Meditations (AmazonClassics Edition)

De: Marcus Aurelius, Meric Casaubon - translator

Narrado por: Braden Wright

Marcus Aurelius, one of the great rulers of the Roman Empire, sets forth a series of self-reflective essays intended as a guide for his own self-improvement. Written during the turning points of his life and divided into twelve books, Meditations ponders life’s greatest questions in the author’s search for a meaningful existence. Remarkably, they are no different from the questions we ask ourselves today - from finding happiness to understanding our place in the cosmos.

Centuries after Aurelius’s death, Meditations remains a profound source of inspiration for contemporary times - a collection of deeply held principles that are a wellspring for positive thinking and leading a purpose-driven life.

Revised edition: Previously published as Meditations, this edition of Meditations (AmazonClassics Edition) includes editorial revisions.

Public Domain (P)2019 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

I guess I’m not educated enough to appreciate this

If you want to know the gist of this book, simply skip to the glossary and listen to the definition of Stoicism. All of Marcus Aurelius’ statements are mere extrapolations of this definition. It’s also really difficult to follow. If you haven’t been reading the King James Version of the Bible for many years, you’ll find the thee, thou and thine’s a bit tedious at best.

Hard to understand the old English

This book is touted as a classic but I couldn’t understand most of it due to the way it was translated. Im sure a more modern version would do this book more justice.

Ta eis heauton

This is a life-changing read. Happily lead me to delving into Stoicism. A reminder to not lead with egoism in day to days

Wise and Buddha like

Wise scholar who disliked Christian’s , before his time his philosophy still endures to this day

Although still a great message…

I just can’t. It is so hard to follow. It reads like the Bible and it is so incredibly out dated just in verbiage that it becomes irritating after a short time. Would love to see someone update the message.

classic book but not a fan of the translation

I felt that the translation could have been better. the reading was good but the translation made it difficult to follow.

The life of an Emperor!

Excellent book that was written by the Emperor of Rome Marcus Aurelius and how Stoicism help him reach success despite all the challenges that life through at him. There is a lot from this book that will help you prepare your mind for the challenges in life.

Hard to follow

I really thought that this book would be much more interesting. The ideas and concepts from so long ago is from much spoken words of wisdom, however the old English way of speaking makes it confusing to follow. And the way its recited actually helps to fall asleep in the evening. Maybe some this can be interpreted a bit more modern and that would be easier to understand.

Life changing.

Thank you, Amazon, for making this e-book available through Kindle Unlimited. It is changing my life.

Sleep aid

I used this book to help me fall asleep. 30 minute timer, not too compelling, narrator reads with an even tome. I was asleep in minutes. Hopefully I have integrated some of the wisdom in the texts. We’ll see.