{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6164470ddef1ec0012762fbd/6a6b41f0aac612ccfc06e3f9?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"You Are Freer Than You Think","description":"<p>This episode examines wealth, desire, and the freedom that comes from needing less.</p><p><br></p><p>Seneca warns that fortune’s gifts often become traps, because external success can deepen dependence rather than satisfy the soul.</p><p><br></p><p>Anthony de Mello sharpens the same insight: many of our chains are imaginary, formed by false ideas about what we need before we can truly live.</p><p><br></p><p>If you’d like to continue the practice, you might also find this Micro Morning Meditation helpful:</p><p><br></p><p>☀️ <strong>Micro Morning Meditation: You're Free Already</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://whatisstoicism.substack.com/p/micro-morning-meditation-youre-free\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://whatisstoicism.substack.com/p/micro-morning-meditation-youre-free</a></p>","author_name":"Allan John (What Is Stoicism?)"}