Message to the Friends of the Epicurean Philosophy
Today like-minded friends gather together in Athens, Greece, to exchange their thoughts and experiences: the Second Panhellenic Symposium of Epicurean Philosophy takes place between February 11-12, 2012. The organizers asked me to send a message to the participants of the symposium. This is what I sent them:
Dear Friends of the Epicurean Philosophy, I am happy that you make Epicurus’s voice heard again.
His is the only Gospel that has been valid unchanged for 2300 years.
He has taught us how to break free from our fears and from the slavery of unnecessary and unnatural desires by finding out what we really need.
Epicurus has shown us the proven pathway from pain to pleasure and how we can lead a happy life by cultivating mental peace (ataraxia) and companionate love (philia).
His teachings will never lose their liberating relevance because they are based on the study of the nature of things.
The more people follow in his footsteps the better place our world will be to live in.
Stefan Streitferdt
author of the Epicurean happiness guidance
“From Pain to Pleasure: The Proven Pathway to Happiness”
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