Kelly Kinkade, a Stoic who believes in acquiring virtue and embracing difficulties in life as a means to personal growth, found many similarities between his moral philosophy and the teachings of the spiritual practice Falun Gong.
Truth, compassion, and tolerance—the core tenets of Falun Gong—are akin to Stoic virtue and its four facets—justice, temperance, wisdom, and courage—stated Kinkade, president of the Stoic School Institute, a Michigan-based nonprofit, in a recent interview with NTD, the sister media outlet of The Epoch Times.
“They benefit the individual; they make a happy individual … a better citizen. They go beyond individual benefit. When we practice these things, we are benefiting society as a whole,” Kinkade said….