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I learned from Zen Buddhism the same idea that you share here. Indeed, if we treat other people like other act of god, i.e. as things that don't act but just ar
by noobhacker 9y ago
I learned from Zen Buddhism the same idea that you share here. Indeed, if we treat other people like other act of god, i.e. as things that don't act but just are, a lot of stress, anger, and sadness will vanish [1]. Zen and Stoicism are similar in their promotion of acceptance. I happen to feel more drawn to Zen because of their comprehensive guide towards how to achieve this acceptance.
[1] Within Zen, this idea is captured in the parable of an "empty boat." http://omswami.com/2015/09/the-empty-boat.html http://omswami.com/2015/09/the-empty-boat.html
- grondilu 9y agoGreat parable, thanks!
- contingencies 9y agoActually this is the central tenet[0] of Buddhism. Zen is only one tradition[1] of its teaching. If you'd like to read the closest we have to "original" material on Buddhist philosophy (translated directly to modern English from written Pali[2]), check out https://accesstoinsight.org/ptf/dhamma/sacca/ https://accesstoinsight.org/ptf/dhamma/sacca/ [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Noble_Truths https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Noble_Truths [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Buddhist_traditions_timeline https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Buddhist_traditions_t... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pali https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pali