You Are Heroic with Brian Johnson Singer's Stoicism: Singer's Stoicism (Heroic +1 #1,615)
Dec 23, 2023
Parallels between Michael Singer's Philosophy and Stoicism: exploring the concept that external circumstances do not inherently disturb us, but rather our own perception and reaction to them, encouraging the audience to practice this idea.
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Moment Disturbance Comes From You
- Michael Singer and Marcus Aurelius describe the same mental mechanism: the moment itself doesn't disturb you, your mind does.
- Recognizing this lets you revoke your estimate of painful moments and reduce suffering.
Revoke Your Estimate To End Distress
- Marcus Aurelius taught that external distress is caused by your estimate of it and you can revoke that estimate anytime.
- This Stoic insight matches Singer's teaching and points to practical mental sovereignty.
Many Names, One Practice
- Different teachers call the same practice by different names: Singer calls it true surrender, Byron Katie calls it loving, Phil Stutz calls it radical acceptance.
- The Stoics framed it as the art of acquiescence, showing cross-tradition convergence.