The Complete Stoicism Collection

Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, Letters from a Stoic, The Enchiridion & Discourses, On the Shortness of Life, and More

De: Marcus Aurelius, Lucius Seneca, Epictetus .

Narrado por: Gregory T Luzitano

Rediscover the ancient wisdom of the Roman Stoics and discover their advice for living a happier life.

With a rich and fascinating philosophical legacy that has survived millennia, Stoicism is a profound way of thinking that offers modern listeners meaningful lessons for dealing with suffering, hardship, grief, happiness, and all aspects of the human condition.

Beautifully written with a timeless quality, these lessons are just as true now as when they were written nearly 2,000 years ago. This collection provides listeners with a glimpse into a deeply practical path to philosophy, revealing how we can benefit from the teachings of Stoicism and live happier, more tranquil lives.

Books included:

• Meditations, the illuminating personal diary and reflections of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius.
• Lessons from a Stoic, a fascinating collection of more than 120 letters ranging across all aspects of human life.
• The Enchiridion, a short and practical handbook that introduces listeners to the core Stoic attitudes and teachings.
• On the Shortness of Life, an essay that reflects on life, death, and how we can make the most of our time on Earth.
• The Golden Sayings of Epictetus, a collection of maxims and proverbs for living a better, more peaceful life
• And much more!

Perfect for any listener who is searching for a deceptively simple yet powerful approach to life, this book offers you a source of inner strength and guidance, allowing you to enrich your life and face your challenges with a renewed level of insight.

Public Domain (P)2023 Montgomery Providence Publishing

Background Teacher

I leave this audiobook playing in my headphones all day at work, and then all night when I go to bed. Rinse and repeat. The narrators voice is engaging and sounds like dialogue, as opposed to someone monotonously reading. My favorite parts were all of Seneca’s Letters, until I reached Epictetus’ Discourses: Epictetus leaves me mind blown every few paragraphs. My only complaint is that Marcus Aurelius Meditations uses archaic English, which can make it feel unrelatable and a little pretentious. For the Meditations, I just read it paperback.

All in all, this audiobook played on repeat is a good way to dye the mind with the Sage’s colors.

Rambling discourses that can feel endless at times.

Stoic thought is hard to get through, prodigious amounts of repetition that can make for a real slog. The same concepts are gone over again and again: things like the fear of death and virtuous living are described repeatedly. There is a great deal of helpful advice in here however it's surrounded by a veritable mountain of words. My favorite part was the golden sayings of Epictetus and even that was hard to get through. I still gave it four stars because it's not a terrible translation and the narrator did a good job: it's really the Stoic philosophers with their infinite rambling that will lull you to sleep. Philosophy can be boring and virtue is anything but exciting, reflecting on death has its uses though.

For all fans of meditation!

Whether you are a novice or experienced with the practice of meditation, this audiobook will be your perfect companion! 36 hours packed full of historical letters, and offering invaluable insight into the minds of Marcus Aurelius, as well as many more!

Wow, what a paradigm shift

This book series is amazing. Never before have I felt such enlightenment by such seemingly simple questions.

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Love, love, love this! Truly the best ideologies and outlooks on life. I wish more people would give stoicism a chance…

Great narration!

I really enjoyed this narrator. He was clear and easy to understand and made the text really engaging. I would definitely listen to other texts from him again! This was especially helpful on texts like this that can be more difficult to understand.

Wonderful

I echo what the other reviews have said. As an aside, withstanding physical torture is often referred to in great detail. How luxurious to consider stoicism from the comfort of the modern first world.

The Definitive Stoicism Collection

You want stoicism, here it is! All the greats for hours and hours! Nonstop stoicism!

“Complete” isn’t complete

This “complete” collection does not include every Discourse! 1.11 is one of the most fundamental, and it’s one of the ones missing.

A Decent Collection of Early Stoic Classics

This collection includes the major works thought to have contributed Stoic Philospher, beginning with The Meditations by Maruc Aurelius, On the Shortness of Life by Seneca, The Enchiridion & Discourses [Handbook] and Golden Sayings by Epictetus, and Lives of the Eminent Philosophers [Zeno, Ariston, Herillus, Dionysius, Cleanthes, Sphaerus, Chrysippus] Book VII by Diogenes Laertius. Unlike previous collections that I encountered, the first section begins with a lengthy introduction that provides some context to the work that follows (I would have appreciated a siilar effort for the others but was sadly disappointed). Some of these (Meditations and Lives) are available individually from Audible Plus catalog … also with decent narration, but having them all here in one place is pretty great. If you can tolerate the rather boring and bland style of these classics, this is an easy way to explore them.

I was given this free advance review/listener copy (ARC) audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

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