Re:Stoicism is not enough
by evunveot on Friday September 09, 2022 @11:30AM
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The Orthodox Christian version of stoicism is to recognize that your selfish desires and fears ("passions") aren't who you are, that they're more like spirits who want to bring you down, and that once you observe them and set them aside you can be who you truly are, which is an image of God, i.e. infinite and eternal love.
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Very similar to Buddhism. I wonder if there is a historic link or it’s discovered independently.
(Attempting to speak from the Orthodox Christian point of view:) While we know some things due to divine revelation, there's plenty of truth to be discovered through the observation and contemplation of God's creation (both seen [the physical world] and unseen [logic, math, thought itself]). Whatever is true that comes out of Buddhism is true because it comes from God, it just comes by way of extraordinary insight, unaided (as far as we know, in the Christian tradition) by direct communication from God.
Re:Stoicism is not enough
by lukewrites on Friday September 09, 2022 @01:55PM
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[More than Happiness](https://www.amazon.com/More-Than-Happiness-Buddhist-Sceptica...) looks at this question a little. Good read.