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studentofarkad t1_j6df687 wrote

Reply to comment by StowinMarthaGellhorn in [Image] Marcus Aurelius and his ten rules by kuroninjaofshadows

Any particular writing you recommend? u/StowinMarthaGellhorn

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LeYellowFellow t1_j6dim0o wrote

Not too familiar with other stoic writing, but I assume she’s referencing Meditations by Aurelius, which is his personal journaling and the most popular piece of stoic literature

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EazyPeazyLemonSqueaz t1_j6dndlp wrote

If you get meditations just be sure to get the easy-to-understand translation and not one that sounds like Shakespeare. Unless reading old English is your thing.

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jay212127 t1_j6dr8fs wrote

This sounds kind of funny as it isn't even trying to read the originals like one would for Shakespeare (a literary purist)

If you aren't reading Aurelius in Latin there is little point in not getting a good modern translation.

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StowinMarthaGellhorn t1_j6dxxdx wrote

You can start with Meditations, but Ryan Holiday has a great book called the Daily Stoic that gives you daily excerpts from the Stoics along with brief explanations and reflections.

I read the Daily Stoic first, and then read Meditations, as well as some works by Epictetus and Seneca.

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