Our relationship with the divine cosmos

Epictetus emphasizes the proper understanding of God and the formation of a right relationship with God. According to stoic theory, each individual possesses a fragment of the divine within them, referred to as the 'God within.' This perspective views the rational faculty as a divine fragment and acknowledges the presence of a divine mind in the entire cosmos. Epictetus speaks of God in personal terms, emphasizing the connection between our minds and the divine. Stoic training is aimed at transforming our outlook and aligning ourselves with a rational and providentially ordered cosmos.