The message of this book is simple but powerful; we have a short time on earth, we don't know what is going to happen, and it doesn't matter. It is the best defense available agains the problems and stresses of out time.
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Alan Jacobs is Chair of the Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK. He is author of Poetry for the Spirit (Watkins 1842930540), The Bhagavad Gita (O Books 1903816513), The Principal Upanishads (O Books 1903816505). He lives in London.
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This review is from: The Wisdom of Marcus Aurelius (Paperback)
It is said that the collected sayings of Marcus Aurelius are the best treatise on practical philosophy ever written. Living in Rome at a time when Stoicism and the legacy of Socrates' wisdom were resounding through the marketplace and Senate, Emperor Marcus Aurelius composed a series of meditations, designed to help people get through the stresses and strains of daily life.
Previous translations of Aurelius' aphorisms have often been somewhat archaic however Alan Jacobs' new `transcreation' is an easily accessible and yet deeply profound interpretation of Aurelius' work. Using free verse in modern-day language, Jacobs has skilfully translated Aurelius' insights into a smooth and exquisite exposition on the Truth and the meaning of life. And in the manner of the Stoics, Jacobs has successfully woven into his text the immortal strands of reason and mysticism: So what will guide us? I answer unequivocally - Philosophy! So keep your `will' free from violence, superior to pain and pleasure. Never drift aimlessly nor hypocritically, but accepting all that happens wholeheartedly with a big yea-say! Await death cheerfully so the elements may be dissolved and consciousness return to its source. Nothing is ever wrong if it follows the `Nature of Things'. To read regularly one or two verses from `The Spiritual Wisdom of Marcus Aurelius' is to remove oneself from the transitory nature of the day-to-day and be immersed in a transcendent wisdom, one which is as true for the Romans as it is for us today. Alan Jacobs has published many books on the themes of mysticism and nondualist teachings, including, `The Wisdom of Balsekar: The Essence of Enlightenment from the World's Leading Teacher of Advaita', Watkins Publishing, 2004
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just read any page when you are feeling depressed and you will see what Aurelius saw as the essential meaning of life and the gift of it all.
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1. It was dear Catilus Severus, my beloved grandfather, my mother's father, who first taught me always to be polite in relationships and even in the face of all events, good or bad as they may seem, to behave with equanimity, never to over-react, but deal with each happening, welcoming all appropriately as it comes. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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1. It was dear Catilus Severus, my beloved grandfather, my mother's father, who first taught me always to be polite in relationships and even in the face of all events, good or bad as they may seem, to behave with equanimity, never to over-react, but deal with each happening, welcoming all appropriately as it comes. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- The Bhagavad Gita (The Divine Conversations) by Alan Jacobs in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Ancient Rome by Firefly Books in Back Matter
- Marcus Aurelius (Loeb Classical Library) by Marcus Aurelius in Back Matter
- Marcus Aurelius: A Biography (Roman Imperial Biographies) by Anthony R Birley in Back Matter
- Hindu Christ: Jesus' Message through Eastern Eyes by John Sahajananda in Back Matter
- The Jain Path: Ancient Wisdom for the West by Aidan Rankin in Back Matter
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