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Using Buddhism and Stoicism to Navigate Life
1:11:30 - 1:21:49 (10:18)
Buddhism and Stoicism have become popular among engineers in Silicon Valley as a toolkit to become more self-aware and less emotionally reactive. Both teachings focus on overcoming weaknesses that stem from ignorance, such as attachment and anger.
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The stoic thinkers, particularly Epictetus, Seneca, and Marcus Aurelius, have a lot of overlap with secular Buddhism, which has made them more popular in Silicon Valley as a toolkit to help navigate life.
1:11:30 - 1:13:27 (01:57)
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The stoic thinkers, particularly Epictetus, Seneca, and Marcus Aurelius, have a lot of overlap with secular Buddhism, which has made them more popular in Silicon Valley as a toolkit to help navigate life.
ChapterUsing Buddhism and Stoicism to Navigate Life
Episode#268: Eric Ripert -- Lessons in Mastery and Mindfulness
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The root of all weaknesses is ignorance, according to Buddhism, and this is manifested in the three poisons of the mind: attachment, unwholesome desire, and anger.
1:13:27 - 1:17:03 (03:35)
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The root of all weaknesses is ignorance, according to Buddhism, and this is manifested in the three poisons of the mind: attachment, unwholesome desire, and anger. It is important to question everything and to reject anything that doesn't make sense, even if it comes from a supposed authority figure like a teacher.
ChapterUsing Buddhism and Stoicism to Navigate Life
Episode#268: Eric Ripert -- Lessons in Mastery and Mindfulness
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The speaker discusses how he overcomes attachments to his title as a chef and being a celebrity by fighting against anger, attachment, and ignorance.
1:17:04 - 1:21:49 (04:44)
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The speaker discusses how he overcomes attachments to his title as a chef and being a celebrity by fighting against anger, attachment, and ignorance. He suggests repetitively destroying these attachments to create a reflex and overcome doubts about losing what he has built.