This is so much like many of the yogic texts.

Dec 1, 2018·1 min read

Erika Burkhalter

Photographer, yogi, cat-mom, lover of travel and nature, spreading amazement for Mother Earth, one photo, poem or story at a time. (MA Yoga, MS Neuropsychology)

Stoic philosophy believes that desire is a ‘passion’ of the soul. The Stoics replace desire by clear, rational will, which, driven by the Logos, converts our blind desires into sought after and thoughtful steps. Stoicism does not want to eliminate desires, but aims at turning them into a will that is subject to reason.

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