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How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius by Donald J. Robertson

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ancient philosophers were veritable warriors of the mind,

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“Brahman cannot be an object of worship even.”
― Satischandra Chatterjee, An Introduction to Indian Philosophy

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“the self of man is identical with the Self of all beings (sarva-bhutātmā) and therefore, with God or Brahman.”
― Satischandra Chatterjee, An Introduction to Indian Philosophy

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“We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret.”
― Peter Hollins, The Science of Self-Discipline: The Willpower, Mental Toughness, and Self-Control to Resist Temptation and Achieve Your Goals

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“Brahman (or Ātman) is also described in many passages not as Creator, but as a Reality”
― Satischandra Chatterjee, An Introduction to Indian Philosophy

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“this conception is panentheism—(pan—all, en—in, theos—God), not pantheism; all is not equal to God, but all is in God, who is greater than all.”
― Satischandra Chatterjee, An Introduction to Indian Philosophy

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