Zen Stoic Path Show

Important Quotes:  “Feelings like disappointment, embarrassment, irritation, resentment, anger, jealousy, and fear, instead of being bad news, are actually very clear moments that teach us where it is that we’re holding back. They teach us to perk up and lean in when we feel we’d rather collapse and back away. They’re like messengers that show us with terrifying clarity, exactly where we’re stuck....

 Marcus Aurelius Quotes: “When jarred, unavoidably, by circumstances, revert at once to yourself and don’t lose the rhythm more than you can help. You’ll have a better grasp of the harmony if you keep on going back to it.” “Not to feel exasperated, or defeated, or despondent because your days aren’t packed with wise and moral actions. But to get back up when you fail, to celebrate behaving like a...

Marcus Aurelius Quotes: “How easy it is to repel and wipe away every impression which is troublesome or unsuitable, and immediately to be in all tranquility.” “Your mind will take the shape of what you frequently hold in thought, for the human spirit is colored by such impressions.” “The mind adapts and converts to its own purposes the obstacle to our acting. The impediment to action advances acti...

The Lion and the Boar An Aesop's Fable   On a summer day, when the great heat induced a general thirst, a Lion and a Boar came at the same moment to a small well to drink. They fiercely disputed which of them should drink first, and were soon engaged in the agonies of a mortal combat. On their stopping on a sudden to take breath for the fiercer renewal of the strife, they saw some Vultures waiting...

Brandon is a certified Corporate Based Mindfulness Trainer through Potential Project, Dually Certified Mindfulness Coach with the ICF & IAC, he also holds certifications on Proper Ethics and Ethical Conduct when teaching mindfulness courses by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn. He is the founder of Modern Mindfulness, China’s largest mindfulness community with over 8,500 active members and 1,000 active membe...

“The philosopher’s school is a doctor’s clinic: you should not go there expecting pleasure but rather pain.” – Epictetus “Philosophy does not propose to secure for a man any external thing. If it did (or if it were not, as I say), philosophy would be allowing something which is not within its province.” -Epictetus  “Let philosophy scrape off your own faults, rather than be a way to rail against th...

“Reason gives each side time to plead; moreover, she herself demands adjournment, that she may have sufficient scope for the discovery of the truth; whereas anger is in a hurry: reason wishes to give a just decision; anger wishes its decision to be thought just. … The sword of justice is ill-placed in the hands of an angry man.” — Seneca "You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punish...

We’ve all felt the deep existential fear of death before. Sometimes it makes us feel alone, afraid, and even lost. Imagine what life would be like if you could be at peace with your own mortality, so much so you could actually enjoy a strawberry in the face of death itself.       The fear of death and lack of presence is where suffering persists. Those who learn to truly become present are those f...

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In this episode, I share a disorienting experience I am currently going through and think through it in real-time over the podcast, using Zen, Stoic, and Zen Stoic principles to bring myself back to my center.

In this episode, we explore a lesson from Marcus Aurelius on how to deal with the worst parts of our fellow human beings.

In this episode, we discuss a Zen story that highlights the importance of emptying our minds as it relates to learning and growing.

In this episode, we explore, the belief trap! Most of the time in life, we do react to our actual experiences but rather what we believe about them. This creates unnecessary noise in the mind and disturbs your inner peace.

“Limiting one’s desires actually helps to cure one of fear. ‘Cease to hope … and you will cease to fear.’ … Widely different [as fear and hope] are, the two of them march in unison like a prisoner and the escort he is handcuffed to. Fear keeps pace with hope … both belong to a mind in suspense, to a mind in a state of anxiety through looking into the future. Both are mainly due to projecting our t...

In this episode, we discuss a Zen Story about how working hard could actually slow you down!

Ulf Schwekendiek is the Founder and CEO of Centered, a productivity app that helps users Flow through their Tasks 30% faster. Prior to Centered, Ulf was part of the product engineering teams of Apple/Siri, Autodesk, Postmates, Descript, Detour, Ditto & Groupon. Ulf earned his Masters in Integrated Digital Media from NYU.  After leaving Postmates, Ulf took a moment to reflect on his work and ho...

In this episode, we explore a quote from Seneca to help us better prevent the experience of burnout.

In this special multi-part episode, we dive into Zen Stoic Philosophy and how it can be practiced to create unshakeable inner peace in everyday life.

In this special multi-part episode, we dive into Zen Stoic Philosophy and how it can be practiced to create unshakeable inner peace in everyday life.

In this episode, we discuss how to be like water and how to have a mindset that allows you to better flow with life.

Jason has been actively involved in sports and martial arts since he was a kid. He has an intimate understanding of athletic injuries and dysfunctional patterns that can cause imbalance, pain, and sub-optimal performance. ​ Jason has a passion for helping people of all ages feel great and deeply cares for every client that he works with. His goal is to help people attain optimal health and wellnes...

In this episode, we take a deep dive into what Zen Stoic Philosophy is all about as well as how it differs from Zen Buddhism and Stoic Philosophy. A forewarning, this episode was a bit of a rant and is also quite dense!

In this special multi-part episode, we dive into Zen Stoic Philosophy and how it can be practiced to create unshakeable inner peace in everyday life.

In this special multi-part episode, we dive into Zen Stoic Philosophy and how it can be practiced to create unshakeable inner peace in everyday life.

On this special edition week of The Zen Stoic Path, I share the story of how Zen Stoicism came to be. I discuss the death of my mother and how it inspired me to do what I do today. I go through my journey to becoming a coach and how Zen and Stoicism, revolutionized how I served my clients. Lastly, I share my deepest regrets and shameful experiences that ultimately led to the lessons that became Ze...