.” Seneca, the Roman philosopher, who served as Nero's

the stoic art of dealing with uncertainty (part 1)

the stoic art of dealing with uncertainty (part 1)

In life, fear often goes hand in hand with the unknown. It's natural to shy away from unfamiliar territories, whether it's the fear of failing on stage, the apprehension of rejection, or the anxiety of living paycheck to paycheck. This fear, born out of uncertainty, has

start a chain of goodness today

start a chain of goodness today

In Meditations, Marcus Aurelius wrote, “Find joy and rest in one thing alone: in moving from one socially useful act to another, while remaining mindful of God.” (6.7) In general, Marcus, like other Stoics, wrote about being indifferent to both pleasure and pain, and hardly touched on the question