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CHUCK CHAKRAPANI

Article will be available on Friday, September 25th, 2020

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Friday, September 25th, 2020

The Art of Being Civil

The Stoic Gym || CHUCK CHAKRAPANI

We are all comfortable in our little worlds. People who are different from us and who differ with us create in us some insecurity. This type of insecurity is sometimes nurtured for political purposes.

Article will be available on Friday, October 30th, 2020

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Friday, October 30th, 2020

Living A Focused Life

Editorial || CHUCK CHAKRAPANI

Our time is short

How to do I lead my best life? This dilemma is common to all humans, not just Stoics. When we ask ourselves this question, the first thing we need to realize is that our life is made up of time. When we waste our time, we waste our life. Yet time goes faster than we realize, as Seneca realized.

Article will be available on Friday, November 27th, 2020

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Friday, November 27th, 2020

Reflecting On Life

Book Review || CHUCK CHAKRAPANI

As ‘the year like no other’ comes to a close, we may want to reflect on our lives so we may steer them better in the new year. In this issue of THE STOIC, our contributors provide excellent perspectives on living a better life, no matter what we have been through this year.

Article will be available on Thursday, December 31st, 2020

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Thursday, December 31st, 2020

Stoic Echoes

Editorial || CHUCK CHAKRAPANI

Stoicism is based on reason, not revelation. If it is based on reason, then Stoic knowledge cannot be the Stoics' exclusive preserve. Anyone who reasons should be able to come to similar conclusions, whether a Stoic or not. That is the premise of this issue.

Article will be available on Thursday, December 31st, 2020

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Thursday, December 31st, 2020

Lives of The Stoics: Book Review

Book Review || CHUCK CHAKRAPANI

Lives of The Stoics by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman is a significant contribution to modern Stoic literature.

Article will be available on Thursday, December 31st, 2020

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Thursday, December 31st, 2020

Stoic Thoughts for Every Day of the Month

Feature || CHUCK CHAKRAPANI

Stoic Thoughts for Every Day of the Month.

Article will be available on Friday, January 29th, 2021

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Friday, January 29th, 2021

"There, But For The Grace of God,..."

The Stoic Gym || CHUCK CHAKRAPANI

John Bradford, the Sixteenth Century English Reformer, was a humble man. He was the Chaplain to King Edward VI. Yet, it is said that, whenever he saw a criminal led to his execution, Bradford would exclaim,

There, but for the grace of God, goes John Bradford!

Article will be available on Friday, February 26th, 2021

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Friday, February 26th, 2021

How to Chase the Right Rabbits

The Stoic Gym || CHUCK CHAKRAPANI

John Bogle , founder of the Vanguard Group, one the world’s largest mutual fund companies, has this to say about how we live ineffectively: We chase the ‘wrong rabbits’, things that don’t matter, instead of going after the ‘right rabbits’, things that do matter.

Article will be available on Friday, March 26th, 2021

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Friday, March 26th, 2021

A Tale of Two Faustinas

The Stoic Gym || CHUCK CHAKRAPANI

It is commonly believed that Marcus Aurelius’ wife Faustina was unfaithful to him. Personally, such things don’t interest me. We read Marcus Aurelius because his thoughts are uplifitng. Little does it matter (except for him maybe) whether his wife was faithful to him or not.

Article will be available on Friday, April 30th, 2021

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Friday, April 30th, 2021

Judging Life By Its Length

The Stoic Gym || CHUCK CHAKRAPANI

In the 5,000 year old epic Gilgamesh, the King of Uruk, Gilgamesh sets out to find the secret of immortality. He undertakes an ardous journey and faces many dangers in his quest. In the end, he comes to the understanding that humans cannot be immortals. All we can do is to live our lives well here on this earth.

Article will be available on Friday, May 28th, 2021

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Friday, May 28th, 2021

Does Stoicism exclude women?

The Stoic Gym || CHUCK CHAKRAPANI

Women and Stoicism

Article will be available on Friday, June 25th, 2021

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Friday, June 25th, 2021

Can you do Stoicism the easy way

The Stoic Gym || CHUCK CHAKRAPANI

In this issue of THE STOIC, our contributors offer simple ways of practicing Stoicism. 

Article will be available on Wednesday, August 11th, 2021

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Wednesday, August 11th, 2021

Traps we set for ourselves

Editorial || CHUCK CHAKRAPANI

Stoicism is a philosophy of life. Its path may be hard but it sets no traps. The Stoic traps we discuss in this issue are the traps we set for ourselves when we practice Stoicism. And such traps are many.

Article will be available on Friday, August 27th, 2021

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Friday, August 27th, 2021

On seeing clearly

Editorial || CHUCK CHAKRAPANI

In A Scandal in Bohemia, a conversation between Sherelock Holmes and Watson goes like this:

Article will be available on Friday, September 24th, 2021

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Friday, September 24th, 2021

Leaving your comfort zone

Editorial || CHUCK CHAKRAPANI

We cover in this issue some of the less commonly discussed themes of Stoicism. Our contributors in this issue argue that we are used to comforts, pity others who are less fortunate, find it hard to cope with situations like the pandemic, find it difficult to cope with transience and imperfection, and we are tired.