The Archive

30 teachings. Seven traditions. One river.

STOIC

You have power over your mind — not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.

Marcus Aurelius· Meditations

TAOIST

Knowing others is wisdom. Knowing yourself is enlightenment.

Laozi· Tao Te Ching, Chapter 33

BUDDHIST

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

The Buddha· Dhammapada

HERMETIC

As above, so below; as below, so above. As within, so without; as without, so within.

Hermes Trismegistus· The Emerald Tablet

BIBLICAL

For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.

Qoheleth· Ecclesiastes 3:1

SUFI

Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I'll meet you there.

Rumi· The Masnavi

STOIC

Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one.

Marcus Aurelius· Meditations, Book X

TAOIST

The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be named is not the eternal name.

Laozi· Tao Te Ching, Chapter 1

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