Was Gurdjieff a Stoic?

[Cosmos]

Just started to delve into stoicism for the first time by reading this book:

"The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living"

Very interesting and helpful read. One could think that they must have read/studied Gurdjieff. Since that is impossible it was probably the other way around.

It is basically a collection of 366 sayings of the stoics and the author explains each in detail and how it applies to our lives. Very interesting.

 

[Voyageur]

Just started to delve into stoicism for the first time by reading this book:

"The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living"

Very interesting and helpful read. One could think that they must have read/studied Gurdjieff. Since that is impossible it was probably the other way around.

It is basically a collection of 366 sayings of the stoics and the author explains each in detail and how it applies to our lives. Very interesting.

Had a quick look at it and what was said about it; thanks for the reference.

 

[Voyageur]

It is basically a collection of 366 sayings of the stoics and the author explains each in detail and how it applies to our lives. Very interesting.

Just got into it as well. I'll have to go back more than half the year to review and started today with - Marcus Aurelius, Meditation, 4.24

Think the format is great, thanks for the recommendation.

 

[Cosmos]

It is basically a collection of 366 sayings of the stoics and the author explains each in detail and how it applies to our lives. Very interesting.

Just got into it as well. I'll have to go back more than half the year to review and started today with - Marcus Aurelius, Meditation, 4.24

Think the format is great, thanks for the recommendation.

Finished it now and I think pretty much every quote and explanation from the author is a very good and easy reminder of how to practise the work. It is one of those books you can read over and over again and which helps tremendously in the strive to remember oneself.

 

[Ennio]

On the most recent MindMatters show we chose to discuss Stoic philosopher Epictetus' ideas:

MindMatters: Epictetus: Epic Wisdom, Roman Stoic Style

One of the major exemplars of the philosophical movement known as Stoicism almost 2000 years ago, Epictetus, a former slave, had much to say about taking the right approach to life. Through his teachings, which culminated in the dictated works of his Discourses and Enchiridion, Epictetus expounded on what virtuous living meant and what it should look like - not through theory, but through actual examples drawn from real life and the psychological attitudes one can adopt to make for a more trouble-free life and a 'tranquil' existence.

On this week's MindMatters, we take a look at the very influential teachings of Epictetus. Much like Gurdjieff (and perhaps even an inspiration to him?) we see how even centuries after his description of the 'art of living', his wisdom and insights into the human condition could not be more relevant for our own thinking and ways of living today.