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Podcast: Marcus Aurelius' Meditations for Modern Life
Episode: The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius: Book 4 - Passage 21
Description: Marcus considers the human soul and what happens to it after death. Although science may tell us more now on what happens to the elements and matter as lives come and go, the question of the soul in a spiritual context still remains. Is the soul of Marcus not living on through the impact his wisdom still has on lives today?
The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius offer a remarkable series of spiritual reflections and exercises developed as the emperor struggled to understand himself and make sense of the universe. While the Meditations were composed to provide personal consolation an...