Posts by burninglights
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DON: I'm starting this thread as a place for people to share their experiences in trying to learn the ancient languages and to share their go-to resources (print, online, in person). This will also be a place for people to ask questions about where to start, what worked, what didn't, etc. We'll deal with actual translation issues in their appropriate textual threads, but this can be a nuts and bolts "how-to" thread.[Cassius' Admin Edit: This thread was branched off from the lengthy "gods" thread as it is a new and important topic, and that's why this first post comes from Burninglights, as it was requested there. ]
Don, by the way, reading your various comments here and your translation of the Menoeceus letter where you proudly proclaimed yourself an amateur inspired me to take a first leap into ancient Greek today. I'm not sure how far I will go with it, but thank you for the inspiration all the same!
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A mindfulness meditation exercise I've really come to enjoy is to take in a slow, deep breath from as low in my abdomen as I can, let my stomach fill up 360 degrees, and then release and let my stomach deflate effortlessly (as opposed to a controlled release).
Sometimes I just focus on my breath, or sometimes I couple this with a visualization, such as a small stream that ran near my house when I was a kid.
I find the stream to be a good visualization of the mental 'thought stream' and I find that image particularly helpful for placing the thought into its proper context as part of an endless stream, which I can let go of and watch drift away.
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Philodemus' "On Anger" - General - Texts and Resources 19
- Cassius
April 1, 2022 at 5:36 PM - Philodemus On Anger
- Cassius
June 30, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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The Religion of Nature - as supported by Lucretius' De Rerum Natura 4
- Kalosyni
June 12, 2025 at 12:03 PM - General Discussion of "On The Nature of Things"
- Kalosyni
June 23, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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New Blog Post From Elli - " Fanaticism and the Danger of Dogmatism in Political and Religious Thought: An Epicurean Reading"
- Cassius
June 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM - Epicurus vs Abraham (Judaism, Christianity, Islam)
- Cassius
June 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Best Lucretius translation? 9
- Rolf
June 19, 2025 at 8:40 AM - General Discussion of "On The Nature of Things"
- Rolf
June 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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New Translation of Epicurus' Works 1
- Eikadistes
June 16, 2025 at 3:50 PM - Uncategorized Discussion (General)
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June 16, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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