You are correct in the respect that Buddhism, like Stoicism, put the responsibility for your condition upon YOU, and doesn't provide the "outs" of blaming the Devil, or God, or some woman who ate an apple.
Buddhism, like Stoicism, gets a lot of things right. Even Christianity teaches that some types of suffering can be avoided through virtue.
I know things are going well for you now, you are crushing life. But it won't always be that way and it won't necessarily be because you did anything wrong.
You're a good dude, but no amount of charity, meditation or anything else is going to save you from suffering at some point.
Christ calls us to pick up our cross as a blessing, not something to be avoided at all cost. It's a tough thing to do. It's why so many are called and so few make it.
And Christianity doesn't guarantee that virtue brings worldly success either. Any religion that does is a flat-out lie.
ETA: I used to follow Lao Tzu, performing his health/spiritual practices daily for several years.
your way or the highway....this is why religion sucks....the only true belief is the one you hold everyone else is wrong...what if you are the one that is wrong?......bob
