Stoicism with Marcus Aurelius, Day 5 Meditating With the Great Ones
Daily Meditation Podcast
Mary Meckley
4.1 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 7 July 2021
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
"For nowhere either with more quiet or more freedom from trouble does a man retire than into his own soul."
~ Marcus Aurelius, author of "Meditations"
This week get ready to meditate with the Great Ones. You'll be meditating using meditation techniques that world-class meditators do. Enjoy the rich tradition of the 5,000 year ritual of meditation.
This is day 3 of a 7-day Meditating with Great Masters, episodes 2355-2361.
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| 0:00.0 | This is Episode 2359 of the Daily Meditation Podcast. |
| 0:08.2 | I'm Mary Mechley and I honor you for giving your self-permission to slow down, |
| 0:16.4 | to connect to the best part of who you are. We are exploring the theme this week of meditating |
| 0:27.2 | with the great ones, the meditation masters throughout this centuries who've shared some truth, |
| 0:36.3 | a universal truth that connects us all. You've been discovering the different meditation techniques |
| 0:43.6 | of these meditation masters and we are now midweek at day five of our series. |
| 0:54.7 | In today's episode, you are going to be guided in a meditation technique by the early Stoic |
| 1:07.7 | Marcus Aurelius. He wrote the book Meditations and the book isn't necessarily about meditation. |
| 1:17.6 | It's more about reflection, reflection on how you're living your life. So you're going to be guided |
| 1:26.2 | in a meditation on tranquility. I want to ask you how you're doing with this week's challenge. |
| 1:36.5 | Are you aligning yourself with the words of wisdom of the great ones? That is your challenge to read |
| 1:44.4 | their words, to attune yourself with their thoughts. You might even choose to read the book by |
| 1:52.6 | Marcus Aurelius called Meditations, a little background on Marcus Aurelius. He was the last of the five |
| 2:05.2 | considered to be good emperors of Rome. His reign was from 161 through 180 CE. This marked the end of a |
| 2:18.4 | period of tranquility and what is often referred to as a good stable government in Rome at that time. |
| 2:29.0 | After his death, the Roman Empire quickly descended into civil war. He's often symbolized the golden age |
| 2:39.2 | of the Roman Empire. He wrote the book Meditations, not as a book to be published and shared, but rather |
| 2:50.5 | his own personal reflection. So it was like a diary after he died. It was discovered. And it was so |
| 2:59.0 | profound with, as I had mentioned earlier, this universal wisdom that people couldn't get enough of it. |
| 3:06.9 | And today, it's still popular. It's a classic book. I encourage you to share this meditation series |
| 3:17.2 | with someone you know who might need a little more peace and tranquility in their lives. |
| 3:24.4 | And I'd also be honored if you let me know how you are doing with your meditation ritual. |
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