[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":45},["ShallowReactive",2],{"stoicism-article-02/27":3},{"path":4,"stem":5,"title":6,"description":7,"meta":8,"body":24},"/stoicism/02/27","stoicism/02/27","Cultivating Indifference Where Others Grow Passion","Meditation for February 27, 2021",{"quotes":9,"last_updated_at":15,"tags":16,"categories":20,"changeFreq":22,"backgroundImage":23},[10],{"quote":11},{"content":12,"author":13,"source":14},"Of all the things that are, some are good, others bad, and yet others indifferent. The good are virtues and all that share in them; the bad are the vices and all that indulge them; the indifferent lie in between virtue and vice and include wealth, health, life, death, pleasure, and pain.","Epictetus","Discourses, 2.19.12b-13","2021-02-27T07:00:00",[17,18,19],"stoicism","passions","emotions",[21,17],"meditation","never","/06BD5803-FE71-4652-97AC-19247C904E75.jpg",{"type":25,"value":26,"toc":39},"minimark",[27,31,36],[28,29,30],"p",{},"While a life without sin is not obtainable, the pursuit of such a life provides exponential benefits. Imagine enjoying a\nlife that has no hate, no need to gossip, and does not covet. What effect could this have on our relationships with\nfamily and friends?",[32,33,35],"h3",{"id":34},"conclusion","Conclusion",[28,37,38],{},"When we do not care about the material lives of our neighbors, we can be objective about our own goals. Our goal should\nnot be avoiding vices, but instead not give corruption more power than it deserves.",{"title":40,"searchDepth":41,"depth":41,"links":42},"",2,[43],{"id":34,"depth":44,"text":35},3,1793716905797]