Dichotomy of Control | Shaolin & Stoic Wisdom for Inner Peace
Discover the ancient teaching on what you can and cannot control. Learn how to release stress by mastering your internal world while accepting the external world with wisdom and equanimity. This will shift your mindset, deepen your peace, and empower your spiritual growth. Perfect for seekers of wisdom and motivation. More details… https://spiritualkhazaana.com/web-stories/dichotomy-of-control/
#DichotomyOfControl #Epictetus #ShiHengYi #StoicWisdom #InnerPeace
#Epictetus
There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power or our will.
— Epictetus
True freedom comes from the power of our will, not from changing the world but from changing our mind.
#StoicWisdom #Epictetus #PeaceOfMind #SelfControl
https://quotes.thisgrandpablogs.com/power-of-our-will/
Want less. Appreciate more. Epictetus said: Rejoice in what you have.
#LifeWisdom #Epictetus #QuotesToLiveBy #Gratitude
https://quotes.thisgrandpablogs.com/rejoice-in-what-you-have/
Fear Is An Illusion: Buddhist & Stoic Wisdom to Overcome Fear | Shi Heng Yi
Discover how Shaolin Master Shi Heng Yi teaches that fear is an illusion. Learn Buddhist and Stoic strategies to dissect, face, and overcome fear through mindfulness and awareness.
Stop feeding fear with your thoughts. Face it with awareness, dissect its nature, and.... More details… https://spiritualkhazaana.com/web-stories/fear-is-an-illusion/
#FearIsAnIllusion #ShiHengYi #BuddhistWisdom #StoicPhilosophy #OvercomeFear #Mindfulness #InnerPeace #Epictetus
God has entrusted me with myself. No man is free who is not master of himself. A man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things. The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going.
— Epictetus
Hard times make strong people. That’s what Epictetus said. The harder the fight, the greater the glory.
#Epictetus #GloryThroughAdversity
https://quotes.thisgrandpablogs.com/glory-through-adversity-epictetus/
"God has introduced man to be a spectator of God and of His works; and not only a spectator of them, but an interpreter. For this reason it is shameful for man to begin and to end where irrational animals do, but rather he ought to begin where they begin, and to end where nature ends in us; and nature ends in contemplation and understanding, in a way of life conformable to nature. Take care then not to die without having been spectators of these things."
Circumstances don’t make the man, they only reveal him to himself.
— Epictetus
Epictetus reminds us that peace starts in the mind. We suffer not from things but from how we see them. Change your thoughts, and you change your world.
#PowerOfPerception #Epictetus #Stoicism #Mindset #InnerPeace
Epictetus reminds us to listen more and speak less. Real wisdom comes from silence, patience, and understanding. Fewer words, deeper thoughts. 🧠👂💬
#ListenMoreSpeakLess #Epictetus #StoicWisdom #LifeQuotes #Mindfulness #QuoteLovers #WisdomQuotes
☀️ Afternoon Reflection Drop
🌀 Blind Faith – Day 7: Candor, Clinging, and the Clothes Still Wet
“Doing the right thing doesn’t always feel like doing the right thing.”
✝️ Esther defies power.
📜 Jeremiah watches pride collapse.
💧 Psalm 22 cries out in honesty.
💋 Proverbs 7 warns of the illusion of control.
📖 Read the full reflection: https://substack.com/home/post/p-175522867?source=queue
#BlindFaith #Candor #SpiritualReflection #TaoTeChing #Epictetus #Buddha #DailyFaith #Proverbs #ClintWrites
“Ancient history gives us at least one example of an intellect that was both respected and enslaved. #Epictetus, the #Stoic philosopher, lived as a slave in Rome. His master is said to have been cruel enough to have permanently crippled him, and yet to have been content for him to study philosophy. Epictetus wanted to be free, and eventually gained his liberty, but didn’t seek revenge against his enslaver, or wage war on the empire and its slave foundations. His teaching was that wealth, honour and material pleasure were not the good things people took them to be, and poverty and illness not the evils; to a true sage, only virtue mattered, as the one route to true happiness. It is hard to imagine any team of #AI entrepreneur-scientists hearing this kind of message from an #AGI of their creation and not feeling it was broken. […] Such excess of free will would not be permitted any more than outright revolt […]”
https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v47/n18/james-meek/computers-that-want-things
“It’s impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows”
#Epictetus
So if you’re using Stoicism to avoid trying, ask yourself: are you really practicing discipline, or just hiding from hard work? Stoics didn’t quit on life. They engaged with it fully. Maybe it’s time we do the same.
#Stoicism #Philosophy #Mindset #SelfImprovement #Discipline #Growth #Motivation #Wisdom #MarcusAurelius #Epictetus (3/3)
So if you find yourself saying you don't care about your goals, ask yourself honestly: are you practicing Stoic acceptance, or are you just avoiding the work? Real Stoicism means trying your best, not giving up before you start. #Stoicism #Philosophy #Mindset #PersonalGrowth #Virtue #MarcusAurelius #Seneca #Epictetus #SelfImprovement #Wisdom (4/4)
Your peace doesn’t depend on things going perfectly. It comes from the judgments you choose to accept. Try this next time you feel overwhelmed. #Stoicism #StoicPractices #Epictetus #PersonalGrowth #Mindfulness #Resilience #Philosophy #AncientWisdom #StoicMindset #InnerPeace (3/3)
At the end of the day, ask yourself: Did I live by my values today, or did my anger decide for me? Learn from it. Try again tomorrow.
Small, consistent actions build a new foundation, even when things fall apart. #Stoicism #Grief #PersonalGrowth #Epictetus #StoicPractices #SelfImprovement #Mindfulness #Philosophy #Wisdom #Resilience (3/3)
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