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tane lives — and we may fantasize about getting away from it all
by going on a meditation retreat
or taking time off from work to
travel. But, as Aurelius strongly
believed, you don’t need to escape
your environment to find a sense
of calm. We can access serenity
any time in our own minds.
“People look for retreats for
themselves, in the country, by the
coast, or in the hills,” Aurelius
wrote. “There is nowhere that a
man can find a more peaceful and
trouble-free retreat than in his own
mind ... So constantly give yourself
this retreat, and renew yourself.”
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