Becoming Antifragile

029: How To Kill Your Ego - The Desert Hermits

19 May 2024

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Lessons from 'The Wisdom of the Desert' compiled by Thomas Merton. Merton compiled 'The Wisdom of the Desert' from the Verba Seniorum or Sayings of the Elders. The Elders refer to the early Christian hermits who lived in solitude in the Egyptian desert. This book contains timeless aphorisms, advice, dialogues, and stories of the experiences of early Christian hermits. - Support Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BecomingAntifragile Website: https://becomingantifragile.com/support - Shop USA: https://amzn.to/3K2gT9Q CA: https://amzn.to/4bFnm69 - Social & Website Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/ijmakan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ijmakan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://becomingantifragile.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Newsletter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ijmakan.substack.com - Show notes 00:00 - Reflections from spending time at a Benedictine Monastery & meeting B and C 09:05 - Excerpt from ‘The Wisdom of the Desert’, who is Thomas Merton 13:10 - The primacy of Love and abandoning the Ego 19:00 - Finding Ultimate Reality in the Silence 21:00 - Why you need to control your tongue and belly 22:40 - Humility is the path to wisdom 25:30 - Apply yourself to silence, and make your life a meditation 27:45 - Embracing death by laughing at it 29:50 - Don’t ask that your struggle be removed, but as for strength 32:15 - What is better, focusing on asceticism or interior life? 34:25 - “Go, sit in your cell, and your cell will teach you everything” 36:20 - Those who speak, should do; and only those who do, should speak 39:50 - How to love properly 41:15 - Challenge

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13:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

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2ª PARTE | 06 ENE 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

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