The three areas of training “There are three areas in which the person who would be wise and good must be trained.  The first has to do with desires and aversions – that a person may never miss the mark in desires nor fall into what repels them.  The second has to do with the… Continue reading What, Why, and How

The power of a mantra “Erase the false impressions from your mind by constantly saying to yourself, I have it in my soul to keep out any evil, desire of any kind of disturbance – instead, seeing the true nature of things, I will give them only their due.  Always remember this power that nature… Continue reading Provide yourself direction and guidance

The only prize “What’s left to be prized?  This, I think – to limit our action or inaction to only what’s in keeping with the needs of our own preparation … it’s what the exertions of education and teaching are all about – here is the thing to be prized!  If you hold this firmly,… Continue reading Chasing the Jones’

Push for Deep Understanding “From Rusticus … I learned to read carefully and not be satisfied with a rough understanding of the whole, and not to agree too quickly with those who have a lot to say about something.” — Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 1.7.3 In an nutshell, that is why we are here. Felt it… Continue reading Deep Think

The truth about money “Let’s pass over to the really rich – how often the occasions they look just like the poor! When they travel abroad they must restrict their baggage, and when haste is necessary, they dismiss their entourage. And those who are in the army, how few of their possessions they get to… Continue reading It will not fix everything