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Book Review: The Sovereign Architect by Eldan W. Horai

Introduction The Sovereign Architect is not a passive read, nor is it a traditional self-development book filled with motivational anecdotes or surface-level advice. Instead, Eldan W. Horai presents a work that feels more like a ritual, a manifesto, and a mental operating system designed to dismantle inherited conditioning and awaken what he calls the “Architect” a person who does not merely live in the world, but intentionally designs their perception, identity, and outcomes.   The Sovereign Architect From the first pages, the tone is unmistakably assertive and uncompromising. The introduction declares that sovereignty is not freedom without limits, but freedom earned through self-mastery. The message is direct: comfort, social scripts, and passive acceptance are the cages we mistake for reality. Only those willing to confront illusion, restructure belief, and assume responsibility for shaping their existence can claim the title of Architect. This framing sets the stage for a...

The Philosophy of Stoicism: Part 1

Introduction Stoicism is a great greek philosophy that deals with self-discipline and mind control. This philosophy helps us to bear all types of pains in our life. Stoicism was popularised by Zeno of Citium who was born in the Greek city of Citium. He started studying philosophy after he lost everything in a ship wreckage near Athens. He swam to Athens and started roaming around. As he doesn’t have anything to do hence he visited a bookshop and saw a book of Socrates. He started asking questions pertaining to Socrates' philosophy from the book shop owner. The Book shop owner suggested that he must visit Xenophon who was also a cynic philosopher. Zeno started asking philosophical questions from Xenophon and became his student. Thereafter Zeno started studying greek philosophy under the guidance of Xenophon. After the long study of the philosophy, Zeno started teaching his own students. As he and his students used to discuss his philosophy at Stoa Poikile, Athens hence his philosoph...