Quote of the day

 "Even while we remain mindful, our everyday behaviour should not be applied like a mask, or be based on an identification with some personality. It should come from the heart." - Ayya Khema, Come and See for Yourself: The Buddhist Path to Happiness

This is another instance of Buddhist teaching overlapping with Stoic exhortations to strive to be a sincere, good intentioned, honest person - constantly. Epictetus says to decide what kind of person you want to be and then act accordingly in all that you do, where as here Khema says not to pretend to be a person you're not or conduct yourself in a certain manner if it's insincere. These are like different sides of the same coin.