Perhaps it is there that actual emotional maturity, rather than the ataraxia brought on by compliance, might be measured. |
My emphasis on teaching ataraxia is conducive, I hope, toward that end. |
It is the grandchild of two earlier therapies, samatha and ataraxia, Buddhist and Epicurean strategies for avoiding perturbation. |
They urged instead the cultivation of what they called ataraxia, the complete suspension of belief and consequently of all emotional involvement with anything. |
Instead of finding yourself in a state of stoic ataraxia you might find yourself catatonic or enraged beyond the point of recovery. |
The method, however, by which ataraxia or peace of mind could be reached, was peculiar to the Sceptic. |