Seneca - Letters from a Stoic - Letter 53 - On the Faults of the Spirit

Welcome to this video series where we explore the profound insights of “Letters From a Stoic” by Seneca.
“Letters From a Stoic,” also known as “Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium,” is a collection of 124 letters written by the Roman philosopher Seneca the Younger to his friend Lucilius. These letters, composed over the last few years of Seneca’s life, provide a window into the mind of one of Stoicism’s greatest thinkers.
Excerpt from this letter:
"You can persuade me into almost anything now, for I was recently persuaded to travel by water. We cast off when the sea was lazily smooth; the sky, to be sure, was heavy with nasty clouds, such as usually break into rain or squalls. Still, I thought that the few miles between Puteoli and your dear Parthenope might be run off in quick time, despite the uncertain and lowering sky. So, in order to get away more quickly, I made straight out to sea for Nesis, with the purpose of cutting across all the inlets..."
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