Book: Meditations
Written by Marcus-Aurelius
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If you do the job in a principled way, with diligence, energy and patience, if you keep yourself free of distractions, and keep the spirit inside you undamaged, as if you might have to give it back at any moment—If you can embrace this without fear or expectation—can find fulfillment in what you’re doing now, as Nature intended, and in superhuman truthfulness (every word, every utterance)—then your life will be happy. No one can prevent that. Marcus-Aurelius, Meditations
Diagram of key ideas (GPT generated)
graph LR
A("Meditations by Marcus Aurelius") --> B("Key Themes")
B --> C("Nature of Reality")
B --> D("Disciplines of Stoicism")
B --> G("Role of Philosophy")
B --> H("Human Experience and Emotions")
C --> C1("Universe governed by Logos")
C --> C2("Determinism and Fate")
C1 --> C3("Everything is Interconnected")
C2 --> C4("Life as a series of Necessary Events")
D --> E("Perception: Objective Thinking & Importance of Reason")
D --> F("Action: Social Nature & Justice")
D --> I("Will: Acceptance & Internal Control")
E --> E3("Seeing Things As They Are")
E --> E4("Rational Response to Sensations")
F --> F3("Role in the Cosmic City")
F --> F4("Living in Accordance with Nature")
I --> I1("Acceptance of External Events")
I --> I2("Internal Control over Attitudes")
I1 --> I3("Embracing Fate")
I2 --> I4("Freedom from Disturbance")
G --> G1("Philosophy as a Practical Tool")
G --> G2("Ethical Living and Personal Development")
H --> H1("Reflection on Mortality")
H --> H2("Coping with Emotions")
H1 --> H3("Transient Nature of Life")
H2 --> H4("Managing Desires and Fears")
C3 --> E3
C4 --> I3
E4 --> I2
F3 --> F4
F4 --> I4
G1 --> E
G1 --> F
G1 --> I
H3 --> I1
H4 --> I2
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