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Podcast: Marcus Aurelius' Meditations for Modern Life
Episode: The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius: Book 4 - Passage 23
Description: Universe, your harmony is my harmony...
What a passage this is! Perhaps my favourite episode to date!
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 and encouragement, Marcus Aurelius also created one of the greatest of all works of philosophy: a timeless collection that has been consulted and admired by statesmen, thinkers and readers throughout the centuries. Whilst many of his reflections and ways to live life w...