Seneca: Of a Happy Life - (My Narration)

Поділитися
Вставка
  • Опубліковано 15 лис 2024

КОМЕНТАРІ • 139

  • @VoxStoica
    @VoxStoica  6 років тому +25

    Want to know what Stoicism is all about? I recommend Practical Stoicism on Audible:
    bit.ly/PracticalStoicismUS UK:bit.ly/PracticalStoicismUK
    Become a Patron: www.subscribestar.com/intpworld or www.patreon.com/RobinHomer
    Buy Of a Happy Life on Amazon: geni.us/OnTheHappyLife
    Book 1 - 0:15
    Book 2 - 4:08
    Book 3 - 7:17
    Book 4 - 10:14
    Book 5 - 14:01
    Book 6 - 15:46
    Book 7 - 17:18
    Book 8 - 20:34
    Book 9 - 24:39
    Book 10 - 27:01
    Book 11 - 29:01
    Book 12 - 31:49
    Book 13 - 34:37
    Book 14 - 38:06
    Book 15 - 40:21
    Book 16 - 44:32
    Book 17 - 46:40
    Book 18 - 49:24
    Book 19 - 51:10
    Book 20 - 53:33
    Book 21 - 58:06
    Book 22 - 1:00:24
    Book 23 - 1:02:55
    Book 24 - 1:06:30
    Book 25 - 1:10:56
    Book 26 - 1:16:28
    Book 27 - 1:21:45
    Book 28 - 1:25:16

  • @chastamani4371
    @chastamani4371 6 років тому +232

    I will never be able to thank you enough for introducing me to Seneca

    • @selmir369
      @selmir369 5 років тому +1

      sen/&san=dream ..........

    • @AirKhan45
      @AirKhan45 5 років тому +9

      After you enjoy Seneca thouroughly I highly suggest giving Epictetus' Discourses a read!

    • @andrewdong3875
      @andrewdong3875 4 роки тому +4

      It's called "Enchiridion". : )

    • @MotesTV
      @MotesTV 2 роки тому +3

      @@andrewdong3875
      There's two different works the Enchiridion and the Discourses.

    • @andrewdong3875
      @andrewdong3875 2 роки тому +1

      @@MotesTV Thanks for pointing this out. I just looked the book up, you are right.

  • @mmka5434
    @mmka5434 2 роки тому +11

    This channel is really a worthwhile one. The wisdom of Seneca is unique. And your voice-over skills suits these types of audiobooks.

  • @carnivorefarmer3706
    @carnivorefarmer3706 2 роки тому +6

    I am so happy that I have discovered your channel! Thank you, and may God bless you for sharing these virtuous writings with us all.

  • @SERGE_Tech
    @SERGE_Tech 4 роки тому +49

    my god what a gold mine.

  • @courtcomposer
    @courtcomposer 4 роки тому +10

    "On the brevity of life".
    The book I find most influential.
    Thanks is so much for sharing. Love listening to such wisdom.

    • @DJK-cq2uy
      @DJK-cq2uy 7 місяців тому +1

      Thanks. I'll check it out

  • @ThoughTObjecTMusic
    @ThoughTObjecTMusic 5 років тому +106

    Your voice is perfect for audiobooks, thanks for doing what you do.

    • @genkiferal7178
      @genkiferal7178 4 роки тому +1

      he sounds a bit uppity and cynical...even whining and girlie

    • @selitoskuldakis2209
      @selitoskuldakis2209 4 роки тому +1

      @@genkiferal7178 lmao

    • @MK8262
      @MK8262 4 роки тому +4

      Love his voice! Perfect! Thank you.

    • @MK8262
      @MK8262 4 роки тому +4

      Genki Feral looks like a classic case of projection to me LOL

    • @selitoskuldakis2209
      @selitoskuldakis2209 4 роки тому

      @@MK8262 piss off

  • @melissarainchild
    @melissarainchild 6 років тому +49

    Thank you for allowing me to visit Seneca once more :)

    • @VoxStoica
      @VoxStoica  6 років тому +1

      You're welcome Melissa, thanks for the continued support :)

  • @duanevierra4744
    @duanevierra4744 5 років тому +21

    thank you for hard work and bringing the stoics to youtube!

    • @rizzamaeong
      @rizzamaeong 4 роки тому +1

      yes, this.
      thank you.
      and no one can top that voice.

  • @opalcoastal-ld5kd
    @opalcoastal-ld5kd 4 роки тому +6

    “No one can fall without drawing someone else down upon him.
    And those who go before cause the destruction of those who follow.”
    @2:46

  • @Amivgr1
    @Amivgr1 3 роки тому

    I can only salute you mr Homer! Thank u for bringing this great piece of philosophy forth to a world that badly needs it!

  • @MT-ok9xv
    @MT-ok9xv 2 роки тому +2

    57:52 - “so croak away, exercise your miserable tongues in reproaching good men, open wide your jaws, bite hard, you will break many teeth before making any impression” - Seneca

  • @Mixedlove91
    @Mixedlove91 4 роки тому +8

    What a gift. Thank you for giving this to me.

  • @Caesar_1415
    @Caesar_1415 4 роки тому +5

    I listen to this all the time I thank you for taking the time to make this!!

  • @learninghowtolivetakesawholeli

    Very nice indeed 😊

  • @robertburnett5561
    @robertburnett5561 4 роки тому +2

    These Seneca tapes gives me a reason to go on. Thanks.

    • @wordtothebigbird
      @wordtothebigbird 4 роки тому +4

      These tapes are to teach you to not rely on anything

  • @ashleykircher9123
    @ashleykircher9123 3 роки тому +2

    Too bad more people don’t spend time listening to this, then wasting their time on the stupidity of social media

  • @indigoali5612
    @indigoali5612 4 роки тому +2

    Joy wouldn’t feel so good if it wasn’t for pain- 50 cent, a happy life is not possible, there are happy moments, but you will also be tested in the world with resistance, harsh negativity, tough moments, people will die, you will get older and things won’t work as good as they used to, joy/pain and suffering is like the daytime and the nighttime, sometimes there is joy, cherish it while it’s there, and sometimes there is intense brutal pain, realize it will pass

    • @ksan1648
      @ksan1648 Рік тому

      Well said. A bit of what you said reminded me of a quote of Kierkegaard's,
      "People find a level of suffering that they can tolerate, and they call that happiness.

  • @MiguelGonzalez-dr1jj
    @MiguelGonzalez-dr1jj 5 років тому +7

    invaluable,great voice . Poetic

  • @zack94972
    @zack94972 5 років тому +3

    This is awesome! Thanks for reading Seneca.

  • @OfCourseICan
    @OfCourseICan 3 роки тому +1

    Most grateful, thank You.

  • @knowthyself99
    @knowthyself99 4 роки тому +2

    A bunch of thanks for this gentleman. Your voice is really a stioc voice hhh . Big respect for your efforts.

  • @njerukhan
    @njerukhan Рік тому +2

    46:42 - Seneca was just flexing at this point tbh, lol!

  • @StephenCrowley-dx1ej
    @StephenCrowley-dx1ej Рік тому +1

    Excellent

  • @kdturk
    @kdturk 4 роки тому +2

    Thank you this is truly amazing

  • @MohammadSalmaan-h6h
    @MohammadSalmaan-h6h Рік тому +1

    Good video man thank you

  • @amanbhardwaj8172
    @amanbhardwaj8172 5 років тому +4

    very nicely read....thank you

  • @DihkFace_Mcghee
    @DihkFace_Mcghee 4 місяці тому

    How many of us are bad men living on and now listening to how we are such.? Listening so that i glean the truth of being a good man to lead a good life.

  • @g9g9g9
    @g9g9g9 5 років тому +7

    'they flock to the schools to hear the virtues of pleasure'

  • @MicahMysiuk
    @MicahMysiuk 5 років тому +14

    Who the hell downvotes Seneca? Thanks for sharing.

  • @rodion472
    @rodion472 6 років тому +12

    Another perfect reading

  • @hancatalayban4663
    @hancatalayban4663 5 років тому +2

    I was cursing all along because I agree too much.

  • @therabbithat
    @therabbithat 5 років тому +5

    He's got a real chip on his shoulder over people calling him a hypocrit

    • @SERGE_Tech
      @SERGE_Tech 4 роки тому

      @Ed no idea what hes talking about.

  • @Celeste21yt
    @Celeste21yt 4 роки тому +1

    Loved it

  • @MorphingReality
    @MorphingReality 6 років тому +2

    Wasn't there a video for Aurelius' Meditations on this page?

    • @VoxStoica
      @VoxStoica  6 років тому +6

      I've taken it down due to copyright. I'm hoping to rerecord and upload a copyright free one over Christmas.

    • @MorphingReality
      @MorphingReality 6 років тому +3

      Good luck, thanks for the timely response :)

  • @kennyliu5481
    @kennyliu5481 4 роки тому +1

    Better than Google translate for sure. Are there any lectures on Seneca?

  • @josephnarvaez9507
    @josephnarvaez9507 5 років тому +4

    Can you do all ancient writings east and west?

    • @VoxStoica
      @VoxStoica  5 років тому +4

      Actually I have the Tao Te Ching ready to go, just not published yet. Is there any other eastern philosophy you would specifically like?

    • @josephnarvaez9507
      @josephnarvaez9507 5 років тому +2

      INTPWorld the Analects by Confucius

    • @mrsozez
      @mrsozez 5 років тому +2

      @@VoxStoica thank you for your amazing work. Maybe something that paints a picture of Jain philosophy would fit in with this theme.

  • @wisdomandtimes9583
    @wisdomandtimes9583 3 роки тому +1

    I love it

  • @anxietycelery1732
    @anxietycelery1732 5 років тому +2

    Such a great piece, but a shame the ending is missing.

  • @azmatrahi5871
    @azmatrahi5871 4 роки тому

    Please make audio books on Psycho-Cybernetics.

  • @9r266
    @9r266 5 років тому +2

    so beautiful ",

  • @vmmd8229
    @vmmd8229 Рік тому

    Looked at the thumbnail and thought it was a videogame revolving around senece LMFAO

  • @buddhamack1491
    @buddhamack1491 4 роки тому +1

    Black screen or changing images would have been nice. I don't want screen burn

  • @garyesposito192
    @garyesposito192 4 роки тому +3

    Trumps favorite Philosopher.

    • @hyperion3145
      @hyperion3145 3 роки тому +3

      I think that would be Diogenes, except without the poverty

    • @aequanimitatis
      @aequanimitatis 7 місяців тому

      ​@@hyperion3145😅😅😅

  • @njerukhan
    @njerukhan 2 роки тому +1

    1:18:15 ✨ Ich Liebe Dich Socrates!

  • @prabuddhadas
    @prabuddhadas 4 роки тому

    Is there any difference from the paid version on audible?

    • @VoxStoica
      @VoxStoica  4 роки тому

      No, same content just the convenience of having it on audible app with no adverts.

  • @annfrancis1554
    @annfrancis1554 5 років тому

    Thank you

  • @landonnelson6452
    @landonnelson6452 5 років тому +1

    38:00
    Bookmark

  • @patriciocordova449
    @patriciocordova449 5 років тому +4

    I feel I have just been born again.

  • @MohammadSalmaan-h6h
    @MohammadSalmaan-h6h 7 місяців тому

    He who is free from pleasures is free of pain

  • @koaasst
    @koaasst 4 роки тому +1

    yeah, they dont like us, i get it.

  • @fraidoonw
    @fraidoonw 4 роки тому

    thanks.

  • @indigoali5612
    @indigoali5612 4 роки тому

    Sustained happiness is impossible in life, there is no such thing as a ‘happy life’, that’s like saying you’ll win every hand in poker, in fact multiple obstacles arise based on the random cards you are dealt in this world, how will you play your hand?

    • @casualeye1633
      @casualeye1633 4 роки тому +4

      I agree, to an extent. From a Buddhist perspective you are right. Happiness as we know it is not sustainable. However, I must say that, here, context is important. When the Stoic philosophers talked about "happiness" it did not mean what it means today. Happiness to Seneca and the like meant living in accordance with nature. That meant living by reason and, basically, cultivating the Tao, one might say, to accept equally the Yin and Yang and not allow the inevitable to disturb our frame of mind. It really is rather like Western Buddhism or Taoism.

    • @simonkinyua14
      @simonkinyua14 2 роки тому

      Happy whatever happens.

    • @robertfoley4522
      @robertfoley4522 День тому

      Connected to everything but attached to nothing. Attachment is rooted in fear. You lose your fear of loss when you realize you’re already whole. - Lao Tzu/ Tao Te Ching

  • @mrenteryourname7409
    @mrenteryourname7409 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks, Robin homo! :)

  • @BigWillieStyle
    @BigWillieStyle 2 роки тому

    @1:15:00

  • @hiddennoise
    @hiddennoise 5 років тому

    Cliff Notes summary (a/k/a spoiler alert): Epicurus sucks

  • @Kay-t-lynn
    @Kay-t-lynn 2 роки тому

    Thank you kind sir.

  • @SkeletonPimp
    @SkeletonPimp 2 роки тому

    Book 16 tho

  • @Sennymatts
    @Sennymatts 4 роки тому

    Not bad for a Seneca

  • @swerve361
    @swerve361 2 роки тому

    1:21:46

  • @DJSTOEK
    @DJSTOEK 5 років тому

    💘

  • @cruxmusique
    @cruxmusique 5 років тому +8

    Jordan Peterson two thousands years ago :D

  • @zaxe8058
    @zaxe8058 5 років тому +1

    36:30 sorry I’m putting this time stamp so I can come back and continue

  • @krishyyfan5153
    @krishyyfan5153 Рік тому

    book 7

  • @krishyyfan5153
    @krishyyfan5153 Рік тому

    26...

  • @aaronjohnstone2800
    @aaronjohnstone2800 2 роки тому

    Done

  • @SkeletonPimp
    @SkeletonPimp 2 роки тому

    1:13:00
    25

  • @krishyyfan5153
    @krishyyfan5153 Рік тому

    book 10

  • @thekaizer666
    @thekaizer666 4 роки тому +2

    BuUuUuUuT~!!

  • @mudassardesignspace
    @mudassardesignspace 4 роки тому

    Can you make one of sayings of Prophet Muhammad

    • @thegroove2000
      @thegroove2000 4 роки тому +2

      Not much wisdom in the quran.

    • @hyperion3145
      @hyperion3145 3 роки тому +1

      It's called Vox Stoica for a reason, why would they read the Quran/writings of Muhammad?

  • @krishyyfan5153
    @krishyyfan5153 Рік тому

    15....

  • @patrickgarvey146
    @patrickgarvey146 4 роки тому

    14:00

  • @abbyamfo6387
    @abbyamfo6387 5 років тому

    39:38

  • @eyeofsauron2812
    @eyeofsauron2812 Рік тому

    Philosophy isn't even taught in schools

  • @canarybirb6151
    @canarybirb6151 3 роки тому

    Salut 🤙😂

  • @dannelson3069
    @dannelson3069 4 роки тому

    :)

  • @RashmikaLikesBooks
    @RashmikaLikesBooks 5 років тому +8

    I too believe those who wear woolen clothes are vulgar.
    (😂)

    • @gameshot586
      @gameshot586 5 років тому +2

      How DAAAAAAAAAARE YOU! :-)

  • @Richard-1776
    @Richard-1776 3 роки тому +3

    Well he shoots down the BLM liberals, and leftism/liberalism in general within the first two minutes. Of course the liberals out there, will foam at the mouth at what I said. That’s an indictment in and of itself. Prove me wrong, with facts, AEB, the words found in these writings, specifically Aristotle. (Seneca sounds a lot like Aristotle, to a point). There’s nothing you can say that I can’t negate complete via his writings. Again, this is why postmodern academia won’t teach the classics. Remember where these writings come from...The West. Take pride in the superiority of your culture and race, and I’ll say with that, the whole EurAsian continent....All great civilizations, and philosophies come from there....Not Africa, at least any part of Africa not touching the Mediterranean. When will you take pride in yourself, and stop the slow black rot that is corroding your civilizations. Which is more evil, a culture and race being taught to hate itself, or that culture and race fighting back. B L do not M, in terms of creating a great civilization, or great thought ( the former can’t arise without the latter). There’s a reason all great cultures come from Eurasia, India, everywhere, except Africa. And, geography is a poor excuse; it’s biology, not environment. If BLM, then they would adapt to that environment and overcome any of its hardships. But they haven’t, because they lack the brains to do so. That’s just fact. History and all existing culture proves it. If it where nailed to your skull, nailed between the eyes, it would’t make the facts clearer, but it would take that to get even a single neuron to fire in the brains of white liberals, and that wouldn’t be enough for them to see the self evident.

    • @montyjackson8156
      @montyjackson8156 2 роки тому

      @Richard W. You are really a piece of work you sound like a real racist.

    • @eggy6745
      @eggy6745 2 роки тому

      I'd say he shuts down politics in general with that statement tbh

  • @Theydonotcare
    @Theydonotcare 5 років тому

    Thank you.

  • @krishyyfan5153
    @krishyyfan5153 Рік тому

    21...

  • @krishyyfan5153
    @krishyyfan5153 Рік тому

    18...

  • @TricTrac3
    @TricTrac3 5 років тому

    52:18

  • @thebicameralmonk359
    @thebicameralmonk359 2 роки тому

    34:37