6 Life Changing Books on Stoicism for Beginners

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If you are reading this, then congratulations not everyone made life today. If you did than your aim is to be a better person than you were yesterday. In these difficult times, of turbulence and killer viruses many people have turned to Stoicism to seek answers on how to live a virtuous, more emotionally regulated life.

This ancient philosophy for life is still very relevant today. There are some excellent works out there from The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday, to How to Be a Stoic by Massimo Pigliucci and The Obstacle is the way also by Ryan Holiday.

Stoicism is a framework for living that holds the key to a simple, happier life, guided by virtue, rational thinking and emotional regulation. The ideal life is lived in harmony along with nature, and an attitude of calmness with the ability to let go of what we cannot control.

Founded by Zeno in Athens during 300BC, much of the works of the early stoics were lost. So, it is the Roman Stoics who have been highly influential over the centuries and still to this very day!

In this article we’ll explore the potentially life changing starter books from stoic literature…

Although the ideal book for the beginner, it is also suitable for advanced practitioners too! Aurelius was a Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher. This book of philosophical poetry was written after he had been practicing stoicism for 40 years. In essence it’s his diary and was first published in 1559 with the title To Himself. We now know it as Meditations.

Marcus was the most powerful Roman in the entire world during his 20-years-rule as emperor. But he wrote the book in Greek because that was the language of his philosophical thoughts. Several brilliant translations of Meditations exist today.

For the best translations of Marcus Aurelius’ work read…

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