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What Is “Up to Us”? – Episode 6

Stoicism On Fire

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The Promise and the Warning of Epictetus

At the end of each path we see those two things, either a warning or a promise. If we follow the path toward those things that are not up to us, epicetus says we will be hindered and have a troubled mind. On the other hand, if we only focus our attention on those things within our power, epictetus promises that no one will ever coerce us. This brings us to the topic of indifference. In stoicism, there is a lot of confusion about this concept. And it is a mistake to assume that the stoic practitioner, the procopton ise to all externals. Food, water, shelter, et cetera, are indifference

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