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cinematic-literature · 4 months

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The Holdovers (2023) by Alexander Payne

Book title: Meditations (Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν in Ancient Greek; 180 A.D.) by Marcus Aurelius

#books in movies #latin literature #the holdovers #paul giamatti #dominic sessa #alexander payne #da'vine joy randolph #meditations #marcus aurelius

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philosophybits · 6 months

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How to act: Never under compulsion, out of selfishness, without forethought, with misgivings. Don't gussy up your thoughts. No surplus words or unnecessary actions... Cheerfulness. Without requiring other people's help. Or serenity supplied by others. To stand up straight — not straightened.

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations (3.5)

#philosophy #quotes #Marcus Aurelius #Meditations #actions #choices #speech #cheerfulness #independence #virtue #ethics #stoicism

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lionofchaeronea · 10 days

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Human beings exist for the sake of one another: so, either teach them or endure them. Οἱ ἄνθρωποι γεγόνασιν ἀλλήλων ἕνεκεν: ἢ δίδασκε οὖν ἢ φέρε. --Marcus Aurelius, Meditations VIII.59

#quote #quotes #classics #tagamemnon #Marcus Aurelius #Meditations #philosophy #ancient philosophy #Stoicism #Greek #Greek language #Greek translation #Ancient Greek #Ancient Greek language #Ancient Greek translation

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gbiechele · 2 months

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PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION

“Contemplative Photography: Meditations in the Woods”

I am having a photography exhibition at the Levi Heywood Memorial Library, 55 West Lynde St., Gardner, MA. The exhibition will run from March 1st until March 29, 2024.

Artist's Statement:

Instructions for living a life:

Pay attention

Be astonished

Tell about it

Mary Oliver “Sometimes”

Mary Oliver’s instructions above have become the guiding principles for my photography. Photography has gained importance in my life since it has become a spiritual practice. I try to spend time in nature on a regular basis. It is a time for meditation and a time to clear my thoughts. With a quiet mind I wait to see what calls to me, what “shimmers”. Then I try to capture the subject in a personal, intimate, and emotional way. I am not interested in simply documenting the world, but trying to reveal something essential about myself and the world around me.

If I have been successful, some of these images will touch you, make you feel something of the beauty, astonishment, and wonder I felt during the time I spent creating them.

Each image is accompanied by a Haiku poem, written to express in a few simple words the connection and feelings that I experienced at the time I made the photograph.

I hope you enjoy the time you spend with these images and their invitation to journey inward, enjoy some serenity, and see the world with fresh eyes.

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facts-i-just-made-up · 1 year

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Just so you know it's nothing new-

#barbie #barbie movie #marcus aurelius #meditations #gender roles #unreality

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philosophors · 4 months

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“If it is not right, do not do it; if it is not true, do not say it.”

— Marcus Aurelius, “Meditations”

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audrinawf · 13 days

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Manifestations and triggers of the ego and old identity.

Do you ever feel like whenever you try to better yourself that somehow your life just throws some drama at you? If so I’m going to tell you exactly why this happens and what you need to be doing.

When you try to manifest your new life you start to work on your self concept aka your identity. You start to asses what habits and beliefs you have currently that have lead to your current circumstances and life. You might identify which behaviors and beliefs no longer serve you and you start acting differently. The thing that happens is that as soon as you have this form of awakening and you start behaving differently from your current patterns your ego aka current identity starts to freak out.

I also want to note that I do not use the word ego in a negative or positive way it’s just a word to explain your current identity.

So our ego freaks out and tries to stop us from changing our thought patterns and behaviors cause if we change, that effectively means that we are killing the current ego. So in an act of self preservation the ego will attack you with doubts and fears as to why we shouldn’t change.

Let’s say you decide to change your self concept to someone that is in a loving and loyal relationship with a romantic partner. What your ego will do is that it will bombard you with every instance and painful memory in your life where the opposite was true in order to keep you from changing your beliefs.

Your ego will tell you that you can’t date or find the love of your life cause look at your friends, look at this person or that person.

You can’t find love cause the divorce rate is 50%. Romance is dead, dating apps have ruined romance and so on and so forth. The ego will keep feeding you as many negative thoughts and beliefs until you are so consumed by it that you forgot that you were trying to change your self concept.

Our self concept and identity aka our ego creates our reality. So when we try to change our self concept our current identity will fight tooth and nail for us not to kill it. And thus we have to wake up every day and fight ourselves. fight to break the habit of being ourselves (shoutout to Joe Dispenza for that phrase)

So when you start changing your patterns your ego is going to create situations and circumstances where the opposite of what you want is going to present itself and all you have to do is not react.

If we continue with the example of manifesting love. You might find yourself meeting men that are the opposite of what you want or you might hear horrible dating stories from your friends. What you’re not gonna do is internalizing those experiences . That’s not your reality. For every dating horror story there’s a success story as well, you just haven’t heard it yet. And either way you only need to find ONE good man so it doesn’t matter that there’s a hundred shitty men out there. That has nothing to do with you.

You’re gonna ignore anything that doesn’t serve you. The more you ignore the less these attacks happen. The more you focus on the new identity you want the old one will slowly starve itself.

So remember this. When you start to change your beliefs your old beliefs will come up to the surface. You might experience events and meet people that reflect your old beliefs. What you’re gonna do is that you’re not going to react to that. You’re just going to observe it and stay focused on the new reality you are creating. It takes time for the new reality to show up so you have to have faith and patience in the meantime.

#manifestation tips #glow up #manifestation #law of assumption #neville goddard #loa affirmations #edward art #law of consciousness #positive affirmations #spirituality #joe dispenza #law of attraction #meditations

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blerdeblerdeblerr · 8 months

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Black Sails props, Meditations:

#black sails #black sails props #meditations #marcus aurelius #know no shame

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cramulus · 1 year

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“Marcus Aurelius has already released you from the obligation to have a take”

#stoicism #marcus aurelius #meditations

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elvirable · 3 months

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Meditations, Marcus Aurelius

#meditations #marcus aurelius #stoicism #philosophy #q #quotes #typo #typography #fragments #ancient greek philosophy

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brownsugar4hersoul · 4 months

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“Whenever you are about to find fault with someone, ask yourself the following question: What fault of mine most nearly resembles the one I am about to criticize?”

― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

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philosophybitmaps · 10 months

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#philosophy #quotes #Marcus Aurelius #Meditations #life #purpose #meaning #stoicism

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philosophybits · 1 month

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Have I done something for the common good? Then I share in the benefits. Stay centered on that. Don't give up.

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations (11.4)

#philosophy #quotes #Marcus Aurelius #Meditations #virtue #ethics #stoicism

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lionofchaeronea · 13 days

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An Epigram on Marcus Aurelius' Meditations

Anthologia Palatina XV.23, author unknown

If you wish to master grief, Open up this blessed book And come to it attentively-- Through it, you may easily see The richest way of thinking about What's to come, what is now, And what is past--how joy and pain Are no whit mightier than smoke.

εἰ λύπης κρατέειν ἐθέλεις, τήνδε μάκαιραν ἀναπτύσσων βίβλον ἐπέρχεο ἐνδυκέως, ἧς ὕπο γνώμην ὀλβίστην ῥεῖά κεν ὄψεαι ἐσσομένων, ὄντων ἠδὲ παροιχομένων, τερπωλὴν τ᾽ ἀνίην τε καπνοῦ μηδὲν ἀρειοτέρην.

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gravity-rainbow · 6 months

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Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them. Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

#marcus aurelius #meditations #stoicism #beauty of life

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gbiechele · 23 days

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Artist's Reception Sunday April 7, 4-6 pm.

Exhibition on display from April 7 until May 12, 2024

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