Coaching practices for Discipline of Desire Stoicism
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Does this sound like the set of challenges you might be facing?
- I want things I can’t make happen
- I keep wishing reality were different than it is
- My peace of mind is hostage to things I can’t control
- I’ve quietly decided I need this to go a certain way
- My comforts have quietly become needs
Practices that may help
- The Stoic Discipline of Desire
Pierre Hadot identified the "discipline of desire" as one of the three Stoic spiritual exercises: training yourself to desire only what is in your power (virtue, your own judgments and responses) and to be indifferent to what is not. The practice targets the root cause of most human suffering — craving things outside your control — rather than its symptoms. - Apply the dichotomy of control to your desires
Before each want, ask: is the object of this desire in my power, or outside it?
The Stoic Discipline of Desire - Practice amor fati — love what happens
Train yourself not just to accept what is given, but to want it — to find the ground for willing what occurs.
The Stoic Discipline of Desire - The Stoic Discipline of Action
Pierre Hadot identified the "discipline of action" as the second of three Stoic spiritual exercises: acting in service of the community and common good, while holding the outcome loosely with a "reserve clause." It trains deliberate, values-aligned action that is not derailed by outcome-dependency — a practical answer to the problem of acting well in an uncertain world. - The discipline of desire
Confine your desires and aversions to what is genuinely up to you — your judgments and actions, not outcomes.
The Inner Citadel - Discipline desire and aversion
Want only what’s up to you, and be averse only to what’s up to you — then you can’t be thwarted.
The Enchiridion, as a Handbook - Practice voluntary discomfort to weaken the power of desire
Periodically choose a minor discomfort (cold, hunger, inconvenience) to confirm that you can tolerate more than you fear.
The Stoic Discipline of Desire - Practise treating virtue as the only unqualified good
In any situation, ask: the only thing I can guarantee I will gain from this is the quality of my response — is that enough?
The Stoic Discipline of Desire - Daily training of the ruling faculty
Treat every day’s difficulties as training material for strengthening the ruling faculty.
The Inner Citadel - Pursue preferred indifferents without requiring them
Prefer health, success, and good relationships — but pursue them as means, not as conditions of your well-being.
The Stoic Discipline of Action
Related concerns
- The Stoic Discipline Of Desire With Friends
Pierre Hadot identified the "discipline of desire" as one of the three Stoic spiritual exercises: training yourself to desire only what is in your power (virtue, your own judgments and responses) and to be indifferent to what is not. The practice targets the root cause of most human suffering — craving things outside your control — rather than its symptoms.
- The Stoic Discipline Of Desire At Work
Pierre Hadot identified the "discipline of desire" as one of the three Stoic spiritual exercises: training yourself to desire only what is in your power (virtue, your own judgments and responses) and to be indifferent to what is not. The practice targets the root cause of most human suffering — craving things outside your control — rather than its symptoms.
- Stoic Desire Health Wealth
Prefer health, success, and good relationships — but pursue them as means, not as conditions of your well-being.
Pursue preferred indifferents without requiring them
- Stoic Discipline Of Desire
Pierre Hadot identified the "discipline of desire" as one of the three Stoic spiritual exercises: training yourself to desire only what is in your power (virtue, your own judgments and responses) and to be indifferent to what is not. The practice targets the root cause of most human suffering — craving things outside your control — rather than its symptoms.
- The Stoic Discipline Of Desire As A Caregiver
Pierre Hadot identified the "discipline of desire" as one of the three Stoic spiritual exercises: training yourself to desire only what is in your power (virtue, your own judgments and responses) and to be indifferent to what is not. The practice targets the root cause of most human suffering — craving things outside your control — rather than its symptoms.
- The Stoic Discipline Of Desire For My Teenager
Pierre Hadot identified the "discipline of desire" as one of the three Stoic spiritual exercises: training yourself to desire only what is in your power (virtue, your own judgments and responses) and to be indifferent to what is not. The practice targets the root cause of most human suffering — craving things outside your control — rather than its symptoms.
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