Connections between East and West: Greek and Indian Philosophers

In this episode, I speak about Stoicism and Buddhism with Matthew Gindin. Matthew is a former Forest Monk in the Thai Buddhist tradition.  He taught meditation practices for 15 years, and has written extensively for Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.  He is now the author of the Philosophy As Therapy newsletter on Substack.

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Highlights

* How Matthew became interested in Stoicism and his other philosophical influences, such as Spinoza

* The rise in popularity of Stoicism, e.g., how it appeals to people interested in Buddhism, etc.

* What do you think Stoicism and Buddhism have in common?

* The historical relationship between Stoicism and Buddhism, e.g., communication between ancient eastern and western philosophers

* How Stoics could benefit from learning more about Buddhism 

Links

* Philosophy As TherapySubstack Newsletter

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