Who Were The Stoics? Lessons From The Lives Of Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus, Seneca

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The ancient Stoic philosophers came from almost every imaginable background.
One was a slave, another was emperor. One was a water carrier, another a famous playwright. Some were merchants, others were independently wealthy. Some were Senators and others were soldiers. What they all had in common was the philosophy that they practiced. Whether they were chafing under the shackles of slavery or leading the Roman army, they focused not on the external world but on what was solely in their own control: Their own thoughts, their own actions, their beliefs.
In this video Ryan Holiday reads some short biographies of some of the most influential stoics, including Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, Epictetus, Cato, Zeno, and more. It’s important to remember that these are only the Stoics whose names survive to us-for every one of them there are dozens or hundreds of other brilliant, brave minds whose legacy is lost to us.
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The answer's simple brother. It's upto you as an individual to react or to be triggered by something which is out of control. Focusing on what's in our control is what matters, and reaction or triggering is in our control. reacting on social media means that you are letting the social media have control and effect on you instead of being in your self-control.

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Great post! Was this AI Ryan reading this? Doesn’t sound like a normal cadence…?

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I was going to say something similar.... Maybe a script read that didn't have the normal passion we are used to

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Some people say that anyone who shows a hint of stoicism may need mental help because they're covering their emotions, yet we can see that stoicism anything but hiding yoru emotions, its more knowing that yes there may be times when you struggle but overall its managing those emotions and understanding them.

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Galatians 6 "Brothers and sisters, even if a person is caught in any wrongdoing, you who are spiritual are to restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness; each one looking to yourself, so that you are not tempted as well. 2 Bear one another’s burdens, and thereby fulfill the law of Christ. 3 For if anyone thinks that he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself. 4 But each one must examine his own work, and then he will have reason for boasting, but to himself alone, and not to another."

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Are we to frame this idea of accepting the adversity of life the same when it’s self imposed? Not to suggest that being a slave is somehow easier to accept than subjugating yourself to bad conditions, but there is an element of anger toward oneself when the conditions were self imposed.

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Hey Ryan, is it that Marcus was masculine and feminine?

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Didn't the bronze statue survive because latter roman citizens mislabeled the statue to be Constantine? -Asking for a friend.

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Lots of Philosophers. Not many Buddhas.

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Who asked?

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Apparently, the Stoics will walk away if you are being attacked or murdered. Because, you know, it is what it is.

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That is a weird way of interpret the stoic way of living... I don´t ever think anything like that is teached, or believed in Stocism as i know?

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@@Besotted85 check out the story when Marcus Aurelius walked away from a street murder and how he justified it.

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@@user-db6wv4rd9m Can you link it ?

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Well, maybe if you see somebody really being murdered and there's nothing you can do, maybe it is better to walk away. What you could do in this case is notify the authorities. What can someone do if one is murdered. Every case would be different, I think.

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I'd say both really. Stoics will do their best to win a losing battle, but they also would drop it and ignore it if it doesn't matter like if it's just to gain attention. Can you cite or perhaps give a source to the story you speak of so we may have a fair verdict?

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