Tag: peace

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Book Meditations

On taking away opinion(Book 4)
Take away thy opinion, and then there is taken away the complaint, "I have been harmed." Take away the complaint, "I have been harmed," and the harm is taken away.
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Dismissing false imagination(Book 7)
Eudaemonia (happiness) is a good daemon, or a good thing. What then art thou doing here, O imagination? Go away, I entreat thee by the gods, as thou didst come, for I want thee not. But thou art come according to thy old fashion. I am not angry with thee: only go away.
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Things care not for our vexation(Book 7)
It is not right to vex ourselves at things, For they care nought about it.
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Peace through right judgment(Book 11)
If the things do not come to thee, the pursuits and avoidances of which disturb thee, still in a manner thou goest to them. Let then thy judgement about them be at rest, and they will remain quiet, and thou wilt not be seen either pursuing or avoiding.
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Principles

“Don't suffer imagined troubles.”
Silence offers space for thought, a key to wise and deliberate speech.
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“Forgive, forgive, forgive.”
A peaceful mind is achieved not by external conditions, but by internal harmony.
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“If someone offends you, realize you are complicit in taking offense.”
A peaceful mind is achieved not by external conditions, but by internal harmony.
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“Don't make your problems worse by bemoaning them.”
Silence offers space for thought, a key to wise and deliberate speech.
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“Stillness is the key.”
Gratitude focuses on sufficiency rather than scarcity, anchoring a calm and contented mindset.
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“Don't add interpretation to reality”
Stoicism distinguishes between events and our judgments.
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