7 Stoic Principles for Inner Peace (In Times of Uncertainty)

In times of great uncertainty, the ability to keep calm isn’t an unnecessary luxury. The ancient Stoics didn’t shy away from adversity but, instead, managed to endure while continuing their pathways of virtue.

We only have to peek into the memoirs of ancient Stoic Marcus Aurelius, published as Meditations, to see how he struggled to perform his duty without losing his mind, and without falling for the seductive trap of indulging in sensual pleasures like many other emperors did, his own son included.

Misery is rooted in fear; an emotion that characterizes periods of unrest. It’s the cradle of hate and violence, of hostility and oppression. And the more this emotion spreads around the globe, infecting us all like a virus, the more we suffer.

The power of Stoicism lies not in changing our circumstances, but fortifying ourselves so we can deal with our circumstances, no matter how severe.

In Stoicism we can find the necessary wisdom to become more resilient; not only to maintain our inner peace but to also thrive and shine in times of uncertainty.

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Contents:

00:00 - Intro
01:21 - (1) It's not the events that disturb us.
03:23 - (2) Most things have happened before.
05:09 - (3) Our thoughts are unreliable.
06:36 - (4) Adversity can make us stronger.
08:00 - (5) The present is all we have,
09:09 - (6) We're dying anyway.
10:25 - (7) In the grand scheme of things, we're not that important

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[ngno]

"Don't talk about your philosophy. Embody it." - Epictetus.

Once a stoic, always a stoic.

[Eternalised]

Absolutely amazing video. One of Stoicism’s main misconceptions is that it may seem cold-hearted or unemotional, it clearly is not. Your videos are great to help spread this message. Nassim Taleb puts it nicely, it is “the domestication of your emotions, not the elimination of your emotions.”

[andreasgrunder]

(1) It's not the events that disturb us.
(2) Most things have happened before.
(3) Our thoughts are unreliable.
(4) Adversity can make us stronger.
(5) The present is all we have.
(6) We're dying anyway.
(7) In the grand scheme of things, we're not that important.

[TheDhammaHub]

It is always our _reaction_ to things that disturb our inner peace - the Buddha found that to be one of the key problems of the human condition too!

[the_krym]

"No man is free who is not master of himself" Epictetus ❤️

[ericcaespalmadorindora]

Stoicism is just so relevant, especially at this time.

[QuietlyMagnetic]

“It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult.” ― Seneca

[PhilosophyToons]

"Don't demand that things happen as you wish, but wish that they happen as they do happen, and you will go on well." - Epictetus

[sunnilabeouf]

“It’s not things that upset us but our judgements about things.” - Epictetus

[SY-spuo]

If something costs you your inner peace, it is too expensive!

[elysianfields]

Stoicism is about control and serenity. This doesn’t mean, absolutely, being emotionless. But it does mean not being consumed and defeated by emotions and feelings.

[banu]

I love the visual aesthetics of your videos as much as the content.

[lp]

Every morning I tune in to your channel to calm my mind before I face the daily conditions of the current events. Your voice is so peaceful and your words resurrect my curiosity, every day. Thank you.

[vangoghsear]

Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, and hate leads to suffering

[AnotherBeerMovie]

The most accurate ways to consider life are actually so simple, we lost ourselves with tv, web 2.0 and the entertainment industry, we're constantly racing, tv says buy buy buy.
We lost ourselves, it's time to find ourselves again.

[AlexBlank]

There's no calm without a storm, so we should use the uncertainty around us to build ourselves up from within.

[censoredanon]

Struggle is the father of all things, one must prepare for uncertainty and hard times so that when the rain comes and wind blows, he stands atop a rock, unshaken.

[colfol]

No. I need you and other stoics not just the Playlist. Stoicism is the reason I am still alive. I want to share.

[ebrucelikalay]

Your channel gives me food for my soul♥️

[betterapproachtolife.motiv]

Becoming more resilient .. is needed today.. too many cannot handle change in their life