endless nameless

23/scorpio/INFP flowing in no particular direction.. Chance is but a Law not yet recognized. @laissez-fairyan - politics belief is the death of life

[satori-sunrise]

Haré Krishna..

[gucceine]

Ski Mask ~ Gucceine 💘

[satori-sunrise]

My diamonds is cool

Just like a breeze 💨

[anarchyforlovers]

[panatmansam]

Stoicism and Buddhism Two Axial Age Traditions

by Samsaran

Ataraxia

(Ἀταραξία “tranquility”) is a Greek term used by Pyrrho and Epicurus for a lucid state of robust tranquility, characterized by ongoing freedom from distress and worry. Dictionary.com defines Ataraxia as: a state of freedom from emotional disturbance and anxiety; tranquility.

Zeno of Citium (334-262 B.C.E.)

The achievement of ataraxia the “untroubled mind” is seen as the goal of philosophy and the keystone to a good life by the ancient Greek and Roman Stoic philosophers such as Zeno of Citium and Marcus Aurelius. This is achieved by detaching one’s mind from the stream of events and affecting a calm and dispassionate acceptance of fate. Ataraxia or Apatheia as it is later known is seen by many as the Buddhist concept of nirvana “stripped of its mysticism”. I am not sure if I agree with this but it is easy to see how such an assumption might be made.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 B.C.E– 65 C.E)

Buddhists and Stoics hold similar views regarding “desire”and “attachment”. Stoic philosophers categorize attachment into four categories: desire fear, distress, and delight. The most important of these fear is the judgment that things out of our control about to happen are bad. Its antithesis, “desire”, judgment that things out of our control about to happen are good.

Marcus Aurelius (121-180 C.E.)

Compassion was another common trait of the Stoics and Buddhism. The Stoics, unique in their time, were opposed to slavery and preached brotherly love and an insistence on understanding and accepting whatever the logos set out i.e calm acceptance of our now whatever it may entail. This Stoic idea of “logos”, which is a sort of universal reason that determines the unfolding of events. For the Stoics the goal is to develop a degree of self-control that allows one to overcome destructive emotions. This obviously is a corollary to the Buddhist concept of mindfulness. So we have two entirely unrelated philosophical systems appearing at roughly the same time in two very different cultures sharing almost the same core tenets proving, to my satisfaction, that Truth is Truth and will always appear within a sufficiently advanced culture perhaps wearing a toga in one place and a saffron monk’s robe in another but always the same Truth.

[inprnt]

“SIRENDIPIA” by Christian Orrillo on INPRNT

[tres-sietes]

Yage!

[dmt]

[dmt]

[aradhana-lila-devi-dasi]

Unknown Artist

[dmt]

[lazyyogi]

“Be as simple as you can be; you will be astonished to see how uncomplicated and happy your life can become.”

— Paramahamsa Yogananda

[abiding-in-peace]

“Truly, I love this life of seclusion. Carrying my staff, I walk toward a friend’s cottage. The trees in his garden, soaked by the evening rain, Reflect the cool, clear autumnal sky. The owner’s dog comes to greet me; Chrysanthemums bloom along the fence. These people have the same spirit as the ancients; An earthen wall marks their separation from the world. In the house volumes of poetry are piled on the floor. Abandoning worldliness, I often come to this tranquil place – The spirit here is the spirit of Zen.”

— Ryokan

[panatmansam]

“Enlightenment is when the wave realizes that it is the ocean.”

— Thich Nhat Hanh (b. 1926)  Vietnamese Zen Master    

[abiding-in-peace]

“The rain has stopped, the clouds have drifted away, and the weather is clear again. If your heart is pure, then all things in your world are pure. Abandon this fleeting world, abandon yourself, Then the moon and flowers will guide you along the Way.”

— Ryokan

[sunwomb]

[plantanarchy]

god i want to farm

[satori-sunrise]

Every time they build a machine, I will paint an angel.