Comparing Shoshin to Stoicism

This is the Monday night meeting for Orlando Stoics. It's online.

Meetup description – This week we explore Shoshin, the Zen Buddhist term for “beginner’s mind”. It’s the concept of being open-minded, eager and unfearful, and without bias. These aspects relate closely to Stoicism (open-minded, reducing fear, and refraining from judgment). The article is well-written and has delightful illustrations. I’ll also invite some of my Buddhist friends to this conversation.

Reading Material

As usual, I'll prepare an outline of discussion points for the meeting, so you don't need to read or watch in advance.

Article 1 - https://psyche.co/guides/how-to-cultivate-shoshin-or-a-beginners-mind

Article 2 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoshin

Zoom Info

Meeting time: 7PM Eastern, 6PM Central, 5PM Mountain, 4PM Pacific.

CLICK TO START MEETING - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82659560546

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Our group enjoys open-minded, respectful conversations on Stoicism and how it relates to science, culture, philosophy, other belief systems, and even pop culture (books and movies). Sometimes "we agree to disagree", but the long-term goal is to improve our minds via group discussions.

In general, Stoicism teaches us how to handle difficult people and events, how to avoid anger and worry, and overall to use moderation in all aspects of our lives.

This meeting is free and open to the public.