seeking tranquility, stoic

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+added: January 18, 2025
+link: https://nibirsan.org/blog/p/seeking-tranquility
+excerpt: Good Ol' Stoic Lessons
+date: 2025-01-19T12:30:12+05:30
+status: done
+content-type: blog
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+I have been a follower of Stoicism since 2021. It helped me a lot in tough times. And I recently started reading the Enchiridion (Epictetus's *Handbook*^[Epictetus, Robin Hard, and Christopher Gill. _Discourses, Fragments, Handbook_. Oxford World’s Classics. Oxford ; New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2014.]). His lessons feel much more practical and soothing than Marcus Aurelius's (not that they are bad or anything; they are just *different*).
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+I am deeply affected by:
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+>**12.2** A drop of oil is spilled, a little wine is stolen; say to yourself, ‘Such is the price at which equanimity is bought; such is the price that one pays for peace of mind.’ For nothing can be acquired at no cost at all.
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+Here, Epictetus is saying that we have to let go of things for our peace of mind (which is very important if you want to reach *Eudaimonia*). We have to let go of our stolen possessions, petty feuds with people, and so on. This *is* the price to pay for tranquility. 
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+Another one: 
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+>**8.** Don’t seek that all that comes about should come about as you wish, but wish that everything that comes about should come about just as it does, and then you’ll have a calm and happy life.
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+This way, you can learn to live better. Because to achieve tranquility, you must go through both ups and downs in your life. Live a natural life, devoid of superficiality.
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+**If you seek a happier life, apply the Stoic philosophy in your daily life**.