Category: Evagrios Pontikos
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Why a Philosopher Should Meditate . . .
. . . and why it is difficult for a philosopher to meditate. I trust that you are alive to the semantic polyvalence of 'meditate' and appreciate the sense in which I am using the term. Substack latest.
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Care of Soul and Body
To care properly for the first, live each day as if it will be your last. To care properly for the second, live each day as if your supply of days is infinite. (Adapted from Evagrius Ponticus.) ………………………. The mortalist body-abuser is one puzzling hombre. Christopher Hitchens loved to drink and he loved to smoke…
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Quietism at War with Activism
EVAGRIOS PONTIKOS enjoins apatheia, a state of deep calm, of tranquillity of mind. Hard to achieve, it is in need of constant protection. Why then do I follow current political and other events? Why do I put myself in a position to have my peace of mind disturbed? I tell myself to do both: live…