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Zen meditation is less gaslighting yourself into "false good" and more "the wise old man bowed his head solemnly and spoke, 'There is actually no difference bet
by shrimp_emoji 2y ago
Zen meditation is less gaslighting yourself into "false good" and more "the wise old man bowed his head solemnly and spoke, 'There is actually no difference between good and bad things. You imbecile. You fucking moron.'"
- exe34 2y agoit's the same in Stoicism, once you realise that you get to choose for yourself, it doesn't matter what external circumstances are, you can still be pleased with your choices within what's open to you. your comment also reminds me of discourses by Epictetus. he sounds like an irritated teacher modelling what patience looks like.