<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:13:18 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/epictetus/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Morning Meditations: Philosophical Quotes to Start Your Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[On March 15th 2025 I started my day with these thoughts from the great philosophers, "Time crumbles things; everything grows old under the power of Time and is forgotten through the lapse of Time"]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@darkflame/morning-meditations-philosophical-quotes-to-start-your-day</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@darkflame/morning-meditations-philosophical-quotes-to-start-your-day</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[darkflame]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2025 19:45:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/AmRc67RgYaWTamZtjiRVK9pxDgRdg2RtnXmG5dbeGuzK3WNfkBktwpfbdvE9mCrz8DrN86krcfQaunNiLoY5Dxh1HufEhvZwxNemZ5ubhviFvKPtke4CoFsCnn4RB7yDkA5NALRVfYzTLZv91WFsp84RKfsxuGzJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be a good person and pursue the occupation you love]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of my favorite things to do, especially on cloudy Sundays like today, is take care of my succulent garden. One of my favorite things to read is Meditations, by Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius. One of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-109288/@alex-rourke/be-a-good-person-and-pursue-the-occupation-you-love-cb5</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-109288/@alex-rourke/be-a-good-person-and-pursue-the-occupation-you-love-cb5</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-109288]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alex-rourke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 27 Oct 2024 17:00:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JLypLpqVPBaLw9ouGuxB1rwp46fS6rGcLpMNgvAVU1HxVKtRPkmD3eAHKcXYSz7hZ7JLTNGthQGHT3YxUqEoEoJTRYZDq71ZHZCZWJBeBzEgD8WF6XkaNRJjd4qAGjvtobBCtXcmfeghMsW6Dxeea1tSjWrP1yTTgc1pYSAbWKYDrvh4vV9rEAn48krQXDpbaE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Enchiridion (From The Discourses)]]></title><description><![CDATA[For every challenge, remember the resources you have within you to cope with it. Provoked by the sight of a handsome man or a beautiful woman, you will discover within you the contrary power of self-restraint.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-180164/@chaisemfry/the-enchiridion-from-the-discourses</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-180164/@chaisemfry/the-enchiridion-from-the-discourses</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-180164]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chaisemfry]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2024 13:31:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHE1Yhj1jsM1ohhinabBpkHsi3dvC1Muuwt4HuWL6jM5DkWm9Ccy6T1C6diEeWk8dvYPoWdfT6dS93KSUwGHVB2Dj5KdrUnZb99EvCsmiaN5WjFfANXY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Enchiridion of Epictetus - Part 1 - Philosophy on 3Speak.TV]]></title><description><![CDATA[An extended reading of the Enchiridion by Epictetus, performed in a conversational style. Epictetus was one of the great stoic philisophers and his observations about the nature of desire, and closely]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@alohaed/hqlqqovh</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@alohaed/hqlqqovh</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-150329]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alohaed]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2023 21:57:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwr5bsMXthzYLbcngN4W2P8NtU9TWTdHC3HaQbjuuRfKKVdjVdPHmJmwH4eQBbkaPjkKWmvrbf4EX4QTQbRra7f6e3ihMA3GGuavAk32qPw9Dhr5gp3WgKVgA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Enchirdion by Epictetus - Stoic Philosophy ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Philosophy Content on Hive. Listening to the 3Speak team today on Twitter got me fired up and enthused about the potential and importance of everything being done here. 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Is the pursuit of happiness an end in itself? Will I be happy if others love, admire or fear me? Will I be happy if I have a lot of money, power or beauty? Thoughts we've all had. A good]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-122315/@giorgakis/live-the-best-life-possible-the-way-we-were-given-2000-years-ago</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-122315/@giorgakis/live-the-best-life-possible-the-way-we-were-given-2000-years-ago</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-122315]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[giorgakis]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2022 11:26:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4HfkR53B8jPojnxfCvudjvkTqTGFCYSL4SxKYnTDJoJG7okFEYYp73a8wAh3StfbjzyeR6hZy4292qNTMAm1rs3NKBDVr7ThByYTVHyXFxEzsizsyw?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ten Thoughts About Stoicism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ten thoughts about Stoicism: Don't just read about approaches to philosophy and try to imitate them. Instead, find a philosophy that feels true and rational to you, try to learn about it and make it a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@ambigenius/ten-thoughts-about-stoicism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@ambigenius/ten-thoughts-about-stoicism</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-150329]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ambigenius]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 13:06:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLH5pVM9byhmQTgsPxuvQpuywf5ryKtvN9scSmziThgQZno8mMDFZWc9aCm4yvR8wspcyohhJLVcmaYkwsdfAnVr5WE6xVh84UubBjSgZPqcPyt5BtFok?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philosophy 0129]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is #impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows #Epictetus]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/impossible/@helices/philosophy-0129</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/impossible/@helices/philosophy-0129</guid><category><![CDATA[impossible]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[helices]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2019 17:19:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philosophy 0108]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nature hath given men one tongue but two ears, that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak #Epictetus]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@helices/philosophy-0108</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@helices/philosophy-0108</guid><category><![CDATA[nature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[helices]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2019 14:48:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philosophy 071]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clear thinking and self-importance cannot logically coexist #Epictetus]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/thinking/@helices/philosophy-071</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/thinking/@helices/philosophy-071</guid><category><![CDATA[thinking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[helices]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2019 22:32:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philosophy 059]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is unlikely that the good of a snail should reside in its shell: so is it likely that the good of a man should? #Epictetus]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/good/@helices/philosophy-059</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/good/@helices/philosophy-059</guid><category><![CDATA[good]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[helices]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2018 13:42:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t Want too Much]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’ve never truly cared about having much. Having anything physical that is.Alright, let me correct that. I’ve always enjoyed having quality products. Products which would outlast the average lifespan of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dlike/@dashroom/dont-want-too-much</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dlike/@dashroom/dont-want-too-much</guid><category><![CDATA[dlike]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dashroom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2018 07:53:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVw3AYyXB7zVK4xufUCYSEyHDF1GbmXnbCrknxCjZVi7fjHPN9Xx241f1czNUi1fCaEL4fLpbwy3z5BrP1o7WFYjZ8gwizoLDoBU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Enchiridion of Epictetus - My Recording & Summary]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Enchiridion of Epictetus is a short manual of Stoic ethical advice compiled by one of his disciples. Although the content is similar to the Discourses of Epictetus, it is not a summary of the Discourses]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/stoicism/@intp/the-enchiridion-of-epictetus-my-recording-and-summary</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/stoicism/@intp/the-enchiridion-of-epictetus-my-recording-and-summary</guid><category><![CDATA[stoicism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[intp]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 26 Aug 2018 20:47:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45ePb8DzEwFGhWWsp9WZQ76httF1qnkHkPXSe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philosophy 022]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is unlikely that the good of a snail should reside in its shell: so is it likely that the good of a man should? #Epictetus]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/unlikely/@helices/philosophy-022</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/unlikely/@helices/philosophy-022</guid><category><![CDATA[unlikely]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[helices]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2018 17:30:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stoic Happiness Wednesday's (#21) - Learn and grow from the situations you find yourself in...]]></title><description><![CDATA[“understand that every event is indifferent and nothing to you, of whatever sort it may be; for it will be in your power to make a right use of it, and this no one can hinder.” ― Epictetus, The Enchiridion]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/stoicism/@eldergill/stoic-happiness-wednesday-s-21-learn-and-grow-from-the-situations-you-find-yourself-in</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/stoicism/@eldergill/stoic-happiness-wednesday-s-21-learn-and-grow-from-the-situations-you-find-yourself-in</guid><category><![CDATA[stoicism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[eldergill]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 16:42:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/jnusq1Poy5a9cACCjTjAXHQQLztFYHBHDFmuKGW5Fc5v5CS6xWRcJ7WAhGtnen8rFzUZ75wtdf57zSKdkP8zT4TT2z7mzov6sHpxUgGzzdWbpPW66pz2iBPwwjSk9Wb7AotHFKagLv3nbTk5bNAJZdVsHK2ZWJRrZyyuhZ2K4yKdK2xm7CKAN6Co9V5JKwRRTwausdz1rgmFmDa5S7yf7vhxKRGw6LAxvS2saMu4DnPx2E3NutJPX6VpbTPNCkvwHZGbRwJu6J4bqzB8xwwpajWPeonteRekFVu4DH94xFCoSRxAhszcfeUfieH8dTs2EwfTM7LDQmPuHiW35duTot9U?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[March 5, 2018: Healing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Epictetus, Discourses, 3.23.30: "Men, the philosopher's lecture-hall is a hospital--you shouldn't walk out of it feeling pleasure, but pain, for you aren't well when you enter it." I work in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/stoic/@stoicdoc/march-5-2018-healing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/stoic/@stoicdoc/march-5-2018-healing</guid><category><![CDATA[stoic]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stoicdoc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2018 23:40:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[March 3, 2018:  Practice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Epictetus, Discourses, 2.9.13-14: “That’s why the philosophers warn us not to be satisfied with mere learning, but to add practice and then training. For as time passes we forget what we learned and end]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/practice/@stoicdoc/march-3-2018-practice</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/practice/@stoicdoc/march-3-2018-practice</guid><category><![CDATA[practice]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stoicdoc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2018 01:13:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[February 28, 2018: Goals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Epictetus, Discourses, 3.23.1-2a: "First tell yourself what kind of person you want to be, then do what you have to do. For in nearly every pursuit we see this to be the case. Those in athletic pursuit]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/goals/@stoicdoc/february-28-2018-goals</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/goals/@stoicdoc/february-28-2018-goals</guid><category><![CDATA[goals]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stoicdoc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2018 13:08:42 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>