"Let us grant to our soul that peace which will be provided by constant study of beneficial instruction, by noble actions, and a mind fixed on desire only for what is honourable." Seneca, On Anger.

"For my part I would truly recommend no more than that you assume a genuinely great spirit and realize how trivial and worthless are all these things which drive us to employ lawyers, to run here, there, and everywhere, to lose our breath; no man with any lofty or noble purpose should give a thought to such as these." Seneca, On Anger.

„Consumption society, which was ‘invented’ partially to cope with mimetic aggressive behaviour, has eventually created these socially indifferent human beings unable to communicate with each other and mainly concerned with what is strictly accountable in their life, in the sense of self-interest. This is a radical form of nihilism.” Rene Girard via Luke Burgis:

Megamen, Weak Mimesis, Jokers Wild

How the crisis of lame mimesis creates characters we can hardly believe are real.

"Let us take pleasure in what we have received and make no comparison; no man will ever be happy if tortured by the greater happiness of another." Seneca, On Anger.

„One thing alone can bring us piece, an agreement to treat one another with kindness.“ Seneca, On Anger.

Just bought access to nostr.wine relay. Thanks @mazin.

Nordwijk in the evening.

"Big Mind is the mind which includes everything in itself. Small Mind is the mind which relates to something outside of it." [Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind]

Lunch in Leiden.

"There is no more reliable proof of greatness than to be in a state where nothing can happen to make you disturbed." [Seneca, On Anger]

"The true purpose of practice is to see things as they are, to observe things as they are and to let everything go as it goes." Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind

Excellence withers without an adversary: the time for us to see how great it is, how much its force, is when it displays its power through endurance. (Seneca, On Providence)

In the beginner‘s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert‘s there are few. Always be a beginner. (Shunryu Suzuki)