Comparing Stoicism, Epicureanism, And Buddhism

The philosophies of Stoicism, Epicureanism, and Buddhism all have their own ways of justifying pain and it’s relation to happiness. Each philosophy provides different ideas and reasoning that back up their beliefs, but it also depends on the person and how they choose to go about each situation. When going through life many people can follow a combination of the philosophes instead of simply going by one, when given the circumstances.

In the Stoicism philosophy, it is thought that pain can be controlled depending upon the situation. Pain does not always have to be seen as a bad feeling, but it can be used as a benefit. Pain can be controlled and used to positively impact a person's life. Pain can be used as a call to action forcing you to make a change in order to better a situation. Pain relates to happiness, because it will force you push forward and fulfill your goals in life, which will make the pain not appear to be as bad. Stoicism is an ancient Greek philosophy that teaches how to develop a sense of discipline and resiliency in order to find ways to overcome the feelings that a person is going through. This philosophy does not try and
Living a life with too much or too little pleasure can be a bad thing. It is better to have an equal balance in order to live a life where you are not overwhelmed or unsatisfied with the way things are. It is better to find a balance in between, so that you can see things from both aspects and won’t be forced to expect more or less out life. It relates pain to happiness, because living life in moderation will limit the amount of pain and give you a higher sense of happiness. The philosophy of Epicureanism is based on teaching people to find modest pleasures in order to achieve a state of peacefulness, be free from fear, and lack bodily pain. It uses a combination of good and bad to allow a person to experience happiness in its highest