Chapter XV
by Epictetus • Book 15
This chapter helps you release restless cravings and the desperate urge to chase after external desires before their time. By teaching you to view life like a banquet where you patiently receive whatever comes, it frees you from the anxiety of grasping for what is out of reach.
“Is it not yet come? Do not yearn in desire toward it, but wait till it reaches you.”
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This chapter helps you reclaim your inner peace by distinguishing clearly between what is within your power and what lies completely outside of it. By releasing your attachment to uncontrollable outcomes, you liberate yourself from unnecessary distress and helplessness.
Chapter II
This chapter helps you release the agonizing urge to control outcomes beyond your reach, such as illness, loss, or hardship. By gently withdrawing your attachments and fears from external circumstances, you protect your inner peace from chronic disappointment.