The Sage · Quest for Memento Mori
Two Traditions, Read Together
The Prompt
Trace the practice across two distinct traditions. Identify at least one classical source from each (for instance, Seneca and the Anguttara Nikāya; Marcus Aurelius and the ars moriendi) and explain what each tradition asks of the practitioner. Conclude with a sentence on what the present has inherited.
Completion Criteria
Two citations and a short essay (two or three paragraphs) comparing the traditions.
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