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Epictetus was a Taoist!
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„Don’t seek for everything to happen as you wish it would, but rather wish that everything happens as it actually will—then your life will flow well.” —EPICTETUS, ENCHIRIDION, 8

Well, actually he wasn‘t really, right. But I think its fascinating how close Stoicism and Taoism actually are if you look closely.

From my understanding both are enablers to live in the present moment, as Marcus Aurelius said „Focus every minute on doing what is in front of you.“ A big part of Taoism is not to force anything. Which is also closely to the dichotomy of control from the Stoics in my opinion!

Im curious to learn your thoughts about this! :)

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It's amazing how philosophies across the world can share such similar insights despite their cultural differences.

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