This quote, attributed to Epicurus, emphasizes the importance of inner peace and its impact on our relationships with others. It suggests that when we have a calm and tranquil state of mind, we are less likely to cause disturbances or conflicts, both within ourselves and in our interactions wi...
EpicurusA strict belief in fate is the worst kind of slavery on the other hand, there is comfort in the thought that God will be moved by our prayers.Epicurus Browse All: Epicurus Quotations Readers Who Like This Quotation Also Like:Based on Topics: Mind QuotesSo, maybe you don't see bl...
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it is quite literal. To understand this, it will be necessary to think outside the box, outside the contours of monotheistic religions like Christianity or Islam. Epicurus defined a god as a “blissful and immortal being”[2]. This is nothing new or innovative on Epicurus’...
Notice that the salvific power is attributed, specifically, to the words of Epicurus, which is what Philodemus also does in his scroll On Music. This hymn speaks of godlike revelations and depicts the Hegemon as the healer of the soul. This is another theme we often see in other salvific...
Inthis essay on the benefits of prayeraccording to certain studies, the author reports these findings, which confirm that what we believe about deity has psychosomatic effects: However, all types of prayer might not work in the same way — when hospitalized patients appraised God as a kind supp...
The fact that Epicurus lived and taught in a closed community, the Garden in which he was honoured as a god and in which also slaves and women were welcomed, didn’t contribute to a clear understanding of his philosophy either: outsiders could only guess what was going on inside and this...
After that day’s tarrying, we put to sea, brought onward on our way by the Heroes, where Ulysses closely coming to me that Penelope might not see him, conveyed a letter into my hand to deliver to Calypso in the isle of Ogygia. Rhadamanthus also sent Nauplius, the ferryman, along wi...
which I much prefer. We must not deny that there are dangers in knowledge, but I sense here also that she concedes to opinions that are foreign to the Epicurean study of nature, and which sometimes depict scientific advance as an insult to God, or as otherwise arrogance on the part of ...
The unjust, on the other hand fear detection forever once they have committed injustices and also fear the Gods’ retribution, in spite of the fact that (as per a Hermarchus quote) “the Gods do not appear to harm wrongdoers even if the worst of mankind escape notice”. Even if they ...