Misconceptions —
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Stoics suppress feelings
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Stoics are emotionless
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Stoics is detachment from life
Truth & Reality —
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Stoics observe and transform feelings through reason
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Stoics feel deeply but remain centred
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Stoicism is engagement with life guided by wisdom, not reaction.
Stoics feel everything but are mastered by nothing.
Can’t wait to resume this program and make it go even deeper! I would not say it transformed my inner life completely, I will run Revelation of Spirit for that; what it did provide me was a constant sense of joy, a calmness and an ability to respond to life consciously. Whatever happens inside or outside, I was fully there; watching, observing and acting consciously to bring about a positive and constructive outcome.
The biggest takeaway is how I respond to life, and gaining more and more the mastery over my ability to respond consciously, whether I am feeling furious or sad, weak or strong, in agony or in pain, my will and reason stood steadfast in the face of adversity.
In time can it transform all your weakening passions, by making the right decisions and giving energy only to what serves? For sure it can do that, but sometimes a more spiritual transformation is required to completely and radically change who you are on the inside. However, Godlike Masculinity will for sure guide you towards prioritising joy and mastering your reactions and responses to life.
But as a dual process, one spiritual, the other mental, you can be fully and completely transformed. The spiritual will lead you to a state where you no longer feel angry, sad, weak and have pervading peace in your life that does not resonate enough with anything lower to ignite a reaction, but in the mean time while you still experience those inner reactions you can lead your life with reason and choose the right response, one that is constructive, positive and beneficial.
And these right decisions will eventually lead to an all-pervading sense of peace.