Stoic Men's Group

This group is for men who want to deepen their Stoic practice and cultivate genuine strength of character. We’ll start by listening to short passages from the original Stoic texts, reflect on them together, and connect those ideas to real life, relationships, work, and the choices we face every day.

This week, we’ll continue with parts 10–14 of On the Firmness of the Wise Man, where Seneca turns from injury to insult and argues that the wise person is untouched even by disrespect, ridicule, or humiliation. He treats insults as signs of childishness, ignorance, or sickness of mind, and insists that offense exists only where there is insecurity. We’ll explore the Stoic claim that dignity comes from self-command, not recognition, and what it means to live beyond resentment, wounded pride, and the need for approval.

Come ready to think, talk, and take something useful back to your life.

Here’s the text and video:
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/On_the_Firmness_of_the_Wise_Man#X.
https://youtu.be/7FOFQ-ZkFrk?si=ezaCBKiEv9lPIqO-&t=1760

"Associate with those who will make a better man of you. Welcome those whom you yourself can improve. The process is mutual; for men learn while they teach." - Seneca, Letters from a Stoic, Letter 7