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The last days of Marcus Aurelius

Feature || Editor

When Marcus’ health started failing, he sent for his son. Mar-cus told him not to neglect the ongoing war because it would seem he was betraying the State. 

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Housekeeping

Housekeeping || Editor

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THE STOIC online magazine is distributed free. The costs associated with it are 100% underwritten by the publisher, The Stoic Gym, and the personal resources of the Editor, Dr. Chuck Chakrapani. The Stoic Gym nei-ther solicits nor accepts donations. The expenses incurred are mostly subsidized by the revenues associated with the sale of books. 

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Stoic thoughts for every day of the month

Stoic Everyday || Editor

1  - If you want to be a person of honor and trust, who can stop you? [Epictetus, D 2.2] 

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Saturday, February 1st, 2020

Let virtue lead the way

Stoicism in Plain English / Seneca on Happiness || Editor

In the FOURTEENTH chapter of his discourse On The Happy Life, Seneca tells us that, to be happy, we should stop pursuing pleasure, and instead pursue virtue. This is an excerpt from Stoic Happiness, a plain English version of Seneca’s On the Happy Life, published by The Stoic Gym. https://amzn.to/2I0mbVW

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Justice in everyday living

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

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Stoic Groups Around the World

Stoic Fellowship || Editor

International Listings of Stoic Groups

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the Stoic Gym Publications

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The Stoic Advisory Board

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Sunday, March 1st, 2020

Marcus Aurelius’ art of dealing with people

Feature || Editor

Use people’s specific talents - If anyone did anything excellent, Marcus praised them and used their talents for that purpose. But he did not expect other things from them. Marcus said:

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Sunday, March 1st, 2020

Housekeeping

Housekeeping || Editor

Disclosure - THE STOIC online magazine is distributed free. The costs associated with it are 100% underwritten by the publisher, The Stoic Gym, and the personal resources of the Editor, Dr. Chuck Chakrapani. The Stoic Gym neither solicits nor accepts donations. The expenses incurred are mostly subsidized by the revenues associated with the sale of books.

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Stoic thoughts for every day of the month

Stoic Everyday || Editor

1 - Then you will say, “I am a scholar, but no one cares”. Yes, because you are a bad and useless human being. [Epictetus, D 2.4]

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Sunday, March 1st, 2020

Don’t mix pleasure with virtue

Stoicism in Plain English / Seneca on Happiness || Editor

In the FIFTEENTH chap-ter of his discourse On The Happy Life, Seneca tells us that, to be happy, we should stop pursuing pleasure, and instead pur-sue virtue. This is an ex-cerpt from Stoic Happi-ness, a plain English ver-sion of Seneca’s On the Happy Life, published by The Stoic Gym. 

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Sunday, March 1st, 2020

The nature of our desires

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No end to our desires 

There is no logical place where our de-sires end. Most of our desires are not extinguished when we fulfil them. In-stead, they lead to greater and greater desires. So, the first problem with intense desires is that the more you feed them, the more you need them. The second problem with excessive desires is that when you are a slave to your desires, you become a slave to people who control what you desire. 

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Sunday, March 1st, 2020

Stoic Groups Around the World

Stoic Fellowship || Editor

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Sunday, March 1st, 2020

The Stoic Gym publications

The Stoic Gym Publications || Editor

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