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Ten lessons the Aztecs can teach us today | Sebastian Purcell

You don’t need to solve your soul before setting your house in order. In fact, the outer path might just be the way to reach your inner peaceThe ancient Aztecs aren’t usually grouped with today’s self-help gurus. But their philosophy, preserved in early post-conquest records, offers surprisingly sharp tools for modern life. Unlike stoicism or Buddhism, which emphasize internal reflection as the path to a better life, the Aztecs believed that you should start with your surroundings, your relationships, your body and speech. In their view, wisdom begins outside. Here are 10 lessons from their “outward path”, starting with those that clarify life goals.Drive (high-intensity action),Durability (consistent effort), andDiscipline (resistance to temptation).Sebastian Purcell is an associate professor of philosophy at Suny-Cortland in New York, where he researches ethics, Aztec philosophy and mathematical logic. He is the author of Discourses of the Elders: the Aztec Huehuetlatolli, a First...


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