Buddhism 101 (Episode 81)

Want to become more Stoic? Join us and other Stoics this October: Stoicism Applied by Caleb Ontiveros and Michael Tremblay on Maven [http://stoameditation.com/course] This conversation covers the key ideas of Buddhism and compares it with Stoicism. This will be the first of many more conversations. We thought it was important to start with a 101. (01:49) Introduction (06:36) The Founding Parable (14:33) The 4 Noble Truths (20:07) The Middle Way (31:39) Buddhist Evolution (40:17) Stoicism vs Buddhism: Similarities (48:10) Stoicism vs Buddhism: Differences Episode 55: Building Stoic Mindfulness [https://stoameditation.com/blog/building-stoic-mindfulness/] Episode 56: Greg Lopez on Stoicism and Buddhism [https://stoameditation.com/blog/greg-lopez-on-buddhism-and-stoicism/] *** Subscribe to The Stoa Letter for weekly meditations, actions, and links to the best Stoic resources: www.stoaletter.com/subscribe [http://www.stoaletter.com/subscribe] Download the Stoa app (it's a free download): stoameditation.com/pod [http://stoameditation.com/pod] If you try the Stoa app and find it useful, but truly cannot afford it, email us and we'll set you up with a free account. Listen to more episodes and learn more here: https://stoameditation.com/blog/stoa-conversations/ Thanks to Michael Levy for graciously letting us use his music in the conversations: https://ancientlyre.com/