Marcus Aurelius wrote Meditations in Greek while on campaign between 170 and 180, as a source for his own guidance and self-improvement. These memos survive and continue to inspire others to this... More > day. These writings take the form of quotations varying in length from one sentence to long paragraphs. He explicates the Stoic philosophy that the only way a man can be harmed by others is to allow his reaction to overpower him. He shows no particular religious faith in his writings, but seems to believe that some sort of logical, benevolent force organizes the universe in such a way that even “bad” occurrences happen for the good of the whole.< Less
A central theme to "Meditations" is to analyze your judgement of self and others and developing a cosmic perspective. As he said "You have the power to strip away many superfluous... More > troubles located wholly in your judgement, and to possess a large room for yourself embracing in thought the whole cosmos, to consider everlasting time, to think of the rapid change in the parts of each thing, of how short it is from birth until dissolution, and how the void before birth and that after dissolution are equally infinite".[2] He advocates finding one's place in the universe and sees that everything came from nature, and so everything shall return to it in due time. It seems at some points in his work that we are all part of a greater construct thus taking a collectivist approach rather than having an individualist perspective. Another strong theme is of maintaining focus and to be without distraction all the while maintaining strong ethical principles such as "Being a good man".< Less
In this three-part discourse, Simon Cleveland offers a perspective on life derived partly from the latest scientific theories in cosmology and quantum mechanics and partly from analysis on the works... More > of some of the greatest writers and philosophers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The book explores topics such as the meaning of time, consciousness and the development of the essence. The author also examines the genesis of the concept of immortality.< Less
In this three-part discourse, Simon Cleveland offers a perspective on life derived partly from the latest scientific theories in cosmology and quantum mechanics and partly from analysis on the works... More > of some of the greatest writers and philosophers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The book explores topics such as the meaning of time, consciousness and the development of the essence. The author also examines the genesis of the concept of immortality.< Less
The Meditation Tree affirms to the reader the values of Love and Spirit that extend our awareness on the nature of mortal life. In the pursuit of insight, knowledge, truth, beauty and love The... More > Meditation Tree is a perfect place to sit under and read with the universe at hand.
This book is an affirmation of Love and Spirit, a story beautifully told that causes awareness between the delicate relationship of the human soul and the universal wonders and potentials that we can experience and relate with. Faith, human faith and the Divine Love ultimately reveal the key that opens the invisible into our visible world.
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Modern Meditations is a book detailing the many Angels, Egyptian Gods, Spirits and Ascended Masters, I have met in my meditations. You will learn about their messages to me and how I could use this... More > knowledge to improve my life.
A book that could change your own outlook on life and make you realise the truth about your own beliefs and the universe in which we all live.< Less
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