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Want an Unconquerable Mind? Try Stoic Philosophy

By Carrie Sheffield — 2013

Members of a brainy movement across the pond are reviving ancient stoic thought and coupling it with modern psychology to strengthen mental resilience. Their ideas hold fascinating promise for business and government leaders tackling global problems in a turbulent, post-recession slump.

Read on www.forbes.com

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Leading Through Anxiety

Inspiring others when you’re struggling yourself.

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Morra Aarons-Mele
2020
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Moving Beyond Meditation

Grounded in our formal practice of meditation, we can relax into the vast, open awareness that is our ultimate nature. Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche tells the story of his own introduction to the Great Perfection.

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Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
2010
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Meditation Advice for Beginners from Dan Harris

Many of us are grappling with stress, fear, and uncertainty during the global pandemic. We’ve all heard that meditation is helpful, but it’s so hard to start!

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Amy Brinker, Dan Harris
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Build Your Resilience in the Face of a Crisis

Mindfulness experts Rasmus Hougaard and Jacqueline Carter show, by way of the Buddhist parable of the second arrow, how the mind’s response to crisis is a choice we can control.

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Rasmus Hougaard, Jacqueline Carter, Moses Mohan
2020
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My Great Wake-Up Call

Five years ago, my father fell into a deep bout of depression. Twelve months later his depression culminated in suicide.

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Jordan Lally
2018
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I Survived the Holocaust. Here’s How to Hold Onto Hope Through Anything

In the essay and excerpt, Eger discusses surviving a pandemic and Auschwitz, and offers powerful lessons in resilience, grief, and finding hope amid darkness.

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Edith Eger
2020
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8 Things to Know About Meditation for Health

Meditation is a mind and body practice that has a long history of use for increasing calmness and physical relaxation, improving psychological balance, coping with illness, and enhancing overall health and well-being.

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NIH National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
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12 Science-Based Benefits of Meditation

Meditation is the habitual process of training your mind to focus and redirect your thoughts. The popularity of meditation is increasing as more people discover its many health benefits.

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Matthew Thorpe, Rachel Link
2020
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Life Hacks from Marcus Aurelius: How Stoicism Can Help Us

Stepping back from emotional and physical chaos to reach a state of calm, clear-headed thinking is the bedrock of Stoicism, a philosophy famously practiced by Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius. Learn more in this Knowledge@Wharton interview with author and psychotherapist Donald Robertson.

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Knowledge@Wharton
2019
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