Seneca on the Terrors of Death

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🗓️ 16 October 2022

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Today’s episode is an excerpt from The Tao Of Seneca produced by Tim Ferriss’ Audio. Get the free PDF at tim.blog/seneca. In this letter Seneca talks about how to develop mental calm and reject the fear of death.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the weekend edition of the Daily Stoic podcast.
0:08.2	On Sundays, we take a deeper dive into these ancient topics with excerpts from the Stoic
0:13.3	texts, audiobooks that we like here recommend here at Daily Stoic and other long form wisdom
0:21.6	that you can chew on on this relaxing weekend.
0:25.6	We hope this helps shape your understanding of this philosophy and most importantly
0:30.1	that you're able to apply it to your actual life.
0:33.6	Thank you for listening.
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0:50.8	And we use that as a springboard for conversation.
0:53.6	And then at the end of the show, we ask them for a word that they'll be happy never to
0:57.4	hear again.
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1:04.0	exclusively on Amazon Music.
1:10.7	Hey, it's Ryan Holiday.
1:12.4	Welcome to another episode of the Daily Stoic podcast here on a Sunday bringing you another
1:17.7	excerpt from the wonderful audiobook, Dow Osseneca, which was produced by my dear friend Tim
1:24.4	Ferris.
1:25.4	You can get the full PDF of the book, all of Senaqa's letters at tim.blog slash Senaqa.
1:30.5	And in this episode, Senaqa is talking about the topic.
1:34.1	He always seems to be talking about which is death.
1:36.9	He talks about how to develop mental calm and reject the fear of death.
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