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The Illusion of Suffering

If we could sum up the essence of this article in one overarching sentiment, it would be captured by this quote from our favourite Roman emperor, Marcus Aurelius: “Whatever the Continue Reading

Posted On : 16th December 2024 Published By : Epicurus Of Albion
If someone tried to take control of your body and make you a slave, you would fight for freedom.
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If someone tried to take control of your body and make you a slave, you would fight for freedom.

“If someone tried to take control of your body and make you a slave, you would fight for freedom. Yet how easily you hand over your mind to anyone who Continue Reading

Posted On : 10th October 2024 Published By : Comicus Muo
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The Timeless Wisdom of Marcus Aurelius – ‘Meditations’ Is it worth reading?

Have you ever wondered about the impact of Stoic philosophy on modern life or how such ancient wisdom could guide us through the complexities and challenges of today’s world? If Continue Reading

Posted On : 23rd July 2024 Published By : Comicus Muo
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Love your life and get a better one!

What the greatest minds of antiquity through to modernity have always told us is that before we can change anything for the better, we must first not only accept the Continue Reading

Posted On : 7th May 2024 Published By : Comicus Muo
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Stoicism vs the Crowd

Recently I’ve been revisiting Seneca’s Moral Epistles which are a letter collection of 124 letters addressed to his friend Lucilius. Among these letters, Letter VII, better known as ‘On Crowds’ has caught my Continue Reading

Posted On : 8th April 2024 Published By : Epicurus Of Albion
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A less encumbered philosopher

Zeno, the founder of Stoicism, responded to the news of a shipwreck and the loss of his belongings with a Stoic attitude, remarking that Fortune was advising him to be Continue Reading

Posted On : 14th February 2024 Published By : Epicurus Of Albion
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Peace of Mind is best Mind!

If getting a happy, peaceful mind were simply distilled into a pill (without side effects), everyone would be on it— and the guy that patented it would be stinking rich! Continue Reading

Posted On : 10th February 2024 Published By : Epicurus Of Albion
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Would you live your life again? Nietzsche and the demon – Eternal Recurrence

Eternal Recurrence   I want you to imagine for just a moment that you are lying in your bed, surrounded by darkness, the night is cold, but you are warm, Continue Reading

Posted On : 3rd January 2024 Published By : Comicus Muo
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The Duality of Pleasure: Mind over Matter

Since I read the Moral Letters to Lucilius by the Stoic philosopher Seneca a few years ago, there’s one excerpt I wish to share that’s been on my mind ever Continue Reading

Posted On : 28th October 2023 Published By : Epicurus Of Albion
Marcus Aurelius Morning Routine - Rise like an Emperor
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From Marcus Aurelius to COVID-19: Stoic Insights on Impermanence

There’s this wonderful German word I like to use—zeitgeist. If you type this word into Google the first definition—which serves as the theme of this article—defines it as: “the defining Continue Reading

Posted On : 9th October 2023 Published By : Epicurus Of Albion
“I have often laughed at the weaklings who thought themselves good because they had no claws.”
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The reason why Nietzsche laughed at the weaklings…

“I have often laughed at the weaklings who thought themselves good because they had no claws.” Friedrich Nietzsche, the 19th-century German philosopher, is known for his provocative and sometimes enigmatic Continue Reading

Posted On : 21st September 2023 Published By : Comicus Muo
“If someone tried to take control of your body and make you a slave, you would fight for freedom. Yet how easily you hand over your mind to anyone who insults you.
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“If someone tried to take control of your body and make you a slave, you would fight for freedom….

  “If someone tried to take control of your body and make you a slave, you would fight for freedom. Yet how easily you hand over your mind to anyone Continue Reading

Posted On : 13th September 2023 Published By : Comicus Muo
Marcus Aurelius Morning Routine - Rise like an Emperor
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Marcus Aurelius’ Morning Routine or How to Rise like an Emperor!

  Today, we are venturing into the heart of Rome, circa 170 A.D., to explore the morning routine of Marcus Aurelius—the Roman Emperor and Stoic philosopher. So, sit back, relax, Continue Reading

Posted On : 13th September 2023 Published By : Comicus Muo
What is the meaning of life?
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What is the meaning of life?

Following on from our previous podcast in which we talked about Nihilism, Existentialism and Absurdism we now take the opposite view that the meaning of life is not only findable Continue Reading

Posted On : 25th August 2023 Published By : Comicus Muo
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The Stoic Pursuit of Wisdom

Edit: The woman in the thumbnail is Sophia, the Gnostic Goddess of Wisdom! – we’ve been asked tons of times! The subconscious mind   Let’s have a little look into Continue Reading

Posted On : 15th July 2023 Published By : Comicus Muo
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The stoic virtue of courage

Welcome everyone, to a profound exploration of the stoic virtue of courage. Today, we embark on a journey to delve into the essence of courage as understood by the Stoic Continue Reading

Posted On : 8th July 2023 Published By : Comicus Muo
Marcus Aurelius Addressing the Senate
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Friends, Romans, Countrymen, or How to deal with the desire for the approval from other people.

  Today we’re going to talk about, something natural to all of us, a normal human desire.  We all have a natural desire to be embraced and accepted by others. Continue Reading

Posted On : 2nd July 2023 Published By : Comicus Muo
A good job, or the stoic approach to the world of work
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The Modern Stoic Approach to the World of Work

  Some of the most powerful words in philosophy come from the writings of Marcus Aurelius a true philosopher king, probably one of only a handful in history. Marcus, who Continue Reading

Posted On : 30th June 2023 Published By : Comicus Muo

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