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| Daily lessons | 132 |
|---|---|
| Pages | 304 |
| Page size | 6 × 9 in |
| Format | Paperback |
| Translation | George Long, modernized |
| ISBN | 978-1-997718-79-6 |
13 chapters · 132 daily lessons · 304 pages
Marcus AureliusGreatest MeditationsExplained
132 passages from all twelve books of the Meditations, one for each day. Every one gets two pages: the passage, a plain account of what Marcus meant and why, and one thing to do before the day ends.
Daily lessons
132
Pages
304
Page size
6 × 9 in
Format
Paperback
Translation
George Long, modernized
ISBN
978-1-997718-79-6
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01About this book
132 passages from Marcus, each one explained.
132 passages from all twelve books of the Meditations, one for each day. Every one gets two pages: the passage, a plain account of what Marcus meant and why, and one thing to do before the day ends.
Plenty of people own the Meditations and never got past the first few books. Marcus wrote the notebook for himself, on campaign, and explained none of it. Here are 132 entries from all twelve books, in 13 chapters, two pages each.
The passage comes first, in George Long's public-domain translation brought up to date, with its book and entry number. Then the interpretation: Day 7 sets his bitter cucumber beside a late train, where the delay costs twenty minutes and the grumbling costs the morning. Then Today's Practice, which is always something to do. On Day 13 you write down three principles you actually hold.
Greatest Stoic Quotes of All Time covers more ground: 152 short quotes from the whole Stoic school, each with a brief reflection. This book is narrower on purpose. Marcus alone, two pages a passage, a practice for every day. Its companion volume is Seneca Greatest Letters Explained.
It will not make you calm by Thursday. Marcus never managed that either, and the note on his life at the back says so. What it gives you is somewhere to come back to.
What is included
132 passages in 13 chapters, each with an interpretation and a practice, plus a short note on the man himself.
Translation
George Long, modernized
ISBN
978-1-997718-79-6
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Where a lot of copies end up
A lot of people who buy the Meditations read a few pages, lose the thread, and slide it back onto the shelf for good.
That is not a failing on their part. Marcus kept the notebook for himself, on campaign, and he never stopped to explain a line. The entries change subject without warning and the old English is heavy going.
This book takes 132 of them and stays with each one for two pages: what he meant, what was happening around him, and one thing to try before nightfall.
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Contents
13 themes
132 passages. Two pages and one practice each.
- 01 What Is Yours to Control
- 02 The Mind Is the Fortress
- 03 On Death
- 04 Everything Changes
- 05 The Present Moment
- 06 Other People
- 07 Anger and Being Wronged
- 08 Fame, Praise and Other People's Opinions
- 09 Pain, Hardship and What You Can Bear
- 10 The Work in Front of You
- 11 Simplicity and Character
- 12 The Whole and Your Part In It
- 13 What He Owed (Book One)
01
Who it's for
This one was written for the reader who…
Started the Meditations and stalled
Somewhere in the early books the entries stopped making sense. Here each one arrives with its context and a plain reading.
Wants something to do, not just read
Every lesson ends with a task for today, like writing two lines about a grievance or naming who will be difficult before you leave the house.
Is buying it for someone carrying a lot
A new manager, a parent, a friend in a hard stretch. It asks two pages a day and nothing else.
If that is you, or someone you know, start at Day 1.
01
How it reads
6 × 9 in
Two pages a day, and no more.
Every lesson is exactly two pages, so you can finish one with your coffee and stop there.
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01
The passage, cited
Book and entry number on every one, so any full edition will confirm it.
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02
The interpretation
What he meant, the life he was writing from, and where it lands in an ordinary week.
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03
Today's Practice
One concrete task, sized to the hours you have, with a plain way to tell whether you did it.
05Pairs well with
Next to it on the shelf.
The companion book on Seneca, and 152 quotes from the wider Stoic school.
06
As a gift
Easy to give someone stretched thin.
It asks two pages a day and nothing more. Hand it over with a note saying where to start. Day 44, on the people who will test you before lunch, is a good one.
No price inside
The price is not printed on the book, so it can be handed over as it is.
Sent straight to them
Enter the recipient’s address at checkout and it goes direct, with no stop at your house first.
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01
Questions
Before you ask.
Do I need to have read the Meditations?
No. Each passage is printed in full at the top of its lesson and explained from scratch, with the context Marcus never wrote down.
Which translation is it?
George Long's 1862 English, which is in the public domain, with spelling and phrasing modernized. No modern translation was used, and every passage carries its book and entry number.
How is it different from Greatest Stoic Quotes?
That book gathers 152 short quotes from the whole Stoic tradition with a brief reflection on each. This one stays with Marcus alone and gives each passage two pages and a practice.
Do I have to read it in order?
No. Day 1 is a good place to start, but each lesson stands alone and the chapters are grouped by subject, so you can open at Other People on the day you need it.
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13 chapters · 132 daily lessons · 304 pages
Read one passage. Do one thing about it. Repeat tomorrow.
132 passages from the Meditations, each explained over two pages and closed with a practice for the day.
$19.99