#Harmony With Nature

Living Well by Following Nature’s Order

At first glance, Zeno of Citium’s statement sounds simple, yet it carries the core of Stoic philosophy. As the founder of Stoicism in Athens around the early 3rd century BC, Zeno argued that a good life is not built on w...

Nature’s Impermanence and the Wisdom of Restraint

Laozi begins with ordinary observations—wind and rain—to make an uncommonly durable point: extremes, however overwhelming they feel, are brief by nature. A whirlwind cannot sustain itself through the morning, and a downp...