Meditations: A New Translation

'Meditations' by Marcus Aurelius is a timeless gem. Rich, practical, wise, very useful and amazing. The New Translation by Gregory Hays is truly amazing. He has done an outstanding job. His introduction is great. The hardcopy is great. I really love it, it's there on my bed side. Highly recommend it.

Meditations. What a book. Every page from Marcus Aurelius feels timeless and deeply personal. I started reading it for wisdom and ended up changing how I think, act, and live.

A philosophical treatise with a very good introduction to how to go about reading the book and the essence of the book

If you have found yourself on this page for a book like this if you think, you don't need a review. Because you are in charge of your perceptions. Buy this book and release yourself from the chaos that may have been holding you down. All the best to the readers!

This serves as a way of getting people to reflect on their thoughts. This is by no means a philosophy masterpiece, but an excellent example of a person thinking through things deeply. There are important lessons one can learn from this book such as acceptance, tolerance and living a life that is moral (although virtue ethical theory is stressed here, which is understandable considering the time in which this was recorded). Will recommend anyone who has an inclination towards philosophy to read this book.

I read it and I love it. Meditations is powerful because it is a journal written in real life by an emperor. It is powerful also because the philosophy is simple yet impactful.

Delivered in great condition, fantastic book to understand yourself

Repetitive concepts applied to varied contexts. Making notes is the only way to summarize. Not for somebody waiting for real life examples.

De mis libros favoritos, lo recomendaría a cualquier persona que busque ser auténticamente feliz y busque vivir una vida ligera. Es un libro para tener en tu buró eternamente y releerlo cada domingo de vacío.

I’ve read thousands of books. This one totally changed my outlook on life more than any other. Amazing!

Really good, succinct and impactful. This version is brilliant to get to the crux of what MA is saying, to the degree I use the flash card tool on the kindle app every day to give me an aphorism boost. Other versions can weigh more towards the academic, literal, translation where meaning can get a little lost in your attempt to understand it. Hay's version keeps the translation true to form, applicable to daily life, without simplifying the text nor losing substance. If anything the brevity of the syntax rings home the profound philosophy more effectively.

Amazing insight into one of the greatest minds humans have ever had

Beautiful translation! The wonderful Introduction by Hays is worth the cost alone. Very well done!