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Meditations: A New Translation

Meditations: A New Translation

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  • Author：Marcus Aurelius
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Parsa ，

در سالهای اخیر رواقی گری به شکلی نوظهور و بی سابقه برای درمان دردها و رنج های بی پایان بشر تجویز می شود。 مکاتب و رویکردهای نوین روانشناسی و رواندرمانگری به سمت رواقی گری خیز برداشته و صنعت ترجمه نیز از این روند دور نایستاده است。تاملات گزیده گویی هایی از مارکوس اورلیوس امپراتور رواقی مشهور است که با ترجمه روان عرفان ثباتی منتشر شده است。کتاب خوبی برای اشنایی با فلسفه رواقی گری و حایگزین مناسبی برای کتابهای روانشناسی و خودیاری زرد می تواند باشد。

Aysel İbrahim ，

Roma imperiyasının 5 ən yaxşı imperatorları arasında sonuncusu olan Marcus Aurelius yəqin ki， uzaqgörənliyi， inancının dərinliyi və olduqca kamil insan olması ilə bu adı qazanıb。 Əslən imperator soyundan gəlməyən， sonradan övladlığa götürülərək varis olan Marcus'un heçnəyin təsadüf olmadığına inamı， hər şeyin təbiətin qanunlarına uyğun olaraq baş verməsini qəbul etməsi， fikrimcə öz həyatının da gətirdikləri ilə bağlıdır。 Nədənsə oxuduqca mənə elə gəldiki Marcus Aurelius'un alter-egosu müsəlman o Roma imperiyasının 5 ən yaxşı imperatorları arasında sonuncusu olan Marcus Aurelius yəqin ki， uzaqgörənliyi， inancının dərinliyi və olduqca kamil insan olması ilə bu adı qazanıb。 Əslən imperator soyundan gəlməyən， sonradan övladlığa götürülərək varis olan Marcus'un heçnəyin təsadüf olmadığına inamı， hər şeyin təbiətin qanunlarına uyğun olaraq baş verməsini qəbul etməsi， fikrimcə öz həyatının da gətirdikləri ilə bağlıdır。 Nədənsə oxuduqca mənə elə gəldiki Marcus Aurelius'un alter-egosu müsəlman olub :）） （bunu xristianla da əvəz edə bilərəm， İncildən xəbərim olmadığından yazmadım） Quranda bəhsi keçən mövzular Marcusun qeydlərində də -İslamın yer üzünə enməsindən yüzillər öncəsində - incə şəkildə öz əksini tapıb。 Yanlışı olan insanlara nəzakətli olmağı， bacardığımız təqdirdə onlara yol göstərməli olduğumuzu və cəmiyyət üçün faydalı olmağı dönə-dönə nəsihət edən Marcus öz dediklərini kitabında fərqli versiyalarda təkrar edib və misallar göstərməklə həm bizi yanlışdan döndərməyə çalışıb， həm də bizim başqasına qarşı o cür olmamıza istiqamət göstərib。 Bir növ bizə tövsiyə etdiyinə yazı üslubu ilə özü də əməl edib və necə insan olduğunu sübut edib。 Bu da kitabın oxucuya verdiyi güvəni artırır。 Ən əsası da， Marcusun üslubunun incəliyi， seçdiyi sözlərdə qırıcı olmaqdan qaçması və hər şeyi sadə dildə izah etməyə çalışması xüsusi olaraq xoşuma gəldi， belə halda hər şeyi kobudcasına dilə gətirən Seneca ilə Marcusun tərzini müqayisə etməkdən özümü ala bilmədim。 Kitabda Marcusu həm təbiətin və tanrının bəxş etdiklərini səbrlə qəbul edib itaət etməyi məsləhət edən inanclı vətəndaş， həm də qanunlara əməl edilməsini tələb edən imperator kimi oxuyuruq。 Bitirdikdən sonra içim şükranlıq duyğusu ilə dolub-daşdı。 Fikrimcə， bu kitab Roma fəlsəfəsinin ən sadə və oxunaqlı əsərlərindən biridir。 Hə bir də， biraz minimalism toxumları da hiss etdim oxuyarkən。 Stolüstü kitab olmağa ideal namizəddir :） 。。。more

Kevin ，

A very nice， accessible translation of this Stoic classic。 Lots of wisdom is to be discovered here。 If you are just starting your journey into ancient Stoic philosophy， this and the Enchiridion of Epictetus are wonderful starting places。

Randy ，

Brilliant！ This should be the hand book for life。

Gyan Vaibhav ，

If you really want a noble and peaceful life this is the book for you。 Filled with simple and sophisticated ideas on how to live a life in a harmony with nature。 This will guide you to be more rational， sympathetic and brave in life。 How to conquer challenges and move ahead with life。

Andrew Noselli ，

It seemed sensible to me， which tells me how much progress I have made since I was a teenager。

Cerio Reals ，

I want to be so consistent

Stephane ，

Worth reading but not a great introduction to Stoicism。 As a private diary this book was never intended for publication。 A better introduction to this material is through a modern commentator like William Braxton Irvine。

notmyname ha ，

Really insightful but seemed immature and hypocritical at times

Mateo Rico ，

It's set up like a list of proverbs that Marcus Aurelius lived by and although very much repetitive。 I found very easy to read and helped better understand and look at the world around me。 It's set up like a list of proverbs that Marcus Aurelius lived by and although very much repetitive。 I found very easy to read and helped better understand and look at the world around me。 。。。more

Ana Paloma ，

Una obra genial que nos recuerda lo frágil y efímera que es la vida。

Stefan ，

I mean。。。 I don't feel comfortable yet to rate a book like this soooo five stars just cause I mean。。。 I don't feel comfortable yet to rate a book like this soooo five stars just cause 。。。more

Alma Jylhä ，

Ensinnäkin on aidosti yhdentekeviä asioita， jotka eivät kiinnosta normaaleja ihmisiä （kuten onko heillä pariton vai parillinen määrä hiuksia）， ja sitten on yhdentekeviä asioita， jotka tyypillisesti aiheuttavat ihmisissä tunnereaktioita。Johdannoksi – Marcus Aurelius ja tunteet， s。 16Sillä mistä nurisisit？ Ihmisten pahuudestako？ Palauta mieleesi se vakaumus， että järjelliset eläimet ovat syntyneet toistensa vuoksi ja että kärsivällisyys on osa oikeudenmukaisuutta ja että ihmiset rikkovat vastoin t Ensinnäkin on aidosti yhdentekeviä asioita， jotka eivät kiinnosta normaaleja ihmisiä （kuten onko heillä pariton vai parillinen määrä hiuksia）， ja sitten on yhdentekeviä asioita， jotka tyypillisesti aiheuttavat ihmisissä tunnereaktioita。Johdannoksi – Marcus Aurelius ja tunteet， s。 16Sillä mistä nurisisit？ Ihmisten pahuudestako？ Palauta mieleesi se vakaumus， että järjelliset eläimet ovat syntyneet toistensa vuoksi ja että kärsivällisyys on osa oikeudenmukaisuutta ja että ihmiset rikkovat vastoin tahtoaan; ja miten monia onkaan niitä， jotka ovat vihanneet， epäilleet， inhonneet ja sotineet ja jotka sitten on haudattu ja poltettu tuhkaksi – etköhän jo herkeä。Neljäs kirja: 3， s。 70On hulluutta tavoitella mahdottomia; mutta mahdotonta on kehnojen ihmisten olla tekemättä tällaista。Viides kirja: 17， s。 96Hyväosainen on se， joka on määrännyt itselleen hyvän osan。 Hyvä osa: hyvät sielun liikkeet， hyvät pyrkimykset， hyvät teot。Viides kirja: 37， s。 102Kalaherkkujen ja sen sellaisten ruokien keskellä voi muodostaa vaikutelman， että tämä tässä on kalan kuollut ruumis， tämä taas on linnun tai sianporsaan kuollut ruumis; ja edelleen， että falernolainen viini on vain rypälemehua ja purppurareunainen vaate on vain lampaan karvaa， joka on kastettu kotilon vereen; tai yhdynnästä， että se on vain sisuskalujen hankaamista ja liman erittämistä tietyn kouristuksen kera。 Nämä vaikutelmat saavuttavat asiat sellaisinaan ja tunkeutuvat niiden lävitse， niin että voit nähdä， millaisia ne oikein ovat。 Kuudes kirja: 13， s。 105 。。。more

Burhan Uddin ，

Although it was quite hard to read but I just wonder how thoughts of someone 2000 years ago is still so much relevant in 21st century。

Bloodorange ，

All the good things you heard about this book， especially in Gregory Hays' icredibly intimate and direct translation， are true。Four stars， because after nearly two millenia this requires some clever navigation。 Marcus' assumption that the world is unchanging did not prove correct。 All the good things you heard about this book， especially in Gregory Hays' icredibly intimate and direct translation， are true。Four stars， because after nearly two millenia this requires some clever navigation。 Marcus' assumption that the world is unchanging did not prove correct。 。。。more

Josef Cyril Chlachula ，

I've read many passages and excerpts from the Meditations over the past few years， but only just now have read the work in its entirety。 My impression of the work has changed somewhat from the one I gained by encountering it in a fragmentary fashion。Based on my study of Stoicism， I would hesitate to call this a work of Stoic philosophy。 As many have pointed out， Marcus does not appear to refer to himself as a Stoic and the term comes up only once in the Meditations， and it is a passing reference I've read many passages and excerpts from the Meditations over the past few years， but only just now have read the work in its entirety。 My impression of the work has changed somewhat from the one I gained by encountering it in a fragmentary fashion。Based on my study of Stoicism， I would hesitate to call this a work of Stoic philosophy。 As many have pointed out， Marcus does not appear to refer to himself as a Stoic and the term comes up only once in the Meditations， and it is a passing reference。 This work is neither an exposition of philosophy nor a unified whole aiming at some main theme or question to be answered。 It is rather the author's response to the stresses he encountered in the last decade or so of his life。 Marcus' response to these stresses is certainly more Stoic than it is not， but he himself freely admits that he is not so concerned with systematic philosophy: what matters to him is being able to confront and deal with the harshness of daily existence。As Gregory Hays points out in his introduction， there is not much joy in the Meditations， nor is that what it is aiming for。 Marcus' goal was clearly ἀταραξία （ataraxia）， tranquility。 There is a certain underlying pessimism throughout the work and an acceptance of the rotten state of the world， and the response that the world need not be rotten if we only learn not to view it as such。 One can readily feel that Marcus was writing far from home， in middle age and nearing death， on the frontiers of the Empire witnessing horrible suffering and death on a regular basis。 It is no wonder that he was so preoccupied with the pursuit of tranquility rather than happiness。 。。。more

Yannick Richard ，

Cool book

adik miftakhur ，

Cheers to begin my philosophical journey。 Need a rest before reading another stoicism philosopher's book （re: Seneca） in order to pursue the goal of Stoicism。 Cheers to begin my philosophical journey。 Need a rest before reading another stoicism philosopher's book （re: Seneca） in order to pursue the goal of Stoicism。 。。。more

Daria ，

This edition became a finding for me， because of a modern translation， copious notes， and selection of personal letters between Marcus and his teacher Fronto。 I re-read Meditations for keeping my own sanity in tact， but the letters gave a sneak peek at the other Marcus， who is affectionate and sometimes cheeky， and more optimistic in comparison with his persona from Meditations。

Al ，

Several months ago I had the pleasure of reading The Practicing Stoic， by Ward Farnsworth， and found that I identified with many of the principles of Stoicism。 The format of this book was a summary， by constituent topic， of the various aspects of stoicism， featuring numerous illustrative quotations from some of the giants of classic stoic thought。 Among them was the Roman emperor， Marcus Aurelius， whose Meditations consist of 12 Notebooks （essentially a journal he kept irregularly over a long ti Several months ago I had the pleasure of reading The Practicing Stoic， by Ward Farnsworth， and found that I identified with many of the principles of Stoicism。 The format of this book was a summary， by constituent topic， of the various aspects of stoicism， featuring numerous illustrative quotations from some of the giants of classic stoic thought。 Among them was the Roman emperor， Marcus Aurelius， whose Meditations consist of 12 Notebooks （essentially a journal he kept irregularly over a long time） of thoughts and exhortations of himself on how to lead a life of Virtue。 Having been impressed by the quotations from Marcus's writings which Farnsworth used in his book， I was very interested when this edition of Meditations was recently published and snapped it up。 Having now read it， I'm still impressed by Marcus's thought， but I must admit that I found his notebooks to be very repetitive， and in the end not adding much to what I learned from Farnsworth's book。 Therefore， I would recommend Meditations， well done and extensively footnoted though it is， only to those with a particular interest in Marcus the man as opposed to Marcus the Stoic。 Undeterred， though， I'm still interested in further reading on Epictetus and Seneca， other Stoic greats quoted by Farnsworth in his book。 。。。more

Douglas T。 Skeen ，

The language in this translation is too florid。 A more up to date edition would be better。

Jake ，

I liked what I read and it made sense。 And I even had this idea that I should read this book once a year as I would benefit from it。But I kind of got tired reading it。 And the things that the book talks about could be said in much shorter form。That's the trouble with any 'self help' book - be it written today or 2000 years ago。 All of the points could be summed up in a shorter series of bullet points。 I liked what I read and it made sense。 And I even had this idea that I should read this book once a year as I would benefit from it。But I kind of got tired reading it。 And the things that the book talks about could be said in much shorter form。That's the trouble with any 'self help' book - be it written today or 2000 years ago。 All of the points could be summed up in a shorter series of bullet points。 。。。more

Sarah Gamal ，

This book or this entire philosophy （stoicism） is like a parent， teacher and therapist for me。 I couldn't have asked for a better book as an introduction to stoicism。 This book or this entire philosophy （stoicism） is like a parent， teacher and therapist for me。 I couldn't have asked for a better book as an introduction to stoicism。 。。。more

Casper Veen ，

Minder indrukwekkend dan Seneca en Epictetus， maar dat kan ook zijn omdat ik inmiddels veel van deze school gelezen heb。 Maar zeker waard en interessant om deze klassieker te lezen。

Farzat AL Chayah ，

شذرات خفيفة ومؤثرة، أود القراءة عن الرجل أكثر بعد تأملاته

Bruce Strom ，

This thin volume does have a brief introduction， and they did retain the paragraph numbers， and very readable type， so it is a cut above many of the inexpensive Amazon inexpensive compilation books。 We found this translation much easier to read that that use in the Stoic Six Pack。Marcus Aurelius was truly the philosopher-king that Plato dreamed of， he was both one of the good Roman Emperors and a Stoic Philosopher who ruled out of a sense of duty while living the modest stoic life。The paradox of This thin volume does have a brief introduction， and they did retain the paragraph numbers， and very readable type， so it is a cut above many of the inexpensive Amazon inexpensive compilation books。 We found this translation much easier to read that that use in the Stoic Six Pack。Marcus Aurelius was truly the philosopher-king that Plato dreamed of， he was both one of the good Roman Emperors and a Stoic Philosopher who ruled out of a sense of duty while living the modest stoic life。The paradox of Marcus Aurelius is that as Roman Emperor he likely oversaw the brutal persecution of Christians， but as a Stoic philosopher his main work， the Meditations， offers a Stoic philosophy that reflects many Christian values and teachings。 This paradox led some ancient Christians to hope that he indeed was a friend to Christians， including Tertullian and St Justin the Martyr， who was himself martyred under the reign of Marcus Aurelius。 This paradox was explored by the ancient church historian Eusebius in his work Church History or Ecclesiastical History。We review the history behind Marcus Aurelius， how he was the adopted son of his predecessor， Antonius Pius， who had been adopted by Hadrian。 We learn how his marriage to the daughter of Antonius Pius， Faustina， led to the birth of Commodus， who succeeded him as emperor and began the decline of the Roman Empire due to his neglect of his responsibilities， he preferred performing as a gladiator to serving as a stoic Roman Emperor。Please view our YouTube videos:Marcus Aurelius and Christian Persecutions: Friend or Foe？https://youtu。be/-uQxq1O9xSY Marcus Aurelius: Meditations: Stoic View of Lifehttps://youtu。be/0qHpReZYhv4 Please view our blogs:Marcus Aurelius， Blog 1， Friend， or Foe， or Both， of Christianity？http://www。seekingvirtueandwisdom。com。。。 Marcus Aurelius Blog 2， Others will be irritating， but not I！http://www。seekingvirtueandwisdom。com。。。 Marcus Aurelius Blog 3 Genuine Friends Don't Keep Scorecardshttp://www。seekingvirtueandwisdom。com。。。 Marcus Aurelius Blog 4 Be critical of yourself， be gracious towards your neighborhttp://www。seekingvirtueandwisdom。com。。。 Marcus Aurelius Blog 5 Seeing life’s misfortunes through the eyes of our neighborhttp://www。seekingvirtueandwisdom。com。。。 。。。more

Oana Popescu ，

Top！

Amine ，

From my personal point of view to say that it is life changing is an understatement， must be read by absolutely everyone。

Cristina Popa ，

Forget everything you've learned from those "self-improvement-best-sellers"。 In my opinion， this should be the only guide on how to be human！ Forget everything you've learned from those "self-improvement-best-sellers"。 In my opinion， this should be the only guide on how to be human！ 。。。more

Asami Chisato ，

Great book