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99. Practice poverty as an exercise in endurance and gratitude

99. Practice poverty as an exercise in endurance and gratitude

FromStoic Meditations


99. Practice poverty as an exercise in endurance and gratitude

FromStoic Meditations

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Length:
2 minutes
Released:
Apr 27, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Seneca tells Lucilius that it is crucial, from time to time, to engage in exercises of self deprivation, so to prepare ourselves for whenever luck will turn, and also to be grateful and appreciative of what we normally have and may take for granted.

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Released:
Apr 27, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Occasional reflections on the wisdom of Ancient Greek and Roman philosophers with Prof. Massimo Pigliucci. Complete index by author and source at https://massimopigliucci.org/stoic-podcast/. (cover art by Marek Škrabák; original music by Ian Jolin-Rasmussen). Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/stoicmeditations/support