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Chuck Chakrapani

Article will be available on Sunday, December 1st, 2019

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Sunday, December 1st, 2019

Lessons in Stoicism by John Sellers

Book Review || CHUCK CHAKRAPANI

Lessons in Stoicism is by John Sellars, a prominent modern Stoic scholar. His name should be familiar to our readers—he is on our Advisory Board and he writes to the magazine occasionally. 

Article will be available on Wednesday, January 1st, 2020

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Wednesday, January 1st, 2020

Looking back with gratitude

Between Us || CHUCK CHAKRAPANI

I know, I know, it is not good form to be pleased with yourself. Even less so to announce it to others. But today I am pleased with myself and I am not hiding it. Let me explain why. 

Article will be available on Saturday, February 1st, 2020

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Saturday, February 1st, 2020

Being a Stoic every moment of the day

Between Us || CHUCK CHAKRAPANI

You read a book on Stoicism. Or listen to a lecture, read a blog, or see a post on social media. You are inspired. You are going to practice Stoicism. You are going to be happy, virtuous, and invincible. 

Article will be available on Saturday, February 1st, 2020

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Saturday, February 1st, 2020

Marcus Aurelius’ Sense of Equality

Book Excerpt || CHUCK CHAKRAPANI

Everything Marcus Aurelius inherited from his father, he gave to his sister. 

Article will be available on Sunday, March 1st, 2020

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Sunday, March 1st, 2020

Are mindless questions Stoic?

Between Us || CHUCK CHAKRAPANI

In this issue, Greg Sadler poses an interesting question. Why is it, in many Stoic forums, people ask questions like 

  • Is Batman Stoic? 
  • Is Donald Trump Stoic? 
  • Is Mickey Mouse Stoic? 
  • Is feminism Stoic? 
  • Is traveling around the world Stoic? 

Article will be available on Wednesday, April 1st, 2020

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Wednesday, April 1st, 2020

Being Stoic at times like these

Between Us || CHUCK CHAKRAPANI

Stoicism in the Time of a Pandemic 

Since the time of Hierocles, the Stoics suggested that we are a part of a larger community. Steeped in our self-centered everyday concerns, we ignore others and devote our lives to our selfish pursuits. 

Article will be available on Friday, May 1st, 2020

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Friday, May 1st, 2020

The Stoic art of living

Between Us || CHUCK CHAKRAPANI

Long ago, a thirty-something philosopher strode up the steps of a porch on the north end of the Athenian agora. It was the meeting place for all and sundry—jugglers, fire eaters, vendors, fishmongers, beggars, hawkers, and layabouts. The porch was decorated with beautiful paintings but it was also tainted with human blood. It was the site where hundreds had been executed.

Article will be available on Friday, May 1st, 2020

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Friday, May 1st, 2020

Manual of Reformed Stoicism by Piotr Stankiewicz

Book Review || CHUCK CHAKRAPANI

Manual of Reformed Stoicism by Piotr Stankiewicz is a tightly structured, well-written, and beautifully produced book. It deserves to be among the top three modern books on applied Stoicism. It covers the same ground as most modern books on applied Stoicism, only better. 

Article will be available on Monday, June 1st, 2020

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Monday, June 1st, 2020

On choosing the good life

Between Us || CHUCK CHAKRAPANI

As I write this, more than 250,000 around the world have lost their lives to the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 3,500,000 have been diagnosed with it. Compared to the world’s population of 7.5 billion people these are small numbers.

Article will be available on Monday, June 1st, 2020

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Monday, June 1st, 2020

On the rules of life

Stoicism in Plain English / Seneca on Happiness || CHUCK CHAKRAPANI

In the last chapter of his discourse On The Happy Life, Seneca tells us that to be happy we should stop pursuing pleasure, and instead pursue virtue.

Article will be available on Wednesday, July 1st, 2020

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Wednesday, July 1st, 2020

Timeless Stoic wisdom

Between Us || CHUCK CHAKRAPANI

In 2018, Tonya Illman, walking around sand dunes on a remote beach in Western Australia, picked up a bottle, It contained a message written 132 years prior, thrown from a German ship called Paula. The note was still readable and was later confirmed authentic. That was the oldest message ever found in a bottle.

Article will be available on Thursday, August 13th, 2020

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Thursday, August 13th, 2020

Looking at things from a Stoic perspective

Between Us || Chuck Chakrapani

How do we react when unexpected things—such as a job loss or a health problem—happen to us? How do we react to predictable daily events? We often react to events in a way that causes more misery. Many people get depressed by they way they habitually react to things.

Article will be available on Thursday, August 13th, 2020

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Thursday, August 13th, 2020

Why we are not tranquil

Stoicism in Plain English / Seneca on Happiness || CHUCK CHAKRAPANI

This is the first chapter of Seneca’s discourse On Tranquility. It is an excerpt from Stoic Tranquility, a plain English version of the discourse, published by The Stoic Gym. https://amzn.to/337K6Mn

Article will be available on Thursday, August 13th, 2020

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Thursday, August 13th, 2020

Developing the virtue of courage

|| CHUCK CHAKRAPANI

This is the nineteenth excerpt from our 10-week course on Stoicism. The book covering all course material, readings, and exercises is available from https://amzn.to/2Ck0fje.

Article will be available on Tuesday, September 1st, 2020

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Tuesday, September 1st, 2020

Stoicism and the art of friendship

Feature || CHUCK CHAKRAPANI

A curious philosophy

Stoicism is a curious philosophy. At its core is the strong conviction that we need nothing and need no one to be happy. Epictetus clearly summarizes this conviction.