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Getting Started With EpicureanFriends:

1. Familiarize Yourself with the Fundamentals

2. Read Our Forum

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3. Read Our Collection of Core Epicurean Texts

4. Listen to the Lucretius Today Podcast

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A Final Word

Never allow yourself to get so "deep in the weeds" that you lose sight of the fundamental Epicurean truths: that there are no supernatural gods, and that there is no life after death. Many of the doctrines and sayings of Epicurus are very deep, and the fragmentary nature of some of the texts sometimes leaves us uncertain of the details Epicurus taught. Whenever you find yourself frustrated that you don't know everything Epicurus had to say, recall his advice to Herodotus:

"For we have frequent need of the general view, but not so often of the detailed exposition. Indeed it is necessary to go back on the main principles, and constantly to fix in one's memory enough to give one the most essential comprehension of the truth."

You don't always need the details — you need an understanding of the big picture, and you can always return to it through our Classical Epicurean Philosophy and Foundations of Epicurean Philosophy pages.

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