January Release!
SENECA ON PEACE OF MIND
This book is a modern rendition of Seneca’s On the Tranquility of Mind (De Tranquillitsate Animi). This a dialogue between Seneca and his friend Serenus. Serenus starts the dialog by saying that although he achieves tranquility of mind from time to time, it does not last. He requests Seneca to tell him how he may achieve tranquility of mind that is stable. In the rest of the book, Seneca outlines specific strategies to achieve tranquility.
Contents
- Why We Are Restless
- Become Active in Your Profession
- Be Alive Until You Die
- Match Your Tasks With Your Ability
- Be Careful in Choosing a Friend
- Don’t Go After Possessions
- Avoid Excess
- Handle Life With Skill
- Foresee Adversity
- Avoid Useless Activity
- Be Prepared for Disappointments
- Avoid Stubbornness and Indecision
- Take a Lighter View of Things
- When Bad Things Happen to Good People
- Relax, Practice Moderation, and Be Vigilant
LUCIUS ANNAEUS SENECA or Seneca the Younger (c. 4 BC-AD 65) was a Roman Stoic philosopher and a prolific writer.
This book is the eleventh in the series Stoicism in Plain English published by The Stoic Gym.
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HOW TO BE A STOIC WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW HOW
A UNIQUE SELF-STUDY COURSE
A UNIQUE 10-WEEK COURSE
To help those who would like to understand and practice the fundamentals of Stoicism, The Stoic Gym has put together a unique 10-week self-study training course carefully designed to teach the essence of Stoicism. Each week’s lesson starts with a big idea, followed by a discussion of how it works in practice, supported by a Stoic exercise to reinforce it, and a Stoic quote.
HOW DOES THE COURSE WORK?
The course has ten lessons, one for each week.
- Each lesson starts with an explanation of a critical Stoic concept and how it applies to your daily life.
- Three specially selected readings from modern and ancient Stoics follow this.
- In the third section of each lesson, you are given a carefully created exercise for the week so you can apply your understanding to your daily life
- You are given a quote to repeat throughout the day for each day of the week.
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?
Here is what you will learn in ten weeks:
- The foundational principles of Stoicism
- Four special skills we need to practice Stoicism
- Three disciplines we need to develop
- How to live a Stoic life
- How to enjoy the festival of life
By the time you finish the course, you should have a solid understanding of the foundations of Stoicism. You will know how your judgments create all your problems, how to avoid them by living in accordance with nature, how to use the principle of dichotomy to live effectively, why you need to practice the four virtues—wisdom, justice, moderation, and courage, how to practice the three disciplines—assent, desire, and action.
You will know how to apply what you have learned to your daily life. And, most importantly, you will learn how to enjoy the festival of life! Because this is a self-study course, you can learn at your own pace. This course was very carefully designed by The Stoic Gym to enable you to learn all the fundamentals quickly and easily.
HOW TO BE FREE NO MATTER WHAT
UNSHAKABLE FREEDOM
How can we achieve total personal freedom when we have so many obligations and so many demands on our time? Is personal freedom even possible? Yes, said the Stoics and gave us a blueprint for freedom. Dr. Chakrapani brings their teachings to the digital era.
WHAT READERS ARE SAYING
You’ll “probably get through it in a few hours, enjoy the whole thing, and come away with an accurate and workable idea of Stoic philosophy. So please do just go and read it.”
DONALD ROBERTSON, Book Reviews—Stoicism
If you want to apply [the Stoic principles] right away, it is a wonderful book for that. This will help a lot of people. This is a gateway book.
Dr. GREGORY SADLER, Sadler’s Honest Book Reviews.
Dr. Chakrapani has written a superbly helpful book.
BROGA, Amazon (UK)
The absolute best book by far … is Unshakable Freedom by Chuck Chakrapani … It explains Stoicism in an extremely accessible and easy to understand format. Highly recommended. I've gifted it to quite a few people.
ILLEGALUTURN, reddit/r/stoicism
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STOICISM IN PLAIN ENGLISH
MODERN PLAIN ENGLISH VERSIONS OF STOIC CLASSICS WITH OUTLINE,S SUMMARIES, SUBHEADS, AND MORE
THE COMPLETE WORKS OF EPICTETUS
Stoic Foundations (Discourses Book 1) explains the basic tenets of Stoicism. If you are interested in Epictetus’ teachings, this is where you should start.
Stoic Choices is the plain English version of Discourses Book 2. It discusses what our choices are in life and how to make better choices.
Stoic Training is the third book of Discourses of Epictetus in plain English. Stoics did not only believe in theoretical knowledge but held it as critical that we practice what we learned.
Stoic Freedom (Discourses Book 4) focuses on freedom. Personal freedom is close to Epictetus’ heart, and his rhetoric shines when he talks about it. But, what does a free person look like?
Stoic Inspirations includes a summary (or extracts) from the above four books by Arrian (Enchirdion) and The Golden Sayings of Epictetus. It also includes “fragments” (quotes) as well as a biography.
Available in print and digital editions from Amazon at https://amzn.to/2CGY3lk
THE GOOD LIFE HANDBOOK
The Good Life Handbook is a rendering of Epictetus' Enchiridion in plain English. It is a concise summary of the teachings of Epictetus, as transcribed and later summarized by his student Flavius Arrian.
The Handbook is a guide to the good life. It answers the question, “How can we be good and live free and happy, no matter what else is happening around us?”
Ancient Stoics lived in a time of turmoil under difficult conditions. So, the solutions they found to living free were tested under very stringent conditions. For example, Epictetus was a lame slave who made himself free and happy later in life by following the principles set out in this book.
Ebook is available FREE at online books stores like Amazon.
OTHER EDITIONS Audio Book. Paperback edition and Gift Edition (with 10 color photographs).
O Manuel da Vida Boa (Portuguese)
YOUR GUIDE TO EVERYTHING STOIC
This short volume is an indispensable reference for modern Stoics. It covers the following topics:
- The Geography of Ancient Stoicism * The Geography of Modern Stoicism
- The Timeline of Ancient Stoicism * The Timeline of Modern Stoicism
- Stoicism in Words, Pictures, and Numbers
- The History of Ancient Stoicism * The History of Modern Stoicism
- An Outline of Ancient Stoicism * An Outline of Modern Stoicism with pictures of Stoic sites (both ancient and modern) and photographs of the Modern Stoic movement.
Both the online and the print editions are in full color, beautifully produced.
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THE COMPLETE WORKS OF MARCUS AURELIUS
This is the personal journal kept by the beloved Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius. It was never meant for publication and yet, after his death, it has become probably the most widely read book on Stoic philosophy.
Meditations is a deeply moving personal journal which is uplifting and invigorating.
While Meditations is one of the best-read Stoic books, not many of us know about Marcus’ other writings: his personal letters and speeches. For the first time ever Aurelius, the Unknown presents all his letters and speeches in a single volume.
Also includes a biographic sketch and several anecdotes from his life. A must-read for all fans of Marcus Aurelius.
THE COMPLETE WORKS OF MUSONIUS RUFUS
IN A SINGLE VOLUME
Musonius Rufus, the man who taught Epictetus, has something to say on everything.
A man far ahead of his time, he was a minimalist, vegetarian, proto-feminist, and more.
All rendered in modern, plain English.
STOIC HAPPINESS
In this discourse, Seneca warns us that following the crowd is no way to be happy. He tells us that happiness is close at hand, by what means we can achieve it, and how to go about finding it.
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