Perennial Meditations

📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe In this episode of Perennial Wisdom, I share a short guided contemplation inspired by Albert Camus's The Myth of Sisyphus. It's part of a new series here on the podcast and the Perennial Meditations YouTube Channel.  --- 💀 Subscribe to Dying Every Day (Stoicism in a Year) on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , or w...

📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe In this episode of Perennial Wisdom, I explore the challenges of creating meaning in the mundane aspects of life. The episode is delivered in a video essay format ( Watch on YouTube here ). Expect to learn the role of courage in creation, how to accept the eternal truths of life, and what it means to say “y...

📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe Welcome back to the podcast, and happy new year to you all! Today, we’re pausing to revisit a few episodes from last year. This is not necessarily a “best of” collection; it’s just a few clips that I found particularly insightful or helpful.   In the first clip, you’ll hear a portion of my conversation with...

📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe In this episode of In Search of Wisdom , I discuss selected passages from the American essayist and philosopher Henry David Thoreau's classic Walden . As the year comes to an end, Thoreau’s wisdom offers much-needed reflection and insight into what it means to live deliberately. Key Takeaways: Learning to ‘...

📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe In this episode of In Search of Wisdom , my guest is Patrick Boland , author of The Contemplative Leader . Patrick is an Executive Coach, Leadership Consultant, and Psychotherapist. Our conversation focuses on the meaning of contemplation and how we might lead a more contemplative life.  Key Takeaways: How...

📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe   In this episode of In Search of Wisdom , my guest is Ben Aldridge, author of the new book Seriously Happy . Ben has spoken to audiences worldwide, encouraging others to build resilience by stepping outside their comfort zones in various ways. His writing and methods are inspired by ancient philosophy and...

📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe   In this episode of In Search of Wisdom , my guest is Leslie Stein , the author of Becoming Whole: Jung’s Equation for Realizing God . Prof. Stein is a Jungian analyst and graduate of the C.G. Jung Institute of New York and is in private practice in Sydney, Australia. Today’s episode is a rebroadcast. Sinc...

📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe   The Dying Every Day series delivers guided meditations on the art of living. Each meditation provides a quote, a selected passage (from an original Stoic text), and a reflection prompt to consider. These meditations are designed to help you (and me) reflect on what it means to live a good life. ---    🖇️...

📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe   When you look up the word happiness, it's usually defined as “the state of being happy” or “a state of well-being and contentment.” But what does it actually mean to ‘be’ happy in everyday life? Strangely, it's a more challenging question than one might think.  On this episode of In Search of Wisdom , I s...

📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe   In this episode of In Search of Wisdom , my guest is Dr. Daniel McInerny, author of the new book Beauty and Imitation . Dr. McInerny is an associate professor and chair of the philosophy department at Christendom College, as well as a novelist and dramatist. In the conversation, we discuss the wisdom of i...

📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe   In this episode of In Search of Wisdom , we explore what it means to answer the call to the “better angels of our nature,” as Abraham Lincoln put it. We discuss whether or not we have better (and worse) angels of our nature. And if so, what can we do to lead a life that’s guided by the wiser sides of our...

📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe   What can we know for sure? A curious paradox of wisdom is the need to let go of the traditional idea of knowing (or learning). In this episode of In Search of Wisdom , we explore the art of not knowing; another meditation from our Wisdom is the Way course. Today’s episode discusses how and why we must pra...

📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe   If philosophical and spiritual traditions point to interconnectedness as an eternal truth, why do we ever feel disconnected? In this episode of In Search of Wisdom , we explore the art of connection, a topic from our Wisdom is the Way course. Today’s solo episode discusses how and why connection plays an...

📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe   In this episode of In Search of Wisdom , we explore impermanence, a topic from our Wisdom is the Way course. We discuss why understanding how the world works is an integral part of a philosophy of life and the various ways that philosophical and spiritual traditions think about impermanence. We also discu...

📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe   In this episode of In Search of Wisdom , my guest is Prof. Emily Austin, the author of Living for Pleasure: An Epicurean Guide to Life . Living for Pleasure is part of the Guides to the Good Life series by Oxford University Press. I’m a big fan of the series; it’s dedicated to the idea that philosophy can...

📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe   In this episode of In Search of Wisdom , my guest is John Oakes, author of The Fast: The History, Science, Philosophy, and Promise of Doing Without . In the conversation, we explore John's spontaneous initiation into fasting and his insights from the practice. We delve into the historical prevalence acros...

📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe   The Dying Every Day series delivers guided meditations on the art of living. Each meditation provides a quote, a selected passage (from an original Stoic text), and a reflection prompt to consider. These meditations are designed to help you (and me) reflect on what it means to live a good life. ---    🖇️...

📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe   The Way of Contemplation is a weekly series that delivers meditations, prompts, and practices on the art of living. These short guided contemplations are designed to help us think deeply about perennial ideas, questions, insights, and what it means to live an intentional life. ---    🖇️ Stay Connected:  T...

📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe   The Dying Every Day series delivers guided meditations on the art of living. Each meditation provides a quote, a selected passage (from an original Stoic text), and a reflection prompt to consider. These meditations are designed to help you (and me) reflect on what it means to live a good life. ---    🖇️...

📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe   In this episode of In Search of Wisdom , I welcome my friend Shane Trotter (author and creator of   Setting the Bar ) back to show for another edition of The Character Lab. In Part Three of our series, we explore the importance of role models in character formation. We discuss the need for a standard to m...

📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe   Today’s episode is an audio version of the Monday Muse on Perennial Meditations. A little about this series, for anyone not familiar. It’s a weekly collection of what I call perennial reminders, insights, and maxims on the art of living. The term muse is an ancient one; it derives from ancient Greece and...

📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe   Welcome to Sundays with Seneca on In Search of Wisdom. On today’s episode, I’m sharing part II of Seneca’s essay, ‘On the Shortness of Life.’ If you would like to read these in your email each week, you can subscribe to Perennial Meditations (on Substack). You can also help support the podcast and my work...

📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe   The Way of Contemplation is a weekly series on In Search of Wisdom that delivers meditations, prompts, and practices on the art of living. These short guided contemplations are designed to help us think deeply about perennial ideas, questions, insights, and what it means to live an intentional life. ---  ...

📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe   The Dying Every Day series delivers guided meditations on the art of living. Each meditation provides a quote, a selected passage (from an original Stoic text), and a reflection prompt to consider. These meditations are designed to help you (and me) reflect on what it means to live a good life. ---    🖇️...

📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe   In this episode of In Search of Wisdom, I welcome Rachel B. Griffis and Julie Ooms to discuss their new book, Deep Reading: Practices to Subvert the Vices of Our Distracted, Hostile, and Consumeristic Age . The conversation explores their formative experiences with reading and the concept of deep reading....