Tag: #power
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You Were Trained to Forget Yourself | An Ancient Warning
Ancient thinkers warned that forgetting yourself was not a failure of intelligence, but a consequence of training attention outward. From Plato and Aristotle to the Upanishads and Stoic philosophy, the same insight appears: when identity is shaped by comparison and distraction, inner awareness fades. In this episode, we explore how the ancients understood forgetting —…
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The Power You Lost | How the Ancients Described It
Ancient philosophers believed real power was never external. From Plato and Aristotle to the Stoics and Eastern traditions, the same idea appears: self-mastery is the foundation of freedom. Power was not about domination, but about clarity, restraint, and inner command. This episode explores how the ancients described lost power — and why they believed it…
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