From Vol. 2, Issue 6, June 2020
Learn the fundamentals of Stoicism in ten short weeks! A UNIQUE SELF-STUDY COURSE
How to be a Stoic When you Don't Know How
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—and 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.
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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
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.
STOICISM IN PLAIN ENGLISH
MODERN PLAIN ENGLISH VERSIONS OF STOIC CLASSICS WITH OUTLINES, 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 the 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 at https://amzn.to/2CGY3lk
THE COMPLETE WORKS OF MARCUS AURELIUS
Stoic Meditations
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.
Aurelius The Unknown
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. https://amzn.to/2A1ssxl
STOICISM IN PLAIN ENGLISH MODERN PLAIN ENGLISH
VERSIONS OF STOIC CLASSICS WITH OUTLINES, SUMMARIES, SUBHEADS, AND MORE
THE COMPLETE WORKS OF MUSONIUS RUFUS
This is the complete works of Musonius Rufus (25-95CE), the man who taught Epictetus. While he was very well-known and respected during his time, he is less widely known now. He was a social activist, a proto-feminist, a vegetarian, and a minimalist. No topic is too small or too big for him. Here are some of the topics covered in this book * Women and men are equal. * Why hardships are of little importance? * Why everyone should study philosophy? * Where you live or are forced to live is of no importance. * Don’t take things personally and be personally insulted. * Live "according to nature" * Live a virtuous family life. * Live a simple life. *Children should obey their parents, but not indiscriminately. *If you keep practicing virtue, you don’t need anything special in your old age.
THE COMPLETE WORKS OF SENECA (IN PROGRESS
“If you want to be happy, don't follow the crowd,” warns Seneca, one of the best exponents of Stoicism.
Seneca was concerned about applying Stoicism to everyday life. How can we make Stoicism work for us, so we can live happily, fearlessly, and peacefully? In this short book addressed to his brother, Seneca addresses the problem of happiness.* What are the basics of happiness?* What is the path to happi-ness?* How to use pleasure and not be used by it?* Why should we ignore criticism and pursue virtue?* How to enjoy wealth that comes our way and not be a slave to it?
Stoic Book of Anger
Stoic Book of Anger is the plain English version of Seneca's classic, On Anger, which is a set of three "books".
Volume 1 of Stoic Book of Anger covers the first two books On Anger.
What causes anger?
Why is anger destructive?
Does anger serve any useful purpose?
Can we completely get rid of anger?
How can we manage anger?
Volume 2 of Stoic Book of Anger, covers the third book of Seneca's On Anger.
Why we should avoid anger.
How to stop anger arising
Historical examples we should follow or avoid
What strategies you should adopt to be completely anger-free
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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