Meditations

A New Translation

De: Marcus Aurelius, Ryan Holiday - introduction, Gregory Hays - translator

Narrado por: Roger Davis, Ryan Holiday

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Timeless insights into what it takes to lead a meaningful life—still profoundly relevant nearly two thousand years later.

Now featuring a brand-new foreword from Ryan Holiday, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Obstacle Is the Way!

“Meditations offers a glimpse into [Marcus Aurelius’s] mind, his habits, and his approach to life. . . . I think any reader would find something useful to take away from it.”—James Clear, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Atomic Habits

“It is unbelievable to see how the emperor’s words have stood the test of time. . . . Read a page or two anytime you feel like the world is too much.”—Arnold Schwarzenegger, The Wall Street Journal

Your ability to control your thoughts—treat it with respect. It’s all that protects your mind from false perceptions—false to your nature, and that of all rational beings.

A series of spiritual exercises filled with wisdom, practical guidance, and profound understanding of human behavior, Marcus Aurelius’s Meditations remains one of the greatest works of spiritual and ethical reflection ever written. With bite-size insights and advice on everything from living in the world to coping with adversity and interacting with others, Meditations has become required reading not only for statesmen and philosophers alike, but also for generations of readers who responded to the straightforward intimacy of his style.

In Gregory Hays’s translation—the first in nearly four decades—Marcus’s thoughts speak with a new immediacy. In fresh and unencumbered English, Hays vividly conveys the spareness and compression of the original Greek text. Never before have Marcus’s insights been so directly and powerfully presented.

With an Introduction that outlines Marcus’s life and career, the essentials of Stoic doctrine, the style and construction of the Meditations, and the work’s ongoing influence, this edition makes it possible to fully rediscover the thoughts of one of the most enlightened and intelligent leaders of any era.

Reseñas de la Crítica

“Here, for our age, is [Marcus’s] great work presented in its entirety, strongly introduced and freshly, elegantly translated.” —Robert Fagles

Great book

Great book. I will listen to it again. Practical wisdom that can be incorporated into one’s behavior/thoughts/life.

Life Changing

Cannot thank you enough, Marcus! Truly a blessing to have your wise words bestowed upon us!

Invaluable Advice for Living

Unimpeachable lessons worth taking to Heart. Sorry but the Narration made it sound dated though the advice of Aurelius is Timeless. Three Stars for the Performance, Four for the Content. ****

Updated translation and same great message

I have the book and audiobook version and I do prefer this translation. I would say that the narrator is 4/5 stars, and would prefer the narration have been done by the narrator from Practicing Stoic. This is a must have book and I listen to it frequently.

narrator ruined it

was excited to hear ryan in the intro. couldn't make it more than an hour w the narrator. too snooty and dry. eliminated the magic behind marcus words.