For those interested in exploring stoicism in the Eastern tradition, consider delving into the unswayable ethos of Chinese philosopher Master Zhuang. Pre-dating Senaca by 4 centuries, Zhaungzi was perhaps not as inclined to view the passions so negatively. Arising as Univ. of Toronto Prof. David Machek argues, from differing world views: &quot;rational versus non-rational in the Greco-Roman tradition, and artificial versus natural in the Chinese&quot;<p>“Emotions that Do Not Move”: Zhuangzi and Stoics on Self-Emerging Feelings<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;link.springer.com&#x2F;article&#x2F;10.1007%2Fs11712-015-9463-9" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;link.springer.com&#x2F;article&#x2F;10.1007%2Fs11712-015-9463-9</a><p>The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy&#x27;s excellent article on Zhuangzi:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;plato.stanford.edu&#x2F;entries&#x2F;zhuangzi&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;plato.stanford.edu&#x2F;entries&#x2F;zhuangzi&#x2F;</a><p>And Thomas Merton&#x27;s poetic interpretations: &quot;The Way of Chaung Tzu&quot;<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;books.google.com&#x2F;books&#x2F;about&#x2F;The_Way_of_Chuang_Tzu.html?id=Od_h47AxzR4C" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;books.google.com&#x2F;books&#x2F;about&#x2F;The_Way_of_Chuang_Tzu.h...</a>