Teaching Myself to Be Free
How can we be free within ourselves and yet effective in the world?
This question lies at the heart of this book.
Written as a series of short reflections, Teaching Myself to Be Free explores some of the most important questions of human existence: How should we respond to suffering? What is love? What is sex? How do we deal with failure, loneliness, anger and death? Should we pursue our passions or seek stability? What does it mean to live authentically? And ultimately, what does it mean to be free?
Drawing inspiration from Stoicism, the Upanishads and the Bhagavad Gita, Akhilesh Magal offers a simple and practical philosophy for everyday life. One that seeks inner tranquillity without withdrawing from the world, and effectiveness without sacrificing peace of mind.
Originally written as a personal manual during a period of profound personal difficulty, these reflections are not presented as universal truths or commandments. They are lessons learned through experience, tested in ordinary life, and offered in the hope that they may be useful to others.
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