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    Meditations, On the Shortness of Life, The Enchiridion of Epictetus: The Ultimate Stoicism Collection
    Meditations, On the Shortness of Life, The Enchiridion of Epictetus: The Ultimate Stoicism Collection
    Meditations, On the Shortness of Life, The Enchiridion of Epictetus: The Ultimate Stoicism Collection
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    Meditations, On the Shortness of Life, The Enchiridion of Epictetus: The Ultimate Stoicism Collection

    Written by Marcus Aurelius, Sêneca and Epictetus

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    This audio book contains three of the most notable works on Stoic philosophy: The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, Seneca's On the Shortness of Life, and The Enchiridion of Epictetus.

    Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, and Epictetus are known as the founding fathers of Stoic philosophy. All three of these men believed that the path to eudaimonia (happiness, or blessedness) for humans is found in accepting the moment as it presents itself, by not allowing oneself to be controlled by the desire for pleasure or fear of pain, by using one's mind to understand the world and to do one's part in nature's plan, and by working together and treating others fairly and justly. They argued that virtue is the only good.

    Download this audio book now and listen to the works of the greatest Stoic philosophers that ever lived!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGolden Acorn Media
    Release dateMay 22, 2020
    ISBN9781094293004
    Meditations, On the Shortness of Life, The Enchiridion of Epictetus: The Ultimate Stoicism Collection
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    Marcus Aurelius

    Marcus Aurelius ruled the Roman Empire from 161 to 180 AD. Born to an upper-class Roman family in 121, Aurelius was adopted by his uncle, the emperor Antoninus Pius, in 138. Aurelius studied Greek and Latin literature, philosophy, and law, and was especially influenced by the Stoic thinker Epictetus. After Pius’s death, Aurelius succeeded the throne alongside his adoptive brother, Lucius Verus. His reign was marked by plague, numerous military conflicts, and the deaths of friends and family—including Lucius Verus in 169. Despite these struggles, the Empire flourished under Marcus’s rule as the last emperor of the Pax Romana, an era from 27 to 180 of relative peace and prosperity for the Roman Empire. Aurelius wrote his Meditations as spiritual exercises never intended for publication, and died at fifty-eight while on campaign against the Germanic tribes.

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    • 3/5
      Three nice books. Lots of things to think about it. Amazing how the knowledge a Continent possessed in every field is no guarantee of a future without darkness. No matter how wise the powerful are, and even how technological sophisticated we are, if we do not all stand together, if we leave some behind on the account of the success we want to appear or the work we don’t want to have, if we fail to recognize our own shortness and prejudice, if we look good for the sake of looking good, if we are not able of “everyday simple acts of kindness and love”, if we won’t do good, then we are only as strong as our week are and “darkness is always at bay”.
      “Saruman believes it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. I have found it is the small things, everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay... simple acts of kindness and love.“ (Gandalf)

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    • 4/5
      A dose of necessary wisdom for our times. a must read.