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The Meditations

By: Marcus Aurelius
Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
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"Live each day as if it were your last." Written in Greek by the only Roman emperor who was also a philosopher, without any intention of publication, Marcus Aurelius's Meditations offers a remarkable series of challenging spiritual reflections and exercises developed as the emperor struggled to understand himself and make sense of the universe.

Ranging from doubt and despair to conviction and exaltation, they cover such diverse topics as the nature of moral virtue, human rationality, divine providence, and Marcus's own emotions. But while The Meditations was composed to provide personal consolation and encouragement, in developing his beliefs Marcus Aurelius also created one of the greatest of all works of philosophy: a timeless collection of extended meditations and short aphorisms that has been consulted and admired by statesmen, thinkers, and readers throughout the centuries.

Public Domain (P)2009 Tantor Ancient Ethics & Morality Greek & Roman Philosophy Rome Meditation Stoicism Inspiring

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I really enjoyed taking this one slow and will definitely be reading this again.

Great content

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It's tell us it's all in our mind how we Judge or observe things. Love is just a In our mind or hate. Do not wast time on hate or stimulation.

Make really think

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If anything seems offbeat or broken in life. Give this a listen. The kind of comfort Stoicism offers isn't platitudes. It's very grounded in reality, it accepts things moment to moment with increasing rationality and humility. Marcus talks about this through many personal stories.

Glad I finally got around to this.

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Not sure I can really absorb all the great bits of wisdom here in one reading, though I really love what I got so far. Definitely felt like it repeated itself a bit after a while, but I’ll reserve final judgment for whenever I read it again. McCaddon’s narration is excellent. [AUDIBLE]

Lots of Wisdom, With a Great Narration

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This book deserves one of the more modern translations. One that does not use thee and thou and other antiquated grammar/syntax.

Please produce and I will buy the new version.

Needs a different translation

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While I didn’t love the performance and quality of recording, often losing parts of sentences even at 1.0x where I typically read at 2.0x or higher, the content is truly moving, and asks us what to keep in mind to act as properly on our good human nature.

Where other reviews complain of the use of “thee” and “thou”, I think it perfectly fits the tone of what is being said. This is an old writing, by an emperor, guiding us in life philosophy, I can’t imagine a better place for language that invokes an ancient aura.

I am spatially frugal about books, but I’m buying a physical copy immediately. I want to annotate and have a dialogue with the book, to pour over the words, look at differences in translations, and dig further into the ways one can interpret what Marcus Aurelius was truly feeling and aiming for.

I may continue rereading this book for the rest of my life. The pace of the writing can be drawn out, which is inherent to a private journal- you can watch his thoughts evolve and clarify as you go. I intend to write my own condensation of his points, so that I may have some little agnostic bible of Aurelius to keep around me and remind me of my virtues, reasons, and duties.

Worth Infinite Re-Reads

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The meditations by Marcus Aurelius is just a wonderful classic! Something that anyone looking to fortify their mind body and soul must read! A wonderful guide on how to conduct oneself with the utmost virtuousness and overcome all of life's obstacles.

classical genius

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Great content but narration not done right for the actual book content. I believe it requires more a therapist voice and pace.

Narration is not great for this book

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My absolute favorite book. Aspiring! An absolute spiritual look into life and love. I hope it will help you as it has helped me

A MUST READ

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I found the material far more 'personal' because of the orator. Listening through my pillow gave my sleep a spiritual guide. Very nice experience no matter how many nights I repeat the Meditations.

Personal Light in the dark.

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