Introduction to Buddhism and its Historical Context

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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

Episode 56: Greg Lopez on Stoicism and Buddhism

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