Marcus Aurelius Quotes About Meditation
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Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.
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The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit. The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are.
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You are a little soul bearing about a corpse, as Epictetus used to say.
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Whatever anyone does or says, I must be emerald and keep my colour.
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Humans have come into being for the sake of each other, so either teach them, or learn to bear them.
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He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe.
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If someone is able to show me that what I think or do is not right, I will happily change, for I seek the truth, by which no one ever was truly harmed. Harmed is the person who continues in his self-deception and ignorance.
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Receive without conceit, release without struggle.
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Begin each day by telling yourself: Today I shall be meeting with interference, ingratitude, insolence, disloyalty, ill-will, and selfishness – all of them due to the offenders’ ignorance of what is good or evil.
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Regain your senses, call yourself back, and once again wake up. Now that you realize that only dreams were troubling you, view this 'reality' as you view your dreams.
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