![]() ![]() They are not in chronological order, but it’s not hard to follow. Meditations is divided into 12 books that chronicle different periods of Aurelius’ life. Marcus Aurelius writes as one should write, especially when writing as a form of meditation: examining every little detail and writing with great simplicity and clarity. You might also want to read a little bit about his life (sometimes it’s included in the Introduction part) in order to get familiar with the background. The book starts with Marcus Aurelius extending gratitude to everybody around him who had helped him in one way or the other. The book is based on Stoicism, a philosophy of personal ethics informed by its system of logic and its views on the natural world. According to its Stoicism, as social beings, the path to eudaimonia (happiness, or blessedness) is found in accepting the moment as it presents itself, by not allowing oneself to be controlled by the desire for pleasure or fear of pain, by using one’s mind to understand the world and to do one’s part in nature’s plan, and by working together and treating others fairly and justly. ![]() The lessons drawn might be old, but their relevance has only grown with time. It contains the private thoughts of the world’s most powerful man at that time on how to lead a better life. Meditations written by a Roman emperor, Marcus Aurelius, is perhaps the only book of its kind. ![]()
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