The Stoic vs the Buddhist... Stoicism and Buddhism both teach that inner peace comes from mastering your mind. #trivium Stoicism through rational control of what you can influence, and Buddhism through mindful detachment from impermanent desires. Both are correct, if correctly applied.

I‘m with Plato w/r to suffering being a part of life, but it is our attachment to external things and our lack of understanding that exacerbates our suffering, rather than the loss of those things itself