>This is the modern Buddhist and psychology influenced interpretation of stoicism and apatheia. No, it is not. Read Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. The man cer

>This is the modern Buddhist and psychology influenced interpretation of stoicism and apatheia. No, it is not. Read Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. The man certainly argued for a certain inner brilliance that does not come from emotionlessness. He'd argue for you to be the even-tempered guy but full of fortitude and pouring your entire being into what you are standing for and doing, but without getting consumed by it. Stoicism is not the rejection of emotion, it is the rejection of uncontrolled desire. That's a huge difference.