Beginners Guide To Buddhism: What is Buddhism?
The Origins Buddhism appeared in India in the 6th Century B.C. It came from an area where Hinduism prevailed and that’s why we see a lot in common between both religions. However, it did not flower in India due to religious persecution and intolerance, and it soon moved…
Practising the middle way or Eightfold path?
When Buddha was teaching the four truths of Existence, he revealed that the last one was about the path to cease suffering. He also revealed this path would have eight stages. These stages represent the requirements we should comply with if we want to follow that path. We…
Why is suffering so important in Buddhism?
Human suffering was the one thing that disturbed prince Gottama to a point where he could not continue his comfortable life in the palace. He needed to find a way of diminishing it. And in order to do so, he left it all behind and secluded himself for…
The top ten Buddhist quotes
While studying Buddhism you will come across some quotes you will be sure you have heard somewhere before. Life is cyclic, keep that in mind. You might be right. And according to Buddhism, it is due to the memories we have from past lives. Baby Steps “One moment…
The definitive reading list for Buddhism
The western world fell in love with Buddhism during the 20th century. The practice of meditation, self-control, psychology of healing, were just a few of the many subjects that attracted westerners. Today, it is very easy to find books on Buddhism. Some more recent, others a compilation of…
Best Stoic Routine for Living
If you are already impacted by Stoicism, you might be telling yourself: ok, it is really great and makes full sense, especially nowadays, but, how do we apply it? How do we develop virtues and values? How do we deal with failure and other kinds of defeat? I…
How to be less impulsive? Virtue and self-control can help
To explain how one should successfully deal with their impulses there are a couple of ideas we have to understand, such as our own nature, what we can control and how to live virtuously. These ideas come together to form the larger picture that helps us overcome our…
What is healthy love? Loving according to nature
What does it mean to love according to nature? To answer this question we must understand what nature is according to stoic philosophers. Is it reasonable to expect a dog to say “please”? Your answer will most likely be of course not, and you’ll be right. The nature…
How to deal with loneliness? An ancient stoic solution to a modern problem
Loneliness is generally painted in a negative light. If we think about imposed loneliness, it might actually be accurate to view it as so. However, even when loneliness is imposed, we can still turn it into a precious opportunity. An opportunity that stoics use to draw upon an…
How to help a friend in distress, without losing yourself: Stoic friendship tips
Epictetus teaches us that calamities, break ups, and death are all natural parts of life. So we shouldn’t fear them, but rather we should face them as often as we can. He stresses on how important it is to understand the finite nature of things, people and situations. …