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Thursday, January 26, 2023

Morning mantras

"Erase the false impressions from your mind by constantly saying to yourself, I have it in my soul to keep out any evil, desire or any kind of disturbance—instead, seeing the true nature of things, I will give them only their due. Always remember this power that nature gave you."—MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 8.29 

Anyone who has taken a yoga class or been exposed to Hindu or Buddhist thought has probably heard of the concept of a mantra. In Sanskrit, it means "sacred utterance"—essentially a word, a phrase, a thought, even a sound—intended to provide clarity or spiritual guidance…."

— The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living by Ryan Holiday, Stephen Hanselman
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Today's Stoic meditation: have a mantra, a "sacred utterance" for clarity and spiritual guidance, says Marc A. Mine, clearly, is his "precious privilege" (as in "what a precious privilege it is to breathe" etc.)  


An even shorter mantra is "Luck"-the luck of nature's gift of life, breath, thought, joy, love.


Some familiar philosophical statements make good mantras. Mark also said " if it is not right do not do it, if it is not true do not say it." David Hume: A wise person proportions is believed to the evidence. Etc.

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