![]() ![]() Sadhguru: Diogenes was a wonderful and ecstatic beggar who lived on a river bank in Greece. When they reached palace, King said to Diogenes, “You are not meant to be slave, you are master. Sadhguru narrates the story of when Alexander the Great Idiot’s life changed when he met Diogenes - an ecstatic beggar who lived naked on a river bank in Greece. On way to palace, King talked to Diogenes and realized that he was no ordinary man. King gave the money, took Diogenes in his chariot and rode toward his palace. They have bought me here out of compassion, so you can give them as much as you like.” If Manes can live without Diogenes, Diogenes can certainly live with Manes. Just then one King came up and asked for price.ĭiogenes said, “I am a priceless being but you can give whatever you want to, to these poor fellows, these four persons. If slave among-st you wants to purchase as master, he should come forward.” Diogenes believed in self-control and considered it very important in life to cultivate virtues, excellence in behavior, and to reject things considered. Immanuel Kant’s world history and subsequent Western incantations claimed to be universal, but, in truth, the claim was a mask that hid a European and (later. Standing on platform he looked at crowd and said, “A master is ready to be sold. The Old Griot thinks and embodies a History thatby virtue of starting from a place, Loíza, and thus, counter-Herodoteanbecomes true to everyone and authentically universal. It was Diogenes turn to be auctioned.ĭiogenes walked on to platform, where slaves were auctioned. Diogenes came to Athens from the Greek colony of Sinope. When he was asked why he was doing this, he answered, I am seeking an honest man. According to one legend, he was seen carrying a lantern through the streets of Athens in the daytime. Merchants went to auctioneer and told about Diogenes. Many stories are told about the eccentric Greek philosopher Diogenes. People thought to themselves, “He should be an Emperor.” Whole marketplace suddenly turned towards Diogenes. This was sidestepped by making it just before that date. (I wonder if originally the date was during the pandemic when libraries were closed. One of those times is Februat the Lakeport Public Library. Diogenes was the antisocial, ascetic philosopher who lived in a barrel and rejected all of the norms of civilized behavior. Diogenes looked like a master and merchants looked like slaves who were following him. Small fragments of Diogenes’ story are threaded through the book, along with stories from five other times. They were happy that without any trouble they were able to get him.ĭiogenes stood up and said, “Where do we go?” I am not a man to be enslaved but you all look so miserable that i am ready to go with you.” So they decided to hide behind bushes and wait for Diogenes to fell asleep. He could easily take on them and kill them.īut merchants didn’t want to lose him as slave.
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