Marcus Aurelius concentrate every minute on doing what's in front of you [Music] you don't have to turn this into something it doesn't have to upset you the present is all we have to live in or to lose [Music] stop whatever you're doing for a moment and ask yourself am I afraid of death because I won't be able to do this anymore Let each thing you would do say or intend be like that of a dying person the things you think about determine the quality of your mind your soul takes on the color of your thoughts
today I escaped anxiety or no I discarded it because it was Within Me in my own perceptions not outside [Music] you have to assemble your life yourself action by action [Music] the impediment to action advances action what stands in the way becomes the way [Music] the best revenge is not to be like your enemy you can also commit Injustice by doing nothing [Music] receive without Pride let go without attachment if it's endurable then endure it stop complaining have I done something for the common good then I share in the benefits foreign we all love ourselves
more than other people but care more about their opinion than our own it's unfortunate that this has happened no it's fortunate that this has happened and I've remained unharmed if it is not right do not do it if it is not true do not say it you always own the option of having no opinion [Music] ask yourself at every moment is this necessary if something is humanly possible it's attainable by you too [Music] think of yourself as dead you have lived your life now take what's left and live it properly [Music] someone despises me that's
their problem everything is born from change you have power over your mind not outside events when Jarred unavoidably by circumstance revert at once to yourself and don't lose the Rhythm more than you can help you could leave life right now let that determine what you do say and think [Music] our life is what our thoughts make it if you don't have a consistent goal in life you can't live it in a consistent way [Music] get back up when you fail celebrate behaving like a human limit yourself to the present the Tranquility that comes when you
stop caring what they say or think or do only what you do [Music] don't you see how much you have to offer and yet you still settle for less [Music] Mastery of reading and writing requires a master [Music] the struggle is great the task divine to gain Mastery Freedom happiness and tranquility do not let others hold you back a blazing fire makes flame and brightness out of everything that is thrown into it to love only what happens no greater Harmony [Music] if it's humanly possible you can do it too [Music] choose not to be harmed
won't feel harmed don't feel harmed and you haven't been don't procrastinate don't confuse don't wander don't be passive or aggressive don't be all about business love the hand that fate deals you and play it as your own [Music] practice even what seems impossible there is never any need to get worked up about things you can't control people exist for one another the nearer a man comes to a Calm Mind the closer he is to strength this is my first copy of meditation that's almost 15 years old I've read it more times than I can count
this is my new edition which is the same translation but hopefully going to stand the test of time better this is a leather-bound edition of Gregory Hayes meditations meant to to really be able to put some miles on it which you can check out at dailystillic.com meditations foreign [Music]
