3 Similarities Between Buddhism & Stoicism

In what ways are Buddhism and Stoicism alike?

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[ntsopoul]

I believe humans in different places can independently arrive to the same conclusion, since we share the same faculty of reason. For me stoicism/buddhism is a human achievement similar to the moon landing. This should be taught in schools. How can the wisdom of many centuries, that has the aim to create good human beings that are happy and virtuous, not be taught in school?

[findmestudios]

I started goin to a Zen Temple this year and I'm currently reading Meditations by Marcus Aurelius and it's low key the best book I've ever read. These philosophies are fantastic.

[TheMarkedWolf]

I started studying Buddhism and Meditation almost two years ago and yes it has a lot of similarities. This has led me to discover stoicism earlier this year.

[BrainsApplied]

I never thought I would be interested in philosophy... *Great job!*

[ph]

I'm Buddhist and came across Stoicism recently and found it similar.. decided to search out on Youtube and voila - thank you for making this video!

[lutaayam]

This channel is one of the best things I've found on the internet. Please don't stop.

[stevesayewich]

Thank you again for my Sunday House of Worship. I can only offer, after studying Cultural Geography, that there is a phenomenon called, independent origination. Basically, it says that similar cultural event can spring up anywhere around the globe at about the same time. Like the idea of the Axial Age described by Karen Armstrong, in her book, "The Great Transformation, " Buddhism and Stoicism came up at about the same time and may have had the same conditions present for their birth and growth. This is only a working hypothesis. Nice job of compare and contrast.

[Eu-Abreu]

"Yesteday is history, tomorrow is a mystery and today is a gift... That's why they call it the PRESENT" Master oogway

[dave]

I follow Buddhism mostly but both in my opinion has alot of value!! Thanks again for insight!!

[paulocunha]

I was wondering how Indian philosophies influenced Greek Philosophies. I have just finished "The Shape of Ancient Thoughts : Comparative Studies in Indian and Greek Philosophies" by Thomas C McEvilley. In Greece there were two types of philosophers: those who taught walking around called peripatetics but those who taught sitting on porch (stoa) called stoics. Stoics has similar meaning of Hindu term Upanishad (sitting near). Buddha also taught by sitting. The time of both some Upanishads and Buddha can be called between 1000 BC and 600 BC. By the age of, Alexander, the great India and Greece had political and marital alliances. Many Greeks were ordained as Buddhist monks in the 3rd century BCE and by the second century BCE Indo-Greek king became the patron of Buddhism.

[karenburke]

It's such a joy listening to you, everything I hear r words to my thoughts. You have much wisdom and understanding. Thank you for sharing!

[Christiantomherbertdavidson]

Um…..the best response I could entail from this is that there are just grown men and women who have a delight in this Victorian froc fashion on young lady’s to achieve of sense of robust heartiness and stability

[Torgo]

"The essence of balance is detachment. To embrace a cause, to grow fond or spiteful, is to lose one's balance, after which, no action can be trusted."

[ryansnyder]

I think this philosophy is amazing and should be practiced more often the world would be a happier place thanks for the great information 👍

[ADBCSH-jeuj]

Great presentation! East meets west. One NATURE, one TRUTH, one perennial WISDOM. The Tao and the Logos, one single ordering Principle.

[mujaku]

Buddhist monks came in to Alexandria Egypt at about 200 BC.

[DayDreamerbyDhang]

I'm a Christian but I love the philosophy and psychology behind Stoicism and Buddhism. Wanting to be a better person through self awareness and self-help is not a sin, it doesn't mean that I worship Buddha or anyone besides God, it just means that I want to seek greater knowledge and wisdom. So as a Christian I just want to say that I love your videos and the information I get from them.

[bugeye]

Stoicism has changed my life almost instantly

[WILD__THINGS]

Stoicism and Buddhism definitely are very similar. Stoicism is also very similar to Daoism. "Meditations" reminds me a lot of "The Dao De Jing" both in content and structure. I would love to see you make a video on this.

[JH-jicj]

To obtain Nirvana, I go deep into my pile of old grunge CDs