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Marcus Aurelius said “Do not act as if you were going to live ten thousand years. Death hangs over you. While you live, while it is in your power, be good.” Ron Pies has been studying the similarities among Stoicism, Buddhism, and Judaism. This article is written from that perspective. Editor

What do Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) have to do with ancient philosophies of Judaism, Buddhism, and Stoicism? 

Well, a great deal, as it turns out. 

Genuine Stoicism is not about keeping a “stiff upper lip” or tamping down your feelings with an iron rod. On the contrary, Stoicism is a mental and spiritual outlook and discipline that emphasizes living in harmony with reason, and with Nature’s laws—an idea also found in Taoism and Buddhism.

Tact, Empathy and Compassion 

Any man who does not think that what he has is more than ample is an unhappy man, even if he is master of the whole world. 

Epicurus