21. The Path of Mindfulness: Engaging the Stoics

[YouTube Channel Episode]
One of the more interesting cultural developments in recent years, and least fear, has been an increased interest in Stoicism. Here are I share a few ideas on the issue, including things that I find congenial in the Stoic approach to life.

EPISODE SECTIONS
00:05 - Updates
03:53 - Episode Start
08:24 - Lesson 1: Commitment to Reality
10:17 - Lesson 2: Understanding what Is in Our Control
13:03 - Lesson 3: The Trichotomy of Desire
16:24 - Lesson 4: Life According to Virtue
18:55 - Lesson 5: The Importance of Spiritual Exercises

EPISODE REFERENCES
AJ Blog Post, "Engaging Stoicism"
Pigliucci, A Handbook for New Stoics
Pigliucci, How to Be a Stoic
Irvine, The Stoic Challenge
Holiday, The Daily Stoic
Holiday, Lives of the Stoic
Holiday, The Obstacle is the Way
Edgley, The Art of Resilience

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Hi, I am Ante Jeroncic, and on this channel, I explore the overlapping spaces where philosophy, wisdom traditions, spirituality, and self-development literature meet on the question of the flourishing life. More than a theoretical exercise, I see this endeavor as a personal quest, haltingly as it might be, to “live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life” (Thoreau).