The Stoic Golfer: Finding Inner Peace & Focus on the Fairway

Robert Sudha Hamilton

Feb 2023 · Midas Word

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There has been a long held tradition of applying famous philosophies to all sorts of aspects of modern life. Zen and the Art of tennis and golf, springs to mind. The Consolations of Philosophy by Alain de Botton is another great example of the genre. I think it is important, however, to put a few cultural assumptions to the sword first up. To many people, today, the term ‘philosopher’ conjures up the image of an intellectual academic type. A Don at a university, perhaps, someone physically soft and applying brain power to hypothetical moral dilemmas. Who should we save during a crisis? The person who knows the cure for cancer or our own mother? This is not the philosopher archetype from ancient Greece and Rome, of which I proffer in this book. These founders of the form were far more challenging individuals. Socrates, who drank Hemlock and died rather than concede his truth, springs to mind. Marcus Aurelius at the tender age of 12 adopted the rough dress and hardy lifestyle of the philosopher, sleeping on the ground to toughen him. Wealth and luxury were not so admired in the ancient world, as they are these days. The Greeks and Romans despised this aspect of their Persian counterparts in terms of the dress and cultural behaviours of Eastern kings. Stoicism, may, encapsulate this commitment to raw life in philosophic form. 280 pages or thereabouts depending upon the formatting of the ebook file..

Stoicism has been a highly influential philosophy over millennia. The ancient Greeks and Romans brough it to its fruition via philosophers like Zeno, Epictetus, political figure and tutor Seneca the Younger, soldier and statesman Cato the Elder, and Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius. Over hundreds of years in the ancient world Stoicism remained very influential at the highest levels of government and aristocratic life.

Golf is not a game for the unwary or those seeking a little light entertainment. It is a pastime, which becomes increasingly demanding, if the golfer desires success in terms of getting around in the least number of strokes. Golf courses are full of hazards and penalty areas. The variables inherent within this sporting activity are vast, like the size of the area it is played upon. A Stoic sensibility is called for in no uncertain terms. So, why not learn from the best - Marcus Aurelius? With my ancient history help I hope to guide the reader toward a better grasp of Stoicism and how it can apply to your golf.

There has been a long held tradition of applying famous philosophies to all sorts of aspects of modern life. Zen and the Art of tennis and golf, springs to mind. The Consolations of Philosophy by Alain de Botton is another great example of the genre. I think it is important, however, to put a few...

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Robert Sudha Hamilton is the author of The Golf Book: Green Cathedral Dreams and How To Play Golf: Like A Winner. He has been writing about golf for more than a decade. More importantly, he has been playing golf intensively for many more years, because he loves the game. He is a member of the Bribie Island Golf Club in S.E. Queensland (where kangaroos roam the fairways).

On the history front, he majored in the study of Ancient History at Macquarie University BA and went on to complete post graduate studies Grad Cert in that same field. He is also the author of several titles on Ancient Rome, Greece, and Egypt.

Robert Sudha Hamilton is the author of The Golf Book: Green Cathedral Dreams and How To Play Golf: Like A Winner. He has been writing about golf for more than a decade. More importantly, he has been playing golf intensively for many more years, because he loves the game. He is a member of the Bri...

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