Tag: patience
-
How to practise Seneca’s art of patience
Stoicism is often presented as a purely reactive philosophy. Its role is to toughen the soul for enduring setbacks, adversity, and eventually death; and its […]
-
Seneca and the art of patience
Patience and endurance have become the archetypal virtues of those who claim to be enlightened. When the situation gets from bad to worse, they are […]
Categories
Recent Posts
- Lao-Tzu’s quotes on adversity
- The effortlessness of Taoism
- Beware of Lao-Tzu’s paradoxes
- Warnings about Taoism
Tags
aesthetics Art of living authenticity balanced lifestyle biography Buddhism causality character development education effectiveness epistemology equanimity existentialism flourishing friendship governance happiness harmony humanism human nature intellectual pursuits justice literary style logic love and relationships moderation nature of existence peacefulness peace of mind personal growth pessimism potentiality relativism Renaissance resilience rhetoric self-discipline simple lifestyle solitude theory of the will the problem of evil Time management unconscious mind virtue wisdom