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September 13th: Protecting our inner fortress from fear
Ryan Holiday, The 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
No, it is events that give rise to fear — when another has power over them or can prevent them, that person becomes able to inspire fear. How is the fortress destroyed? Not by iron or fire, but by judgments... here is where we must begin, and it is from this front that we must seize the fortress and throw out the tyrants. —Epictetus, Discourses, 4.1.85-86; 87a
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September 11th: What would less look like?
Ryan Holiday, The 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
Let us get used to dining out without the crowds, to being a slave to fewer slaves, to getting clothes only for their real purpose, and to living more modest quarters. — Seneca, On Tranquility of Mind, 9.3b
The more we understand our own minds, the more we understand everyone else. We increasingly feel the commonality of our human condition, of what creates suffering and how we can be free. Our practice also benefits others through the transformation of how we are in the world. If we’re more accepting, more peaceful, less judgmental, less selfish, then the whole world is that much more loving and peaceful, that much less judgmental and selfish. Our mind-body is a vibrating, resonating energy system. Of necessity, how we are affects everyone around us. On a boat in the middle of a great storm, one wise, calm person can bring everyone to safety. The world is like that boat, tossed by the storms of greed and hatred and fear. Can we be one of those people who help to keep it safe?
— Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening —
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July 4th: Protect the flame
Ryan Holiday, The 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
Protect your own good in all that you do, and as concerns everything else take what is given as far as you can make reasoned use of it. If you don't, you'll be unlucky, prone to failure , hindered and stymied.—Epictetus, Discourses, 4.3.11
The well-off and the secure have too often become indifferent and oblivious to the poverty and deprivation in their midst. The poor... have been shut out of our minds and driven from the mainstream of our societies, because we have allowed them to become invisible... Ultimately, a great nation is a compassionate nation. No individual or nation can be great if it does not have a concern for 'the least of these.
— Martin Luther King Jr., Our Daily Journey with God
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7 The name of the righteous is used in blessings,
but the name of the wicked will rot.
8 The wise in heart accept commands,
but a chattering fool comes to ruin.
9 Whoever walks in integrity walks securely,
but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out.
Proverbs 10:7-9 New International Version (NIV)
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God sometimes removes a person from your life for your protection. Don't run after them.
— Rick Warren —