philosophy
taming your temper: choosing calm in difficult situations
“Keep this thought handy when you feel a fit of rage coming on—it isn’t manly to be enraged. Rather, gentleness and civility are more human, and therefore manlier. A real man doesn’t give way to anger and discontent, and such a person has strength, courage, and endurance—
mastering the uncontrollable: the stoic path to peace and purpose
“Some things are in our control and others not. Things in our control are opinion, pursuit, desire, aversion, and, in a word, whatever are our own actions. Things not in our control are body, property, reputation, command, and, in one word, whatever are not our actions. The things in our
the stoic path to happiness
It has been eight years since I embarked on the epic journey of philosophy and Stoicism when I picked up the landmark book, The Daily Stoic, on the day of its release. Needless to say, the book has made a profound impact on me and my thinking. It paved the
choosing the right handle in challenging circumstances
“Every event has two handles — one by which it can be carried, and one by which it can’t. If your brother does you wrong, don’t grab it by his wronging, because this is the handle incapable of lifting it. Instead, use the other — that he is your brother,
the morning ritual: a common thread among the successful
“Ask yourself the following first thing in the morning:
- What am I lacking in attaining freedom from passion?
- And what for tranquility?
- What am I? A mere body, estate-holder, or reputation? None of these things.
- What, then? A rational being.
- What then is demanded of
gratitude: the stoic path to mental resilience
“In all things we should try to make ourselves be as grateful as possible. For gratitude is a good thing for ourselves, in a manner in which justice, commonly held to belong to others, is not. Gratitude pays itself back in large measure.
— Seneca, Moral Letters, 81.19
The Stoics
the best revenge: a stoic perspective on responding to injustice
the lessons we can learn from “tumbbad”
Tumbbad (2018), directed by Rahi Anil Barve and Adesh Prasad, is an Indian horror-fantasy film that masterfully combines mythology with a cautionary tale about greed, ambition, and the consequences of human desires. The narrative is steeped in folklore, centering on the cursed village of Tumbbad and the search for a
