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Take a moment every day to reflect on life, purpose, and stillness.
Philosophers, poets, monks, mystics, and everything in between. Classics of philosophy and religions like Buddhism, Taoism, Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, and secular thinkers–all of whom have something meaningful to say to the believer and everyone else.
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| Sample Command | Result |
|---|---|
| add epicurus | Subscribes to Epicurus |
| add 3 | Subscribes to Epicurus using the numeric shortcut (see the section below for all the numeric shortcuts) |
| add epicurus nietzsche | Subscribes to Epicurus and Friedrich Nietzsche |
| remove benedict | Unsubscribes from St. Benedict's Rule For Monks |
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| remove nietzsche rumi | Unsubscribes from Friedrich Nietzsche and Rumi |
| Author/Source | Shortcut | Numeric Shortcut |
|---|---|---|
| St. Benedict's Rule for Monks | benedict | 1 |
| Lal Ded | ded | 2 |
| Epicurus | epicurus | 3 |
| Epictetus | epictetus | 4 |
| the Book of Ecclesiastes | ecclesiastes | 5 |
| Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching | ching | 6 |
| The Dhammapada (sayings of Buddha) | dhammapada | 7 |
| Evagrius Ponticus | evagrius | 8 |
| Omar Khayyám's Rubáiyát | khayyam | 9 |
| Khawaja ʿAbd Allāh al-Anṣārī | al-ansari | 10 |
| precepts of the Odawa and Ojibwe peoples | makade | 11 |
| Nezahualcoyōtl | coyotl | 12 |
| Friedrich Nietzsche | nietzsche | 13 |
| Pirkei Avot | pirkei | 14 |
| Sol Plaatje (Tswana proverbs) | plaatje | 15 |
| Rumi | rumi | 16 |
| Rhinoceros Sutra | rhino | 17 |
| Rabindranath Tagore's Gitanjali | tagore | 18 |
| Edna St. Vincent Millay | millay | 19 |
| Heraclitus | heraclitus | 20 |
| Marcus Aurelius's Meditations | aurelius | 21 |
| Mark Twain | twain | 22 |
| Lucy Mallory | mallory | 22 |
| Robert Ingersoll | ingersoll | 23 |
| Henri-Frederic Amiel | amiel | n/a |
| Maxims of Ptahhotep | ptah | n/a |
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Initially, he wanted to receive the daily reading from St. Benedict's Rule For Monks. Some friends thought it was cool so he added them. Friends wanted to share it with their friends so he built a website instead of adding them manually. It's all grown from there based on user feedback.
Taking a moment each day to step back from day-to-day activity for a bit of peace and contemplation can reduce your anxiety, exercise your mind, and focus your decisions on your true priorities.
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