Be Bees, My Friend (Seneca - Letter #84: On Gathering Ideas)

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Length: 25 minutes even
Synopsis: You might have heard of Bruce Lee's "Be Water, My Friend" analogy, and if you're a listener of this podcast, you might have also heard of Marcus Aurelius's fire analogy, but have you heard of Seneca's BEE analogy? I know I hadn't! In this episode we review all three analogies, discussing how they integrate with Torah (thanks to Rav Kook) and how they can be applied to life.
Sources:
- Bruce Lee
- Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 4:1
- Stephen Brown, Dealing with Reality: A Lesson from Bruce Lee
- Seneca, Letter #84: On Gathering Ideas
- Avos 4:1
- Mishlei 1:20-21
- Rav Kook, as cited (from a source I wasn't able to find) by R' Eliezer Melamed
- shout out to my student, Allan W., for getting me thinking about bees this week
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