![]() ![]() Maybe you even had a daily devotional practice back then. ![]() When you were a teenager and in your twenties, perhaps you read religious and philosophical books with some frequency. ![]() While the effort needed to sustain the devotional habit isn’t onerous - reading just a few pages of text for a few minutes each day - the benefits it will accrue to your life are significant:ġ. Below, we’ll highlight some spirit-edifying but secular devotional texts that men of every stripe may enjoy and find uplifting.įirst, however, let’s dig into why you should consider making devotional reading part of your daily routine, and how to get the most out of this practice. If you’re part of a faith tradition, you probably already know of some popular devotional books to study. ![]() The devotional habit is really for everyone, and is more important than ever in a time of great uncertainty and acute existential stress. Today, we largely associate daily “devotionals” - short, reflection-spurring texts - with religious scriptures and faith-themed books which feature musings, challenges, and brief bits of inspiration for each day of the year.īut as Seneca proves above, for millennia, devotional-type exercises have been engaged in not only for religious purposes, but for philosophical ones as well. After running over a lot of different thoughts, pick out one to be digested thoroughly that day. Each day, too, acquire something which will help you to face poverty, or death, and other ills as well. ![]()
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