A Morning Thought From Marcus Aurelius

The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius are made up a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius who was Emperor of Rome from AD 161 to 180. The notes are his private notes to himself and show his ideas on Stoic philosophy. Centuries later his writings are still a source of inspiration. Here are his reflections on morning and how we should approach the new day

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Dear friends,

Marcus Aurelius lived from 121 AD and he was Roman Emperor from the year 161 until his death in the year 180 AD.

His writings which are known as the Meditations are a wonderful source of inspiration and well worth dipping into.

This is a morning thought from those writings.

When you wake up in the morning tell yourself the people I deal with today will be meddling,

Ungrateful,

Arrogant,

Dishonest,

Jealous and sorely.

They are like this because they can't tell good from evil.

But I have seen the beauty of God and the ugliness of evil and have recognized that the wrongdoer has a nature related to my own,

Not of the same blood and birth but the same mind and possessing a share of the divine.

And so none of them can hurt me,

No one can implicate me in ugliness.

Nor can I feel angry at my relative or hate him.

We were born to work together,

Like feet,

Hands and eyes,

Like the two rows of teeth,

Upper and lower.

To obstruct each other is unnatural.

To feel anger at someone,

To turn your back on him,

These are unnatural.

A thought from the meditations of Marcus Aurelius.

Namaste.

Reviews

Useful and concise reminder. Thank you for recording these sessions.

Thank you for a wonderful reminder that we are ONE. Good day and enjoy 🌅💛🙏🌸

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Thanks, Tony! I’ve been listening to some of the stoicism-based teachers on IT, and they offer a useful complement to Buddhism, plus, and maybe it’s just me, a kind of zany humor.
Thanks for this snippet of Marcus Aurelius!
Have a great week, Tony!
Donna

Interesting reminder for today's dealings. Attention grabbing as always 💓❤

This is perfect for the last thing in the morning before I get myself to the day’s tasks—and people, events, trials and tribulations! 😘 Thank you and namaste to you. 🙏

A great thought before beginning the day. Thanks Tony

This was fun. I'll look forward to more. Thank you! 💙

Thank you for sharing this. An imperfect man who nonetheless had greatness in him.

Lovely inspiration from our collective history. Thank you for recovering these beautiful truths and making them available to me this morning.

Loved it

Thank you Tony for these interesting thoughts which will help me to connect better with all I encounter today. Namaste

Thank you!!

All so true. Thank you.

Very interesting! This reminds me of a quote: “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” Don’t know who wrote it, but it’s along the similar thoughts. Thank you for sharing, Tony. Namaste 🙏

What a cool 😎 perspective and thank you 🙏 for sharing this wonderful wisdom

I am currently reading Neditations by Marcus Arelious. Thank you for the morning thought. Namaste. 🌺🌸

Lovely! Thanks Tony. 🙏

We accomplish more when we work together. Thank you Tony 🙏🏻🌺

Amazing certainly fits into 2022 ad it fid then! Thank you 🙏 Namaste 🙏

Compassion is what comes through to me in these words. Thank you as always Tony. Blessings 🕊