Emperor Handbook Meditation New Translation
In the tradition of The Art of Living and Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations—a practical book of timeless advice from one of the most powerful individuals in history—available for the first time in a highly accessible translation, including several unique features for contemporary readers and users of daily wisdom guides. Essayist Matthew Arnold described the man who wrote these words as “the most beautiful figure in history.” Possibly so, but he was certainly more than that. Marcus Aurelius ruled the Roman Empire at its height, yet he remained untainted by the incalculable wealth and absolute power that had corrupted many of his predecessors. Marcus knew the secret of how to live the good life amid trying and often catastrophic circumstances, of how to find happiness and peace when surrounded by misery and turmoil, and of how to choose the harder right over the easier wrong without apparent regard for self-interest. The historian Michael Grant praises Marcus’s book as “the best ever written by a major ruler,” and Josiah Bunting, superintendent of the Virginia Military Institute, calls it “the essential book on character, leadership, duty.” Never intended for publication, the Meditations contains the practical and inspiring wisdom by which this remarkable emperor lived the life not of a saintly recluse, but of a general, administrator, legislator, spouse, parent, and judge besieged on all sides. The Emperor’s Handbook offers a vivid and fresh translation of this important piece of ancient literature. It brings Marcus’s words to life and shows his wisdom to be as relevant today as it was in the second century.
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So on the recommendations of a few folks in a separate thread I've started to read Marcus Aurelius Meditations. Reference: So I went and bought this edition of Meditations as it seemed like a lighter read (dipping my toe into the waters) and its been not bad so far (not that far in). Alas I failed to do my homework and found that the translators of this book are Christians (which fine not that big of a deal, but as they are taking some liberties with the text in translating it to be more accessible I'm wondering how much of their world view comes through. Anyone have any experiences with this addition? I wonder if another edition might be better. Given the respect this writing gets perhaps its not a bad idea to have a couple of copies - but perhaps that's getting a little out there.
Any thoughts? Also for fun: I struggle between ebooks and books. Secretly I dream of building a book study, but I wonder how practical this will be in the long run. EBooks are just very convenient. So for now books of practical or sentimental value I think of buying and other books maybe I go the ebook route. Anyone have a good system they use? ( 12:08 AM)DLJ Wrote: For those who prefer aural stimulation.
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In the tradition of The Art of Living and Marcus Aurelius' Meditations—a practical book of timeless advice from one of the most powerful individuals in history—available for the first time in a highly accessible translation, including several unique features for contemporary readers and users of daily wisdom guides.
Emperor Handbook Meditation New Translation Version
Thank you, I'll give it a listen. Meditations is proving a little bit irksome with all its references to God and calls to what seems to amount almost to austere self denial? Still trying to hang on to glean what lessons I can as it is such a recommended read. I knew kind of what i was getting into, but I didn't expect the religious references to be so bothersome to me. I did start reading/listening to Waldo Emerson and I found the his Self-Reliance lecture quite a bit more fulfilling. I've never read anything like this stuff and its almost intoxicating. I grew up more or less bible, pastor and elders as my guide.