260518 What I learned in my studies this morning 6

Today's Meditation(s):

Discourses by Epictetus, 2.2.21a, 2.2.24b-2.2.25a

Waterfield: "Make my mind capable of adapting itself to whatever happens." ...if circumstances test you in a different way, what will you say or do? Remember this general principle, then, and you’ll never be short of advice.

Hard: "Ensure that my mind will be able to adapt itself to whatever come about." If the circumstances should dictate something different, what will you say, what will you do? Keep this general principle in mind, then, and you’ll never be in need of advice.

Long: "Enable my mind to adapt itself to whatever comes." For if circumstances dictate something different, what will you say or what will you do? Bear in mind, therefore, this general principle and you will not be at a loss for a suggestion.

Oldfather: "Well, form my mind so as to accommodate itself to any event." For if circumstances require something else, what will you say or what will you do? Remember, then, this general precept and you will need no suggestion. 

Know my values. Abide by them.

The general principle is to keep my inner citadel unconquered, never allowing myself to taint my inner self.