Chapter XXXI
by Epictetus • Book 30
This chapter helps you release bitterness by shifting your focus away from uncontrollable events. It guides you toward finding peace through acceptance and aligning your expectations with the natural order of the universe.
“For thus you will never find fault with the gods, nor accuse them of neglecting 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.