The Meditations Audiobook

" He was a clever chap old Marcus and there's a lot of fascinating and thought provoking ideas in this book. I'd definitely recommend it to anyone who wants some food for thought (though you will look like a pretentious goon if you are seen reading it in public). Some of the ideas he brings up do get a bit repetitive but never to a detrimental degree. I would suggest reading this in short chunks just so that every musing receives its due consideration. "

" This is one of the best books I've ever read: entertaining, challenging, and captivating, and totally unlike any book I've ever read before. The Man, Marcus, is a stoic and yet he runs the Roman empire at its height. I recommend this book to everyone, it is filled with insights worthy of Oprah, but it its so much more than that. I want to also mention that the Mays translation is great and his ""forward"" is worth the price of the book along. Plus he adds a list of characters in the back and more. This is a GREAT book, so don't miss it. "

" Thoughtful. There were parts that I agreed with and parts that I didn't and parts that I would like to think more about. I particularly enjoyed chapter 1. I wonder if I might enjoy a different edition more as I found the introduction and notes to be tedious (the notes less so). "

" was really hard in english! "

" It's nice to know that even Roman Emperors sometimes had days where they'd prefer to stay in bed under the covers, and didn't even mind writing that in their memoirs. But I guess if you were a Roman Emperor you could do whatever you wanted: invade Britain, name your horse Counsel, convert the Empire to Christianity, etc. "

" I sleep with this book under my pillow to cure my sense of unrest in the night. "

" A decent read. It follows no real logical order, and is divided up into small paragraphs of thought, but it can still be morosely profound in places. Considering the mores of Rome at the time of Marcus Aurelius' reign, many of his notions are amazingly 'modern'. "

" I've been trying to finish this for about a year and a half. So far it's stellar! "

" I really liked this book because of its content. there are so many good thoughts and ideas. "

" A book you can reread and reread and ..... during your entire life and each time there are new insights. "

" Common sense, compassion, humility, honor. A man long dead who left a legacy that will live forever in his words. "

" Meditations provides rare insight into the inner thoughts of a Roman emperor. While I do not agree with his entire philosophical outlook, I find his thoughts interesting, giving the position he held. The text is quite short, however I only went through a few pages at a time. "

" Strangely Buddhist. "

" This is an amazing book. If only we had more Stoics like Marcus Aurelius in the world... "

" Everyone should read this book. It's good for the soul. "

" The ancient Roman emporer's stoic thoughts on life. "

" I read and listen to this over and over. "

" I love this book and turn back to it constantly. It's traveled with my almost constantly for over a year now. "

" remarkable.... and highly sensible "

" An antique book that really brings you back to the basics in your way of thinking. Simple little things you can do and think in your daily life to bring good fortune and luck upon you. Thought-provoking and the beliefs still hold true and are useful today. "

" Difficult in that it does not present a fully consistent or coherent philosophical system. However, read in the way one would read the journals of a great figure (the work seems a sort of journal), it was fascinating and inspiring. "

" this book was ok!! "

" Dude was a legend. Stoic wisdom for winners. Kind of like a religious text in the sense that you don't ever really "finish" reading it. "

" Marcus-Aurelius was the head honcho almost 2000 years ago and he found time to write down a few profound thoughts. The language is a bit bizarre at times but it is most definitely a classic. "

" Perhaps it's my lazy scientific brain, but this is one of the few philosophically-inclined books that interests me. "

" I don't know that anything has informed my thinking more than this - really. I'll write a proper review, but for now, I can't say anything more than this gets my highest recommendations. "

" One of my absolute favorite reflections. "

" General Bunting calls this "the book" about leadership. I concur. "

" A non-linear read. Full of great quotes and deep thoughts. "

" I turned to this book when I was very stressed out, and also examining something called mindfulness, the Buddhist counterpart to Stoicism. Meditations won't offer you behavioral help, but it offers honesty, passion, and should you delve into it yourself with honesty and passion, ataraxia. "

" Very important read for thoughtful intelligent people. "

" Stoicisms, Aristolian thoughts, accordance with nature, the last of the five great emporior kings. Excellent read. "

" A healthy way of living that maybe I'll attempt one day. "