The Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius and Letting Go for Sleep

The Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius and Letting Go for Sleep

In the quiet stillness before sleep, this calm philosophy episode explores Marcus Aurelius and the gentle art of letting go. Though he ruled an empire, with the weight of a whole world on his shoulders, Marcus wrote again and again about releasing what we cannot hold. Tonight, in a candlelit room at the close of the day, we notice all the things we are still gripping, and slowly, one by one, we begin to open our hands.

Many of us carry a quiet exhaustion into the dark, the tiredness of holding on, gripping the past we cannot change, the future we cannot control, the opinions of others, and the way we wish things were. Marcus offered a steady, freeing wisdom. Letting go, he taught, is not resignation or defeat, but the recognition of how little we truly need to hold, and how much lighter we become when we loosen our grip. Through the gentle release of the past, the future, the need to be right, and the demand that things be otherwise, the episode guides the listener to set each burden down, one finger at a time, until the hands and the heart are finally empty and at rest.

By candlelight and the quiet of the night, everything we clutch too tightly is gently laid down. You do not have to hold anything tonight. So little of it was ever yours to grip, and you are lighter and freer with open hands.

Denne episoden er hentet fra en åpen RSS-feed og er ikke publisert av Podme. Den kan derfor inneholde annonser.

Episoder(267)

The Philosophy of Nietzsche and Living by Your Own Values for Sleep

The Philosophy of Nietzsche and Living by Your Own Values for Sleep

In the quiet stillness before sleep, this calm philosophy episode explores Friedrich Nietzsche and the freedom of living by your own values. Late in his life, Nietzsche asked a question almost no one ...

18 Sep 2h 17min

The Philosophy of Peter Sloterdijk and the Habits That Shape Us for Sleep

The Philosophy of Peter Sloterdijk and the Habits That Shape Us for Sleep

In the quiet stillness before sleep, this calm philosophy episode explores Peter Sloterdijk and the habits that quietly shape us. In 1908, the poet Rainer Maria Rilke stood before a broken statue, an ...

17 Sep 2h 42min

The Philosophy of Xenophanes and the Peace of Not Knowing for Sleep

The Philosophy of Xenophanes and the Peace of Not Knowing for Sleep

In the quiet stillness before sleep, this calm philosophy episode explores Xenophanes and the peace of not knowing. Around twenty-five centuries ago, this early Greek philosopher wrote a few startling...

16 Sep 2h 16min

The Philosophy of Zhuangzi and the Butterfly Dream for Sleep

The Philosophy of Zhuangzi and the Butterfly Dream for Sleep

In the quiet stillness before sleep, this calm philosophy episode explores Zhuangzi and the famous dream of the butterfly. Long ago, the Chinese philosopher Zhuang Zhou fell asleep and dreamed he was ...

15 Sep 2h 14min

The Philosophy of Carl Jung and Coming Home to Yourself for Sleep

The Philosophy of Carl Jung and Coming Home to Yourself for Sleep

In the quiet stillness before sleep, this calm philosophy episode explores Carl Jung and the gentle homecoming to yourself. Jung believed that the "I" we wake up as each morning is not the true center...

14 Sep 2h 21min

The Philosophy of Montaigne and the Joy of Ordinary Life for Sleep

The Philosophy of Montaigne and the Joy of Ordinary Life for Sleep

In the quiet stillness before sleep, this calm philosophy episode explores Michel de Montaigne and the joy of ordinary life. In 1571, on his thirty-eighth birthday, a French nobleman withdrew from pub...

13 Sep 2h 13min

8 Hours of Carl Jung on Finding Yourself for Deep Sleep

8 Hours of Carl Jung on Finding Yourself for Deep Sleep

Settle in for eight full hours of calm Carl Jung philosophy on finding yourself, made for deep sleep, quiet reflection, and the slow journey inward. Jung spent his life mapping the hidden depths of th...

12 Sep 8h

The Philosophy of Heraclitus and the River of Change for Sleep

The Philosophy of Heraclitus and the River of Change for Sleep

In the quiet stillness before sleep, this calm philosophy episode explores Heraclitus and the river of change. Twenty-five centuries ago, in the Greek city of Ephesus, a philosopher looked at a river ...

11 Sep 2h 43min

Populært innen Religion og åndelighet

rss-nesten-hele-uka-med-lepperod
rss-lilli-isabelle
sektledere
sektpodden-2
rss-det-uforklarlige-med-victoria-skau
lydartikler-fra-aftenposten
rss-paradigmepodden
andelig-pafyll-hver-tirsdag
rss-andelige-tanker-med-camillo
dokka
rss-uhoytidelig-spirituell-healer-susanne-og-erik-ertsland-askvik
rss-pust-for-livet
rss-losrevet
rss-normalt-paranormalt
ole-martin-og-einar-leser-bibelen
rss-grenselos-spiritualitet
and-vitenskap
rss-tro-tull-alvor
gry-hammer-podcast
rss-kristen-norge