Building upon many years of privately shared thoughts on the real benefits of Stoic Philosophy, Liam Milburn eventually published a selection of Stoic passages that had helped him to live well. They were accompanied by some of his own personal reflections. This blog hopes to continue his mission of encouraging the wisdom of Stoicism in the exercise of everyday life. All the reflections are taken from his notes, from late 1992 to early 2017.
The Death of Marcus Aurelius
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
Dhammapada 379, 380
Rouse yourself by yourself, examine yourself by yourself, thus self-protected and attentive will you live happily, O Bhikshu!
For self is the lord of self, self is the refuge of self; therefore curb yourself as the merchant curbs a good horse.
IMAGE: Theodore Gericault, Horse Stopped by Four Young People (1817)
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