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…
How does a stoic become indifferent?
Here we will provide some theoretical insight and practical measures on how to become indifferent in stoic terms. It seems very hard to stay indifferent to objects and events that surround us in everyday life. There are many things we enjoy and others we fear and avoid. However,…
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…
The most famous stoics in history
In this article we will present some of the most famous stoics in history. We have narrowed our list to the six Stoic philosophers who contributed the most to the Stoic School, starting with its founder. However, there are many others of great importance, including Zeno of Tarsus,…
Does stoicism make you happier? Are stoics happier?
What is happiness? In this article, we will examine this notion and see how stoics can advise us to reach the state of eudaimonia, the Aristotelian ethic of living well. It is a common opinion that happiness is an individual feeling. We think that our happiness depends on…
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…