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: "rational versus non-rational in the Greco-Roman tradition, and artificial versus natural in the Chinese"

“Emotions that Do Not Move”: Zhuangzi and Stoics on Self-Emerging Feelings

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11712-015-9463-9

The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy's excellent article on Zhuangzi:

http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/zhuangzi/

And Thomas Merton's poetic interpretations: "The Way of Chaung Tzu"

https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Way_of_Chuang_Tzu.h...