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    No Shame in a Soldier Asking for Help (Aurelius – Meditations 7:7)

    No Shame in a Soldier Asking for Help (Aurelius – Meditations 7:7)

    FromThe Stoic Jew

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    No Shame in a Soldier Asking for Help (Aurelius – Meditations 7:7)

    FromThe Stoic Jew

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    15 minutes
    Released:
    Jun 1, 2021
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    Synopsis: If you’re looking for new ideas and insights on Stoicism and Judaism, then MAYBE this episode isn’t for you. I stumbled upon these words of Marcus Aurelius which resonated with me with regards to the dilemma I find myself in. Now that Lomdeha is officially over, I need to decide the best way to make up for that loss of income. I found the multifaceted analogy provided by Aurelius and Epictetus to be helpful for thinking about this crossroads at which I find myself, and I ended up using this episode to think out loud. If Aurelius used his Meditations for this purpose, then I can certainly use my podcast that way! Related Episodes: - TSJ Interlude - 37th Birthday Reflections: On the Allegory of the Soldier Sources: - Aurelius, Meditations 7:7- Epictetus, Discourses 3:24Support the show
    Released:
    Jun 1, 2021
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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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.