What Made Marcus Aurelius So Great?

[@wiseone1013]

Marcus Aurelius was one of the wisest and most intriguing humans to have ever roamed the earth. I rate him alongside the likes of Lao Tzu and the Buddha, among the very best of human beings in history. Meditations captures human nature extremely well and should be required reading for anyone looking to make a positive impression on the world.

[@Bingus746]

Do you have any advice on philosophers I should look in to?

[@hakeem2425]

look up Mohammed peace be upon him

[@frontageroadtoolco.8485]

​@@Bingus746 yeah this dude Seneca, trying to remember other names in that school . . . 😂

[@KingOfBattle131]

It just amazes me how people thoughts and wisdom thousands of years ago are still able to be put to great use today. Like, The Universe knew these sorta teachings would be needed on down the line✨💯👍🏾🤲🏾

[@Fourvirtues]

Stoicism, Marcus Aurelius and you, Ryan Holiday-have helped me to develop a better approach to life. Stoicism helped my marriage and has given me more resilience in dealing with life’s challenges. Thanks again Ryan.

[@pbsamanthamarie]

Thank you for your comment, and I have a question that is a bit nosy... Do you mind, to please share how it has helped your marriage? I like to do self improvement too, and I know that even good things can be made better.

[@Fourvirtues]

@@pbsamanthamarie certainly. I learned how to control my perceptions and emotions on a deeper level. Journaling, noticing my thoughts/impressions and not just reacting to them. We argue less now over minor things and can talk rationally through major things. It’s overall helped me to wrangle in my temper. We can’t always control how are spouse might handle certain things, but we can control our reactions. Stoicism has some very beneficial practices and an outlook that can really help retool the way you see things. Reading Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus, Seneca, Discipline is Destiny and Ego is the Enemy (along with How to Think Like a Roman Emperor), really helped. There’s strategies in the last book I mentioned that can really help you develop the mindset. Momento Mori, Amor Fati and all the other Stoic methods can help you to get the most out of your day, and help you to focus on what matters.

@@Fourvirtues Bravo. Thanks for sharing.

[@Fourvirtues]

@ happy to if it helps others.

[@Vertasoie]

Just had an awful night, full of worries. Hearing one of your videos with his quotes helped to appease me. Also reading your book obstacle is the way. I really like it. Really motivating.

[@lindaschultz7900]

I had a horrible night also. Along with worries. I also have mental illness. These tutorials calm me down.

[@WayraCodes]

The editing in this is very well done! This channel has gone a long way

[@waltereijkelboom]

Currently exploring everything there is to know about Marcus Aurelius and Ryan Holiday and I’m loving it

[@victoriahanke5086]

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[@lindaschultz7900]

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[@lindaschultz7900]

@@itsmichaelmai can you reiterate? I guess you might have dyslexia because you did not read the post correctly. Maybe you can figure it out yourself

[@pbsamanthamarie]

6:00 rub an oily rag on the pole that the bird feeder is on. The squirrels won't be able to grip it to get up. It will be fun to watch, too. Also, please be nice to them and give them their own little bowl of snacks, and put it away from the bird feeder so the squirrels have their private area that you can watch. That bird story made me laugh!

[@joshnashofficial]

Great video! Thanks for sharing this. It's inspiring and encouraging.

[@uponeldritchshores]

I wonder what Marcus would have done if he met my other favorite philosopher, Diogenes of Synope. I’d imagine their exchange would be so much different than it was with Alexander the Great- another emperor and leader of men in his own rights and fashions. Thank you for what you do Ryan. Such words from our ancestors are lost through all the sins we cast upon them, sometimes without fully knowing better in our modern “enlightened” era.

[@andrejohnson6731]

Spotted that shot jogging in the hills at the beginning and I thought : wow that looks like Cerro Gordo. Then the tshirt! Nice to see you suppor Brent

[@gen8878]

This one is definitely of your most beautiful episodes, thank you ✨♥️..

[@Bunnybones87]

Thanks Ryan, I keep coming back to your books, and have been looking into more philosophy and stoicism to guide me further into myself as I go farther in the world.

[@The_Smith]

The Daily Stoic is great Ryan, it has been a great focusing lens for me, these past 5 years or so

[@mrfluffybeehive]

2:30 how do you know that, like where can I find that information?

[@HenryHale]

Thank you Ryan for the information you provide your subscribers.

[@bradfordhogue136]

Thank Ryan Holiday. I enjoy your videos. I especially enjoyed this one. The soundtrack was a great compliment to the message. For this I thank you.

[@JohnLippitt]

This is Huge. This is everything. This is life, meaning, intent, joy, reward, gift, pleasure, happiness, hardship, struggle - Journey - your trail. Thank-you.

[@gabegabe5672]

Just bought 2 of your books I cant wait to read them. Love the channel!

[@itsmichaelmai]

Which ones did you buy?

[@mitrahispana4119]

An empathetic leader who never wanted power and cared deeply about doing the right thing for his country and people, even all people everywhere he reasonably could. A cosmic citizen, a philosopher king.

[@iamjeffyd5578]

My attention has now been whole heartedly been devoted to this

[@Just_Samson]

9:07 ? Someone throw me some knowledge

[@_kareemstewart]

Phenomenal video boss Ordering the book soon ⚡️

[@unclesam6168]

5:45 this captures twitter and the modern state of politics in a nutshell

[@drscience_xo]

marcus aurelius is the closest person we got who was the real life embodiment of superman and what he stands for

[@itsmichaelmai]

The philosopher king!

[@MarkEmperor]

Hail Marcus!!! Honor Marcus!!! Praise Marcus!!!

[@edpiv2233]

Awesome video. One of the best.

[@bin4ry_d3struct0r]

Stoicism may not be about superiority, but Stoics are definitely superior. We may not be perfect. We may make mistakes just like everyone else. However, it's 1000x better to be a Stoic than people who are constantly enslaved by their "needs" and desires.

[@frankchiafari]

Thank you for this inspiring video.

[@fiddlefiver]

Love your videos

[@mitrahispana4119]

Were Marcus Aurelius and Avidius Cassius “friends”? I doubt it. Cassius was critical of Aurelius’s perceived softness. He was a general feared by his troops for cruel discipline. He had Syrian kings in his family tree. No, not friends, but wary rivals. Cassius thought he had an opportunity to take over when Aurelius “died”. When Cassius realized he hadn’t died, Cassius still didn’t back down. Aurelius pardoning Cassius’s men was merciful, certainly, but it also cornered Cassius and inspired his men to save themselves by killing Cassius and surrendering. (source: Donald Robertson’s “How to Think Like a Roman Emperor”)

[@ALLTimeGamerTroll]

Hey! I just bought «the daily stoic» book 😄 Do i start reading from todays date or do i start from january 1st?

[@SAUXER]

the daily stoic is intended to read 1 page per day you can start at today's date, but ofcourse it's your choice if you want to read the very first page of it

[@ALLTimeGamerTroll]

@@SAUXER Ok, thank you 😁

[@aaronwimberleymbamsf5776]

Great meditation to start the day=]

[@Philosophydecade2285]

Content nowadays is mindless, refreshing to see something like this..

[@BlairPittams]

I personally found we chase that very hectic existence but things get left undone. I think that's what Seneca also said

[@abhaitanwar]

Does anyone know the name of the background music used?

[@SAUXER]

Aleksey Chistilin - sweet dreams

[@stuartwells4133]

I really liked this video Ryan Holiday 👌

[@BlairPittams]

Thinking of a philosophy Multiple of life's adverse events is simple compared to one adverse event, a division in multiple of things is easier than one Focused attention

[@italiancapo7]

Ryan clearly hasn’t studied the wisdom & lives of King Solomon, Jesus or Paul. True wisdom.

[@joshsanchez9793]

I love ur vids.

[@MasteryOrder]

If you enjoy subjects about masculinity and mastery, I invite you to explore the videos I share on the Mastery Order Channel. Challenge yourself with some ideas about manhood, explore your masculine potential to the maximum and become the kind of man you would admire and look up to. We can only better ourselves together, as men among men, so I invite you to use what I share and, of course, share your own points of view so that others can benefit from them as well. All the best to you!

[@Aresama987]

Thanks i from Ethiopia

[@BlairPittams]

Started to look into stoicism It's truly Alfa male, The notion of superior and inferior concepts of mind. Not a level I function on

[@Reflexionartee]

Me encantó la reflexión de las ardillas , ellas hacen lo que está en su naturaleza 🏞️ hacer y no debemos molestarnos por eso. Lo mismo con otras personas 👤, el reto será aplicarlo a la vida diaria😮

[@jenniferbate9682]

Love the podcast but can’t take the background music! Sad!

[@itsmichaelmai]

a bit distracting i think

[@maheshnanavare1517]

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[@jamesyoung9228]

Hail Caesar! Hail Marcus Aurelius

[@seanluis2735]

Hi Ryan. I asked Google's A.I. to write a poem based on the Stoic philosophy here it is. The Stoic I am a Stoic, I stand tall and proud, I face the world with courage, I am not afraid to be loud. I am a Stoic, I am not moved by emotion, I am not swayed by opinion, I am not controlled by my ego. I am a Stoic, I am not swayed by pleasure, I am not tempted by pain, I am not ruled by my desires. I am a Stoic, I am a master of my own mind, I am the master of my own destiny, I am the master of my own fate.

[@itsmichaelmai]

(stoic amen)

[@Yashcky_]

Ryan ...one more book for you ..arthshastra by Chanakya

[@itsmichaelmai]

What is it about?

[@koltrane70]

HOW DO WE GET MEL GIBSON TO MAKE A MOVIE ABOUT MARCUS AURELIUS?

[@YoucefG01]

What the stoics and Marcus Aurelius say about fear of other people judgement. You cant answer me that you just have to ignore it because it is not the solution.

[@Seiferboi]

Marcus Aurelius is legit my 66th great grandfather. It's nice when your family has so many recorded documents to be able to piece your genealogy and trace them back that far.

[@BhanuKorremula]

If Marcus is so wisest so why did he appoint his son as his successor even though he knew he would not do a good job?

[@endcensorship874]

Nice Iron Maiden t-shirt.

[@victoriahanke5086]

Lately some guy has been in you tube talking about how lame this all is. Seriously, there always has to be some fool to bad mouth knowledge. We can all learn something , and frankly my life has become enriched by your books and vids. It’s so disappointing to see another man badmouth the books. Sad🤔🙋‍♀️♥️

[@SAUXER]

Because it's natural for them to do let them be, as Marcus Aurelius said in his Meditations “to expect a bad person not to harm others is like expecting fig trees not to secrete juice, babies not to cry, horses not to neigh the inevitable not to happen. What else could they do with that sort of character?”

[@Ellis_B]

Us Stoics don't need no therapists

[@MasteryOrder]

If you enjoy subjects about masculinity and mastery, I invite you to explore the videos I share on the Mastery Order Channel. Challenge yourself with some ideas about manhood, explore your masculine potential to the maximum and become the kind of man you would admire and look up to. We can only better ourselves together, as men among men, so I invite you to use what I share and, of course, share your own points of view so that others can benefit from them as well. All the best to you!

[@Ellis_B]

@@MasteryOrder thanks for the invite

[@MasteryOrder]

@@Ellis_B Feel free to use what I share to your benefit. All the best to you!

[@tcuisix]

Being good to people sounds like common sense to me but I guess people have low standards of ethics

[@CarolineBearoline]

I'm an Agrippa fan myself 😅 the man had skills, intelligence, as well as loyalty on the battlefield and with the public

[@pauladuncanadams1750]

So I shouldn't be angry at psychopaths?

[@itsmichaelmai]

Take the right actions and make the right decisions, but don't let them ruin your day or life

[@motivationstrength239]

🔥

[@Toobst8ker]

Could we have a better edit?

[@vincaso]

Idc about Marcus Aurelius I care about the stoic principles, I don’t ress as lot care about any of the stoic philosophers, I care about the principles that they lived by. I have no intention to idolize these human beings

[@wwehht]

What are some of the principles you've learned from Stoicism?

[@ericanthony1457]

Lol. This dude had atrocities under his watch like all the rest. Preaches that we're all of the same elements. Sounds peaceful lol.

[@williamrichards3707]

Everything this Great Military Man, Emperor, and Philosopher taught are the very things that were taught by another Amazing person. His name is Jesus Christ. Anyone else out there seeing this?! If so say Hey! Or better yet say Hallelujah!!!

[@nik2513]

Unfortunately, you are wrong. The fact is that Stoicism professes (or rather precedes) humanism in part. While Christian ethics is axiomatically anti-humanism.

[@MarkEmperor]

Hey! Praise Lord Jesus Christ! Praise Emperor Marcus Aurelius!