Both the Eastern tradition (Buddhism/meditation) and the Western tradition (Stoicism/cognitive behavioural therapy) involve accepting the randomness of the universe, and focusing on what is within our control. The idea is to bend with the winds of fortune, instead of being snapped in half. We’re definitely going to lose sometimes: either through our own weakness of will, or because God dealt us a shitty hand. Whatever happens, we shrug our shoulders, and go back to the daily practice.
