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Day 101 · Q2: Virtue & Character · April 11, 2026
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Pause. Breathe. Begin.
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I . L E C T I O
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Iris Murdoch
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The Sovereignty of Good, 1970
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“Attention is the natural prayer of the soul.”
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C O N T E X T
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Murdoch, the philosopher-novelist, borrowed this phrase from Malebranche to argue that moral development begins with learning to see clearly. Good attention — the ability to perceive reality without ego — is the foundation of ethics.
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I I . M E D I T A T I O
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“If attention is prayer, what are you praying to with your daily attention?”
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Scriptio & Connexio await you there.
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