Everything You Need To Know About Marcus Aurelius' Meditations

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  • Опубліковано 6 чер 2024
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 72

  • @lorenzo4637
    @lorenzo4637 Місяць тому +16

    Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations has truly changed my life for the better, setting me on a path of self-improvement

  • @luigipati3815
    @luigipati3815 Місяць тому +3

    another must read book is 'The Philosophy of Epicurus', Dover Thrift Edition.....an absolute gem, the man was a masterful thinker and he's at least equal to the Stoics. His masterful argument, 'Death is nothing to us', cannot be ignored by anyone.

  • @dhickey5919
    @dhickey5919 Місяць тому +8

    Thank you! I picked up a copy last week and began the reading journey. Immediately I learned something valuable about avoiding the teaching of sophists. I realized much of my university courses were trying to teach us what to think instead of thinking critically and with purpose.

  • @vladtheimpaler7878
    @vladtheimpaler7878 Місяць тому +4

    This book changed my life profoundly. It is a gift to humanity that I think Marcus would be embarrassed about.

  • @InnerStrengthVarun
    @InnerStrengthVarun Місяць тому +15

    0:34 - Philosophy as personal medicinal remedy.
    1:29 - Connects universally despite ancient origins.
    2:24 - Bestselling, influential, unique philosophical work.
    3:01 - Addresses personal, universal human challenges.
    3:46 - Offers timeless, universal wisdom.
    5:46 - Reveals ever-changing personal insights.
    7:22 - Encourages philosophical self-improvement.
    9:09 - Illustrates historical humility and growth.
    9:53 - Advocates for interconnected, unified humanity.
    10:14 - Written beautifully in non-native language.

  • @georgiafrancis9059
    @georgiafrancis9059 Місяць тому +9

    Thank you, Ryan, your daily emails inspire me to be a better person. Stoicism is like learning how to play a musical instrument, you just gotta keep at it ❤

  • @JasonFisk
    @JasonFisk Місяць тому +21

    I touch this book daily.

    • @sanketm1663
      @sanketm1663 Місяць тому +8

      Umm.. ok i hope you touch it in a nice way.

    • @JasonFisk
      @JasonFisk Місяць тому +8

      @@sanketm1663 I'm very gentle

    • @claudvlogs
      @claudvlogs Місяць тому +2

      Same. Important part of my day

  • @speeden7553
    @speeden7553 Місяць тому +3

    One of the greatest books ever written.

  • @wadeharris348
    @wadeharris348 Місяць тому +2

    This book has actually saved my life and given me a different perspective on things. It has taught me discipline, self control, and how to approach your fears. I remember I went to Italy a few years ago and saw a statue of him and under my breath said thank you.

    • @wadeharris348
      @wadeharris348 Місяць тому +1

      This book should be a necessary read amongst all high school and college students.

  • @3pudd
    @3pudd Місяць тому

    I have been enjoying Marcus and Seneca lately. Such inspiring books !!!!

  • @majortree
    @majortree Місяць тому

    Thank you, Ryan.

  • @buddhichaudhary609
    @buddhichaudhary609 Місяць тому

    I read it last month and I am read it again. Love the book and I find it very similar to the Dhammapada in Buddhism. ❤❤❤❤

  • @titanmanmotivation
    @titanmanmotivation Місяць тому +1

    Nice video brother!

  • @rjirving
    @rjirving Місяць тому +1

    Brilliant!

  • @avery.a5948
    @avery.a5948 Місяць тому +11

    I thought it was a giant passport in the thumbnail lol

  • @matejsrebernak8295
    @matejsrebernak8295 Місяць тому

    Excellent video as always. Maybe you should cover Antoninus Pius as well. I think he doesn't get enough credit in the stoic cirlce.

  • @user-fq6mm6kz5o
    @user-fq6mm6kz5o Місяць тому

    You are the best 🎉

  • @Kate.Sangalang
    @Kate.Sangalang Місяць тому

    Ryan, can you kindly put the link of where you bought that specific version of Meditations book?

  • @123NChild
    @123NChild Місяць тому +1

    I got 4 different translations. Gregory Hays, Penguin Classics, Annoted Edition, and I'm currently reading the Norvegian one with the original title "To myself".

  • @aaronwimberleymbamsf5776
    @aaronwimberleymbamsf5776 Місяць тому +1

    Great meditation to start the day. I carry Marcus Aurelius' Meditations both in my car and in my home library- it's a great wholistic lens to view modern life in.

    • @MarkEmperor
      @MarkEmperor 23 години тому

      I carry the Meditations every where I go. Every time I open a page, it gives me a good rub to the brain and brings me back to living my life in accordance to the Emperor's Wisdom. Praise Marcus!!!

  • @123NChild
    @123NChild Місяць тому +1

    Donald Robertson "How to think like a Roman Emperor" is also a good book to read.

  • @Manuel421
    @Manuel421 Місяць тому

    For Seneca I'm not sure if I should get Letters or a collection of 10 of his most famous essays.

  • @ryanmacneill2857
    @ryanmacneill2857 Місяць тому +2

    Have 3 different versions of meditations on my audible

  • @scipio7837
    @scipio7837 Місяць тому +1

    which copy do you have? Mine is the 1909 Meric Casaubon translation

    • @123NChild
      @123NChild Місяць тому +1

      Gregory Hays, Penguin, The Annoted Edition and the Norvegian translated "To Myself".

  • @vncntwithv6878
    @vncntwithv6878 Місяць тому +10

    God bless everyone who Are Reading this, Amen 🙏🏽❤️✝️

  • @the-lenny-dood7502
    @the-lenny-dood7502 Місяць тому

    I’ll give it a try 📕📖🗿

  • @theartesana
    @theartesana Місяць тому

    Adding to need to read 🤓

  • @ubayyd
    @ubayyd Місяць тому

    mad ting innit

  • @flymoolahman2763
    @flymoolahman2763 Місяць тому +2

    treat it like a bible?

  • @evyats9127
    @evyats9127 Місяць тому +35

    I read it and understood nearly nothing

    • @jadexx1
      @jadexx1 Місяць тому

      I have a similar issue, I read a page a day and I feel like I don't really take anything in from it ..I definitely think I'm doing it wrong

    • @lazr.3101
      @lazr.3101 Місяць тому +16

      Happened to me because I picked up the George Long translation, was very outdated, from the 1800s. Got about 8 pages in. The Gregory Hays translation was a huge change and I’m almost done reading it. Much easier read with modern language

    • @cchia6640
      @cchia6640 Місяць тому +3

      Why do u think these pages do so well lol cus ryan breaks it down for you.

    • @nohoch33
      @nohoch33 Місяць тому +5

      @@jadexx1perhaps instead of reading passively, study out paragraph by paragraph and jot down notes..? This has helped me.

    • @EFSpartan
      @EFSpartan Місяць тому +3

      Keep watching Ryan's video he explains it pretty well. It's not a book written for the reader, it was a book written for himself. It's a diary. You have to frame it in that and gather lessons in that manner.

  • @zelig1799
    @zelig1799 Місяць тому

    I wonder how many people have been put off reading it because of how Marcus begins the book. Hearing a long list of names we do not know and why he thanks them isn't the best start to a book. 😂

  • @octavian8b
    @octavian8b Місяць тому +1

    Haha, posted 28 seconds ago ❤

  • @jordixboy
    @jordixboy Місяць тому

    for me, too hard to understand, I tried it but my philosophy skills are 0.

  • @raginald7mars408
    @raginald7mars408 Місяць тому

    you create the Ryan Holiday Cult$$$$$$

  • @dsmith3446
    @dsmith3446 Місяць тому

    Also worth reading Cause Unknown: The Epidemic of Sudden Deaths in 2021, 2022 and 2023 by Ed Dowd. 1.1 million US citizens dying suddenly peaking Sept 2022 - CDC stumped, but Stoics know the only variable introduced to the US population was COVID booster shots. 2 months after their boosters from VA Clinic, lost my dad and my friend who were both Vets: Korean and Vietnam respectively. I will continue to practice Stoicism to my abilities, but it is challenging - just like we were told in Meditations.

  • @samuelcruz5571
    @samuelcruz5571 Місяць тому +2

    "this is the maybe the only book of its kind..." yet the bible exists..
    Come on People... This book is not even close to the wisdom books of the bible..
    oh, and you get to know the person of Jesus Christ..

  • @D87943
    @D87943 Місяць тому +1

    I just got Seneca Letters on Ethics

  • @mikeaguero2875
    @mikeaguero2875 Місяць тому +2

    This was Tupac Shakur favorite 2Pac

  • @Taran532
    @Taran532 Місяць тому +3

    Christ is King ☦️

  • @gallagher911
    @gallagher911 Місяць тому +11

    Love the book, but I think the Bible is the best book ever written.

    • @rafaelosorio3134
      @rafaelosorio3134 Місяць тому

      The bible is a great book also, doesn’t take away anything from Marcus Aurelius meditations. 💯

    • @alantinoalantonio
      @alantinoalantonio Місяць тому

      You can argue that the Bible is a collection of books (66) and not a single one. Technically, its a series of scrolls.

    • @TraitorTraderInstigator
      @TraitorTraderInstigator 16 днів тому

      It was definitely written

  • @jonathancaldwell8897
    @jonathancaldwell8897 Місяць тому

    How long do you think this guy can milk the life out of Stoicism for?
    I mean he must be struggling for new things to say about this book!

  • @sanketm1663
    @sanketm1663 Місяць тому +3

    Ngl, tired of watching the same video, every few weeks you make a video about the same book😅.

  • @Dantick09
    @Dantick09 Місяць тому +1

    Can't you talk about something other than meditations? it's getting old. Btw yes I have read it