The Present Alone Is Our Happiness
by Pierre Hadot
Conversations with the scholar who taught that ancient philosophy was a way of life: spiritual exercises, the present moment, Marcus Aurelius. Intimate and clarifying.
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Three things you will actually use
- Philosophy is practice.
- Attend to the present.
- Exercises shape the self.
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