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Teach Us to Count Our Days (Seneca Letter #1: On Using and Wasting Time, Part 3)

Teach Us to Count Our Days (Seneca Letter #1: On Using and Wasting Time, Part 3)

FromThe Stoic Jew


Teach Us to Count Our Days (Seneca Letter #1: On Using and Wasting Time, Part 3)

FromThe Stoic Jew

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Length:
10 minutes
Released:
Feb 11, 2021
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Podcast episode

Description

In today’s episode we examine Seneca’s statements about wasting time in light of a pasuk in Tehilim 90 (a.k.a. Tefilah l’Moshe), as explained by the Ibn Ezra. The difference between these two seemingly similar messages reveals a major difference between Stoicism and Judaism. ----------Seneca – Letter #1: On Using and Wasting Time (excerpt)What man can you show me who places any value on his time, who reckons the worth of each day, who understands that he is dying daily?Click here to access the full text of Seneca's Letter.----------Other Sources:-  Ibn Ezra – Tehilim 90:12-  Ibn Ezra – Koheles 3:11-  Thoreau: Walden----------If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.----------Stoic texts:The Meditations of Marcus AureliusLetters from a Stoic Master (Seneca)The Discourses of EpictetusThe Enchiridion (Handbook) of Epictetus----------Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweissYouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/rabbischneeweissBlog: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmschneeweiss"The Mishlei Podcast": https://mishlei.buzzsprout.com"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: https://thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: https://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: https://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com"The Tefilah Podcast": https://tefilah.buzzsprout.comSupport the show
Released:
Feb 11, 2021
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My name is Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss. I am, first and foremost, an Orthodox Jew. My primary area of focus is the teachings of Shlomo ha'Melech (King Solomon) in Mishlei (Proverbs) and Koheles (Ecclesiastes). I also consider myself to be a student of the Stoic masters: Epictetus, Seneca, and Marcus Aurelius. Over the past two decades I have been exploring the relationship between Judaism and Stoicism - where they overlap, where they differ, and how they complement each other. This year I started a daily reading of Marcus Aurelius with an aim to explore these questions. I'll read a passage from Aurelius's Meditations and then muse (or meditate aloud) on my thoughts about what he said and what the Torah would have to say. As Seneca taught: "Each day acquire something that will fortify you against poverty, against death, indeed against other misfortunes as well; and after you have run over many thoughts, select one to be thoroughly digested that day" (Letter #2). If this podcast serves that purpose, then it will have been of value.