Apatheia
Apatheia (Greek: ἀπάθεια; from a- "without" and pathos "suffering" or "passion") in Stoic philosophy refers to a state of mind where one is not disturbed by the passions. It is best translated by the word equanimity rather than indifference. The word apatheia has a quite different meaning to the modern English apathy, which has a negative connotation. According to the Stoics, apatheia was the quality that characterized the sage.
Whereas Aristotle had claimed that virtue was to be found in the golden mean between excess and deficiency of emotion (metriopatheia), the Stoics sought freedom from all passions (apatheia). It meant eradicating the tendency to react emotionally or egotistically to external events – the things we cannot control. For the Stoics, it was the optimum rational response to the world, for we cannot control things that are caused by the will of others or by Nature; we can only control our own will. This did not mean a loss of feeling, or total disengagement from the world. The Stoic who performs correct (virtuous) judgments and actions as part of the world-order experiences contentment (eudaimonia) and good feelings (eupatheia).
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- Lifethesis released: 2003
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- Elevating Moments released: 2011
- Apatheia released: 2006
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Beautiful World
by: ApatheiaDon‘t persecute a bee, let her work
On her masterpiece so unselfishly
Enjoy your life Enjoy the art
Cause drop of art is a sea of energy
We are flowers of various scents and colors,
From depths of the same old earth,
thanks to water and air, we ascend...
Hey boy don’t fly so high
Cause as high you are so small you are
For the other ones standing on the ground
Live your life not to be ashamed of
What you achieved or who you are
Find the magic in perfectly ordinary things
We are flowers of various scents and colors,
From depths of the same old earth,
Thanks to water and air we ascend...
Into this beautiful world
Where stars never fade
Into this beautiful world
Where sun never falls asleep
Time is for fun so run like hell