Description: In the life of man, his time is but an instant, his substance ceaselessly changing, his senses degraded, the flesh of his body subject to decay, his soul a confusion.... How can a man find a sensible way to live? While camped by the frozen Danube River in the second century, Marcus Aurelius wrote down his thoughts in the midst of an eight-year war. These "meditations", as they have been traditionally called, were not written for publication or posterity, yet the Golden Emperor's, insights on anger, death, self-improvement, beauty, good, evil, and the difficulties of living a virtuous hie have provided inspiration and guidance for nearly two millennia. Now, for the first time, Mark Forstater has selected the key meditations or "teachings" as he prefers to think of them, reinterpreted them for a contemporary audience, and arranged them thematically into eight sections -- readers can easily locate their favorite passages or look for inspiration on specific subjects. This book is a must for anyone looking for enlightenment in today's frantic world, and makes the perfect gift for any occasion.

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