Goodness Gracious YOU! : Why being good is good

I'm not a nice guy. And i have many people, events and conditions to vouch for it. I am usually polite, until put under duress. I give a specific amount of respect to all humans (strangers and all), until they start acting up, then it either goes up or down from there. I help out people in need and am resourceful in whatever way i can, but not often as i'd like to. Not very sunny...

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A new theology (part I): Stoic cosmology as a practicable religion

The Grand Universe - the manifestation of the Logos (in my view) Before you, dear reader, start bombarding me with the accusation of harbouring the much despised tentacles of pseudo-science in the brief context of this article, please believe me when I say (honestly) that I am a staunch atheist. Even though I have been raised in an environment that breeds vocal, militant theists (and...

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Learning Lessons from a Tragedy

I should mention in advance that the inspiration for this post came when I was reading Letters from a Stoic by Seneca, Letter LXIII. Here, Seneca councils Lucullus on how to deal with and learn from the recent death of his close friend, Flaccus.  The most important reason that I cherry picked this topic amongst many others is that because it deeply resonated with my personal familial...

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Poll Results for March, 2015

Our very first poll, on who is your favourite Stoic philosopher, has been well received, with 9 total votes. While the number may seem overwhelmingly small (and 1 vote was mine), it's a good start nonetheless, since the entire project is a month old. Here it is, without further ado, for archiving purposes. Poll: Who is your favourite Stoic philosopher? Zeno - 0 votes (0%) Chrysippus - 0 votes (0%) Seneca - 2 votes (22%) Epictetus - 5 votes (55%) Marcus Aurelius - 2 votes (22%)  And...

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FAQs: a few words on The Stoic Code (project update)

Last month, I started the task of building this project from scratch, with the help of my friend and fellow Indian Stoic, Mr. Hrim Shah. And indeed, it's a pleasure to see that the project has finally achieved a bit of success, no matter how small that may be. Besides, it's no small matter for us, since we both kept our expectations low. Let's be honest, although Stoicism is among the most elegant...

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