Podcasts that mention 📚 Meditations by Aurelius Marcus

He notes that this is a bit of nature's inadvertence; the baker isn't intending for that to happen, but it does. I've come to understand that that's what 'Meditations' is. Marcus Aurelius is performing this private inward act of reminding himself what he believes, what's important, what he should be doing, what he needs to get better at.

In the discussion, the guest explains that 'Meditations' represents an introspective effort by Marcus Aurelius to remind himself of his beliefs and values. They draw a comparison to nature's inadvertent occurrences, highlighting the significance of the book in the context of Stoic philosophy.

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