Where to use the wand of control I: Faculty of Judgement
In my last post, I talked about understanding where to execute the wand of control and where to let go of this wand of control. Now the question arises: how to understand what to let go of or what to hold on to. This introduced me to the understanding of Epictetus, where he says that for well-being, we need to execute our wand of control in these three faculties of mind. 1) The faculty of Judgement Our judgments are based on our thoughts, emotions, and beliefs. They help us to judge what is right or wrong, true or false, and good or bad. This is the first faculty that we should use to develop accurate and rational beliefs and thoughts about the world we live in. When we were children, we had the tendency to see only one side of the situation, but as we grow, we should develop an attitude to explore various perspectives before reaching a conclusion. We all come across situations when our emotions are loud, and we just want to go with it. That is not good. We need to stop here and u...