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 Pg.28 Marcus Aurelius  Meditations  Call to recollection  And count and weigh How many things have you passed through? How many things have you endured? And how many beautiful things have you seen? How many pleasures and pains have you despised? How many things called honorable you spurned? How many ill- minded folks you have shown kind disposition?

 How have you to behave- To Gods, Parents, Brethren, Children Teachers, Friends,  Kinsfolk- Consider if you have behaved to all in Such a way that - this may be said of you- " never has this (wo)man wronged- in Deed or Word"

 James Clear As you work hard at your craft, and put in hours everyday, The better you become at the craft  And it looks simple from the outward With people consuming it easily; As you work too light , or dont put enough time into craft, The output comes out as complex and difficult; Simple is Hard Complex is Easy;

 Does another make me worry? Let me look into it He has his own disposition  His own activity  I have what Nature wills me to have! I do what Nature wills me to do! Marcus Aurelius  Meditations pg.27 

 Pg.27 Marcus Aurelius  Meditations  Think of the universal substance  Of which you are a small portion  And of universal time Of which you have been assigned a short,indivisible interval  And that is fixed by destiny How small a part is mine In this  whole art called Life Then why am I vexed  Puffed by something Plagued by something else And make myself miserable?

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   this is why I need to get into spiritual plane of operating and dont get sucked into the material plane -  spiritual plane is abundance mindset -  material plane is scarcity mindset. Read on below verses by Marcus Aurelius  Pg.27 Meditations  Live with the Gods! And he does live with Gods One who constantly shows to them, That his own soul is satisfied  With what is assigned to him And uses the spirit as guardian and guide To Think and Act  According to Nature and Reason

 Man is a mix of animal and godly instincts; no doubt; It's the ratio of this mix that makes man tolerable or not. A desire  of materialistic passions  leads to animal instinct  While the spiritual desires leads to Godly instincts  Read on here below the verses of the stoic Sage : Marcus aurelius  Pg.25 Meditations Marcus Aurelius  Philosophy is the art of reasoning  Reasoning and Philosophy are sufficient for themselves  And for their own works Philosophy and Reason are first principles to begin with And they make their way to the end proposed to them; They then become the "Right Acts" that lead us through "Right Roads"

 In modern economics, Goods are the material stuff One based on scarcity mindset; winner takes it all! In spiritual economics,  Goods are entirely different ; they are based on abundance mindset; infinitism; Read in what Marcus Aurelius has to say: The real Goods are : Prudence,  temperance, justice and fortitude  But we take good to be those things  Which appear Good to the many- multitude  Oh Man! Rest in solitude and then - Think What appears as  good to the many- Is it in harmony with Nature? And what you call it a Good- Do  you have a place to ease yourself in? Pg.25 Meditations  Marcus Aurelius 

 There is so much constant Flux Of substance, time and motion So one should not be vexed at the natural dissolution  Rather rest in the below principles only One : nothing will happen to me that is not conformable to the nature of the universe  Two: it is in my power to not act contrary to God and Spirit within No one has the power to compel me to do this! Pg.24 Meditations  Marcus Aurelius 

 Are you angry with him? That man Why dont you tell yourself- "That man has reason  If he takes pain to discover where in he offends He is an able man" And now will you tell yourself- also "I have reason- Through my rational faculty, I will stir up his rational faculty  Show him his error- And if he listens,  it will cure him And there is no need of anger and drama" Pg.27 Meditations  Marcus Aurelius 

Beast is of 2 kinds Wild and domesticated  Gluttony, lewdness, rashness, Filthiness,inconsiderate  We act like sheep Contentitious , harmful,  passionate, violent Signify that we are like beasts ( wild) In both case we are seperate from rational faculty  And stop being who we really are: A rational and mortal being! Remember that bodily pleasures are Animal instincts  Only rational thinking takes us  Closer to the Godly instincts!

 I will show the nerves -  the strength of a philosopher A desire never disappointed  An aversion which never falls on that which it should avoid A proper pursuit  A diligent purpose An assent which is not rash There you shall see The strengths of a Philosopher 

 You are the work of God! You have the power of motion You breathe, faculty to examine things And being work, of such an artist  Do you dishonor him? Not only that he made you He entrusted you to yourself Would you dishonor your guardianship? He has delivered yourself to your own care! So will you not then  Be modest, faithful,  erect  Unterrified,free from passion and perturbation? That is the ultimate self-care!

 How to live ? By Carl Jung Maria Popova blog Our life is an utterly Improbable trajectory  Plotted not by planning but by living We long to be given the next step Enroute to the horizon Foolishly imagining that it may allay  Our anxieties  But are you aware ? That death is the only horizon  Certain to arrive  Rest is all anxieties ! Remember this as you are anxious Uncertainty is the price of beauty And integrity is the only compass for the territory Of uncertainty  And best we can do is - to take the next step By doing the next right thing  The most necessary thing with conviction We are always doing something meaningful and intended by fate!

 You should seek what to write Rather than how to write it And even that not for the purpose of writing But of feeling it That you make thus, what you felt more of your own When you notice a style that is too careful and polished You may be sure that mind is no less absorbed in petty things! Really great folks - speak informally and easily Whatever they say - they say with assurance- rather than with pain! Seneca Letters from a stoic 

 Those who go by Pleasure as the ideal  Hold that - good is a matter of the senses While stoics maintain that Good is a matter of Understanding and reasoning  For senses never reject any pleasures And slaves to - appetite and lust Don't look upon senses as arbiter of good and evil Rather go by the reasoning  Seneca: letters from a stoic 

 The day will allow a goodly space of time  If one rises , so to speak with day itself We are more industrious- we are better  If we anticipate the day And welcome the dawn! Letters from a stoic  Seneca 

 Bad bread!!! You say But just wait It will become good bread soon! Hunger will make even a bad bread ,good The most Delicious and finest of flavor For that matter,  I must not eat Until hunger bids me; So I shall wait and shall not eat Until I can either get good bread  Or else cease to be squeamish about it!!! (Good bread is here a metaphor for Luxury and superfluity) Seneca Letters from a stoic 

 Many of our troubles can be explained thus: We live more according to pattern  Than by reasoning  We seem to think- just because its frequen Its more honorable ! How much do we acquire simply because  Our neighbors have !!! Letters from a stoic  Seneca 

  Words of Wisdom No man is good by chance Virtue is something that must be learnt Pleasure is lowly- to be shared with dumb animals Glory is empty and fleeting  Poverty is no evil ( as long as you are content) Superstition is the misguided idea of an lunatic!!! Seneca: letters from stoic

 In mountain climbing,  The man coming down a slope Has to bend backwards  The Lady ascending a steep,  needs to lean forward  My dear Lucilius, So the same with Pleasure and Virtue  Pleasure takes you downhill And you shall put the reins on it to hold back And avoid falling down the slippery slope Virtue takes you to the mountain top But you must lean in forward As it is rough and hard to climb!!! Seneca:  letters from a stoic

 There is no joy in the finite There is joy only in the Infinite  (There is no joy in the tangible There is joy only in the Intangible) (There is no joy in the material Joy only in the spiritual) The Upanishads 

 The Guru cannot take us there But (s)he can  show the way Tell us what to look for Warn us about the missteps Advise us about detours Inform us what to avoid Finally ,urge us that "It is our destiny as Human beings  To make this journey memorable and our own!" Eknath Eswaran

 A group of bullies in the school would play prank with the kid every day. The prank was this: The small boy would be offered rs.1 and rs.5 coins and asked to choose between the both. Whatever he chooses he gets to take it. The kid would invariably pick the 1 rupee coin, every single opportunity.  And the bullies would give a minor slap to the boy: "you son of a crap!!!!" , and would have hearty laughter and move on to the classes. The kid's friend asks him one day: " why are you doing this? Choose the rs.5 coin and prove them you are smart" The kid replies with a winkle :"the day I pick the five rupee coin, the game would be over!, and I cannot buy my daily chocolates!" Delayed gratification, my friend, may not take you there faster, but surely  takes you farther! Link to delayed gratification  Pays in long run

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You need 3 hobbies in life  -a physical one- (sports, martial arts,  lifting) -a cerebral one- (reading, chess , maths) -a creative one (music,  writing,  painting) Commit to one of each  And you will never feel lost again!

 Today as I was going for morning jog, in the sun-kissed morning,  I got this radiant thought!!! Inspiration : Most of us derive inspiration from people - an idol  A person ,alive or dead; Rather I got this thought : Why dont we derive inspiration from a skill that this person has? Pick one skill or a quality from this person ,whomsover it is - young/old, senior/junior, fresher/ experienced - without bias-And emulate it  If you do so, You can hit 2 mangoes with one stone: Build your skill  Water-down your ego

 Letters from a stoic Seneca  pg.454 Whenever I see a splendid palace With well-groomed corps of attendants  And  bearers carrying litters- Why wonder? Why gape in astonishment? It is all show- Such things are displayed , not possessed! Rather ,learn to become content with little  And cry out with courageousness and greatness of soul- "I have water,  I have porridge Let me compete in happiness with Jupiter himself"! You must crave nothing,  If you would vie with Jupiter,  For jupiter craves nothing!!!

 See clearly for yourself  What is necessary? And what is superfluous? What is necessary- will meet you everywhere What is superfluous - has always to be hunted out - and with great endeavor!

 Always desire  and Always refuse  the same things  You will end with a noble result  When they draw the load with equal yoke Author Seneca  Letters from a stoic