Becoming Antifragile

Lessons from the introduction of 'The Upanishads', translated by Juan Mascaró.Mascaró was born in Majorca, Spain and was early interested in spirituality, copying a book on occultism at age 13. However, he soon recognized its misleading nature, steering him away from false spiritual paths. This transformative encounter with the Bhagavad Gita revealed eternal truths, sparking a lifelong passion for Sanskrit and leading him to study modern and oriental languages, including Pali and English, at Cambridge. Mascaro lectured at Oxford on Spanish mystics, taught in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and at the University of Barcelona, and later returned to Cambridge.Ways to Support:Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ijmakan.substack.com/subscribe?=⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://becomingantifragile.com/support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Art: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ikranrinmakan.com/

Lessons from ⁠Be Useful⁠ by Arnold Schwarzenegger. In 'Be Useful', Arnold reveals his tool kit for how he achieved all his dreams, and why he believes you can use the same tool for your life.Freya India's article - ⁠No, not everyone needs therapy.Ways to Support:Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ijmakan.substack.com/subscribe?=⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://becomingantifragile.com/support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Art: ⁠⁠⁠https://ikranrinmakan.com/

Lessons from ⁠Greenlights⁠ by Matthew McConaughey. McConaughey (born Nov. 4, 1969) is an Academy Award Winner, husband and father. His movies include A Time to Kill, The Lincoln Lawyer, Mud, Interstellar and more. Greenlights is a memoir and an approach book on how to live life on your terms.Ways to Support:Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ijmakan.substack.com/subscribe?=⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://becomingantifragile.com/support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Art: ⁠⁠⁠https://ikranrinmakan.com/

Lessons from 'The Lighthouse' by Michael D. O'Brien.'The Lighthouse' is a story about Ethan McQuarry, a lighthouse keeper on a remote Nova Scotia island, who finds peace in solitude but slowly heals through duty, craftsmanship, and unexpected connections.O'Brien is an iconographer, painter and writer, is the author of many bestselling novels, his most popular is Father Elijah, Elijah in Jerusalem, The Father’s Tale, Eclipse of the Sun, Sophia House, Theophilos, The Fool of New York City, and Island of the World. His novels have been translated into twelve languages and widely reviewed in both secular and religious media in North America and Europe.Ways to Support:Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ijmakan.substack.com/subscribe?=⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://becomingantifragile.com/support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Art: ⁠⁠https://ikranrinmakan.com/Buy the book:The Lighthouse: https://amzn.to/4hJJccq

Lessons from⁠Notes from Underground⁠ by Fyodor Dostoevsky.Dostoevsky is one of the greatest writers. His works include '⁠Brothers Karamazov⁠' and '⁠Crime and Punishment⁠'.'Notes from Underground' is considered the first work of existential literature. The Underground Man rejects rationalism and utilitarianism because it deprives humans of free will and dignity. He is self-loathing, intelligent and vengeful. He considers himself an anti-hero who doesn't care about anyone or anything and would rather watch the world burn so long as he can drink his tea.Ways to Support:Substack:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ijmakan.substack.com/subscribe?=⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://becomingantifragile.com/support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Art:⁠https://ikranrinmakan.com/

Lessons from 'The Manual' by Epictetus. Epictetus was a Stoic philosopher born into slavery in the 2nd century. After gaining his freedom, Epictetus became a renowned teacher, emphasizing the importance of self-control, rationality, and the acceptance of things beyond one's control. Buy the book: 'The Manual' - https://amzn.to/42EBtY8 Ways to Support: Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ijmakan.substack.com/subscribe?=⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://becomingantifragile.com/support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Art: ⁠https://ikranrinmakan.com/

Lessons from "The Obstacle is the Way" by Ryan Holiday. Holiday is an author and entrepreneur. He revitalized Stoicism for the 21st century through his writings. Order: USA: https://amzn.to/3TyP4dk Ways to Support: Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ijmakan.substack.com/subscribe?=⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://becomingantifragile.com/support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Art: https://ikranrinmakan.com/

Lessons from 'Tao of Jeet Kun Do' by Bruce Lee. Bruce Lee, Lee Jun-Fan, was a Hong Kong-American martial artist, actor, filmmaker, and philosopher. Founder of Jeet Kune Do or 'Way of the Intercepting Fist'. He is regarded as one of the most influential martial artists. JKD is not a style but rather an eclectic expression of martial arts. Lee was adamant that JKD shouldn’t be interpreted as style because he created JKD as a break away from traditional classical martial arts. Artwork: Get your art prints: ⁠https://ikranrinmakan.com⁠ Ways to Support: Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ijmakan.substack.com/subscribe?=⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://becomingantifragile.com/support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/BecomingAntifragile⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

James the Just, the step-brother of Jesus of Nazareth and a leader of the early church, wrote this letter as a guide to living out authentic faith. Focused on practical wisdom, the Epistle of James teaches perseverance through trials, controlling the tongue, humility, and putting faith into action.  Artwork: Get your art prints: https://ikranrinmakan.com Ways to Support: Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ijmakan.substack.com/subscribe?=⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://becomingantifragile.com/support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/BecomingAntifragile⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Lessons from 'The Wisdom of the Desert' compiled by Thomas Merton. Merton compiled 'The Wisdom of the Desert' from the Verba Seniorum or Sayings of the Elders. The Elders refer to the early Christian hermits who lived in solitude in the Egyptian desert. This book contains timeless aphorisms, advice, dialogues, and stories of the experiences of early Christian hermits. - Support Website: https://becomingantifragile.com Artwork: Get your art prints: ⁠⁠⁠https://ikranrinmakan.com⁠⁠ - Shop USA: https://amzn.to/3K2gT9Q CA: https://amzn.to/4bFnm69