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Inspiration from Henry David Thoreau

Discover how you can make the most of every day

Henry David Thoreau asks, “Can you look at your life and say you have lived? Can you say you’ve lived fully and well each day?” Yoga further asks:  If you have just so many breaths, are you making the best use of your life or just passing time? Hear how you can make the most of every day and live an uplifting, harmonious life.

Stories, Harmony

Thoreau’s Love of Wisdom

Thoreau:  “To be a philosopher is not merely to have subtle thoughts, not even to found a school, but to so love wisdom as to live according to its dictates — a life of simplicity, independence, magnanimity and trust.”

  • Thoreau influenced America and democratic governments around the world
  • Recognize familiar sayings you may not have known were from Thoreau’s writings
  • Find out what Thoreau says about eating animals
  • Solitude and silence are important themes in Thoreau’s writings
  • Hear Thoreau’s profound love of nature: “Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads”
  • Learn what Thoreau said to Emerson while looking out a jail window

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