The Meditations,
one letter at a time

Once a week — one passage of Marcus Aurelius with commentary. Slow, careful reading through the context of Stoic philosophy.

What's in the letters

One passage of the Meditations each week, with commentary — usually a 5-minute read.
Stoic terms, disciplines and doctrines, explained in plain language.
Context: how to read Marcus Aurelius and grasp the heart of his spiritual exercises.
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Who writes this

Ian Mezinskii

readaurelius.org

I research the texts of Marcus Aurelius and run readaurelius.org, where I'm working on a full commented reading of the Meditations — passage by passage, connecting each to the Stoic disciplines, doctrines and terms behind it. This newsletter is part of the same work.

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