Meditations

Aurelius| Marcus

The private journal of the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius, written during military campaigns in the 2nd century AD. Never intended for publication, these reflections offer a remarkably candid window…

199 chunks indexed · 30 topics · 8 themes

Topics

divine intervention 116 acceptance of fate 41 nature of the universe 30 moral self-improvement 25 virtue ethics 20 emotional distress 17 ethical life 17 worldly things 15 natural order 13 roman imperial leadership 11 managing emotional distress 10 classical stoic philosophy 7 reasonable creatures 7 inner resilience 6 common good 6 natural constitution 5 emotional distress and anxiety 5 holiness and righteousness 5 true nature of things 4 stoic philosopher 4 divine providence 4 worldly distractions 4 rational part 4 marcus aurelius 4 lusts and desires of the soul 4 living according to nature 4 infiniteness of eternity 4 good inclinations of the soul 4 emotional rest and tranquillity 4 virtue ethics and moral self-improvement 3

Found in Communities

appreciation for natural beauty eternal night faculties of the soul petition to the emperor lusts and desires of the soul acceptance of fate divine intervention emotional rest and tranquillity

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