Oz Sargin
https://www.goodreads.com/ozsargin
“The Dalai Lama’s Principles for Ethical Strategies3 Ensure that compassion is the motivation. Any problem must take into account the big picture and long-term consequences rather than short-term feasibility. In applying reason, we must stay honest, unbiased, and self-aware, vigilant to avoid self-delusion. Stay humble—know the limits of our knowledge and also realize we can easily be misguided in a rapidly changing reality. The foremost concern is the well-being of humanity and the planet we inhabit.”
― Who Do We Choose to Be?: Facing Reality, Claiming Leadership, Restoring Sanity
― Who Do We Choose to Be?: Facing Reality, Claiming Leadership, Restoring Sanity
“Life is infinitely more interesting when considered for the questions it raises rather than for the answers it bestows.”
― Figuring
― Figuring
“The energy now spent on self-protection can be converted into positive energy if we're willing to encounter reality and see it clearly. Facing reality is an empowering act - it can liberate our mind and heart to discern how best to use our power and influence in service for this time.”
― Who Do We Choose to Be?: Facing Reality, Claiming Leadership, Restoring Sanity
― Who Do We Choose to Be?: Facing Reality, Claiming Leadership, Restoring Sanity
“Humans act as though we were the creators and masters of language, while in fact language remains the master of us. Perhaps it is, before all else, humankind's distortion of this relation of dominance that drives our nature into alienation.”
― Building, Dwelling, Thinking
― Building, Dwelling, Thinking
Stoic Book Club
— 865 members
— last activity Dec 30, 2025 03:51PM
This club is about traditional Stoicism with the distinct purpose of enabling and promoting discourse on Stoic philosophy as a way of life.
Oz’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Oz’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Oz
Lists liked by Oz














