Taken from JRE #1836 w/Ryan Holiday: open.spotify.com/episode/3VbG...
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The fact that Marcus Aurelius, the most powerful man in the world could write a book that the most common Roman citizen could relate to speaks volume to his character
@JaketheJust Жыл бұрын
I mean any leader who writes about their own personal psyche will be relatable to the average Joe since everyone has a similar psyche? Is it really that surprising
@Bob-qq4is Жыл бұрын
How is he powerful
@ronweasel4733 Жыл бұрын
@@Bob-qq4is You think my psyche is similar to yours? Friend, you still have more growing to do.
@Nospoon53189 Жыл бұрын
@@Nospoon53189 I mean ya write about the stuff you go through and problems you face and I guarantee you millions of people will be able to relate. The fact that a common citizen can relate to the most powerful person in the world isn’t surprising at all they’re both human and humans have a lot of similarities psychologically due to being the same species
@Bob-qq4is Жыл бұрын
except for invading northern Europe
@hk-1290 Жыл бұрын
“You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this and you will find strength.” -Marcus Aurelius
@mr.e4381 Жыл бұрын
Very well said!
@atanasfit Жыл бұрын
I dont get it
@Mercutio1984 Жыл бұрын
@@Mercutio1984 Go ahead and read Marcus Aurelius. Then you'll very likely get it.
@diggie9598 Жыл бұрын
@@Mercutio1984 lol FFS
@darrentimms8865 Жыл бұрын
@@Mercutio1984 basically "the people that can say 'it is what it is' and carry on with what's necessary are the strongest people."
@kickassclarke Жыл бұрын
"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts." -Marcus Aurelius
@Belief_Before_Glory Жыл бұрын
What's the point of writing these quotes? The entire book is literally mindblowing in every passage.
@eh7602 Жыл бұрын
@@eh7602 Friend, seriously? You think that everyone is familiar with Stoicism or his book? The reading of quotes often leads to the reading of books. All the best!
@Belief_Before_Glory Жыл бұрын
@@Belief_Before_Glory I'm sorry friend, I guess I was a bit cranky when I wrote that comment. You are absolutely right, I was just trying to say that there are so many worthwhile quotes in Meditations that I wouldn't know which one made me the most impact.
@eh7602 Жыл бұрын
@@eh7602 No problem, friend; I understand. I've had my fair share of days where I was cranky 😊 And you're right about his book, it's a veritable treasure trove of wisdom. It's good to see that there's a revival of Stoicism lately. All the best!✨
@Belief_Before_Glory Жыл бұрын
"Find your safe space and gender pronouns" Modern Philosopher 2023
@mkf62811 ай бұрын
Imagine having having all the power one could ever want, literally anything at a the tip of your finger and he chose self control, patience and personal growth. Marcus Aurelius is truly one of a kind.
@brianhartman71358 ай бұрын
Nice quote from Michael Sugrue haha
@JosephusAurelius6 ай бұрын
Possibly the greatest human being ever lived
@McKurdi4 ай бұрын
Thank you for the comment it motivates one and puts things into perspective
@davidmontoya66724 ай бұрын
Yes, I learned from him as well. Michael Sugrue was not the only one to believe Marcus Aurelius was the only true good emperor. Remember, there are more sources that KZhead. @@JosephusAurelius
@brianhartman71354 ай бұрын
Which is what makes a man so great of course or being a former slave like Epictetus yeah loving and telling people how to live their life yeah blows me away
@bwnco4 ай бұрын
Guest "If I'm nerding out...." Joe "No, please go" And this little thing right here is what makes Joe's interviews so good.
@docholliday7226 Жыл бұрын
That’s absolutely correct. Most hosts try to keep the guest on a path they want, whereas Joe usually just lets them find the path.
@danieljohnson2005 Жыл бұрын
There's so many examples of bad interviewing techniques on KZhead where they speak over and finish the sentence of the person they are talking to. Joe just let's them nerd out which is great for us.
@British-Dragon-Simulations Жыл бұрын
@@British-Dragon-Simulations Yes I agree. I heckle on Timcast for BeanieMan to let his GUESTS talk. That is why i tune in: the guests shape the show. Joe knows this! Johnny Carson knew this.
@ironheadedDoF Жыл бұрын
@@British-Dragon-Simulations Oh i dont know if it's up to "narcissisism" and other psychological factors. I wont go that far when i can say.. it's a difference of style about "my house my show my rules" philosophy. It is a Power Play to try to finish other's sentences. Joe's Power is having looooong running podcast, doing things that achieve it. Joe entertains me. His guests entertain and engage my mind. Tim is firm-in-Boss role. I dont think it's a permanent condition and he can learn and get better.
@ironheadedDoF Жыл бұрын
@@British-Dragon-Simulations your one of those people who gets all their pschology knowlege from quara
@marcusgibson5314 Жыл бұрын
This is the kind of legacy you'd want to leave behind. Here we are, thousands of years after this man's death, adoring him further.
@seasonallyaffected9306 Жыл бұрын
Admonishing? Wrong word bro
@wadecampbell6319 Жыл бұрын
@@wadecampbell6319 fixed? And thank you
@seasonallyaffected9306 Жыл бұрын
@@wadecampbell6319 Be more helpful maybe?
@terryhalsteadgamer Жыл бұрын
@@rahatahmed6188 that's why no one will remember your name
@marcobarrueta3409 Жыл бұрын
He who has a vehement desire for posthumous fame does not consider that every one of those who remember him will themselves also die very soon; then again also they who have succeeded them, until the whole remembrance shall have been extinguished as it is transmitted through men who foolishly admire and perish.
@BrassThief Жыл бұрын
It’s a sad state of affairs that a student at 19 in a western country was not taught about Marcus Aurelius and stumbled upon one of the greatest heritage of the western civilization.
@atrichatterjee2008 Жыл бұрын
It's better to count it a blessing - everything in it's time, so to speak. To never read it at all would be a tragedy.
@ashtheviking50079 ай бұрын
Most aren’t really receptive to learning such things before that age.
@willou9019 ай бұрын
I learned about it age 33😢
@knerf9998 ай бұрын
I’m a HS teacher and my kids know their Marcus Aurelius.
@RishPanjeetJr8 ай бұрын
@@RishPanjeetJr do they like it?
@knerf9998 ай бұрын
Favourite quote of Marcus Aurelius for this generation....and oh how we need it.... ‘let men see, let them know, a real man, who lives as he was meant to live.’
@JTinchristalone Жыл бұрын
Also: "Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one."
@PrateekLala7 ай бұрын
That quote is so useless
@stevenwillard97544 ай бұрын
@@stevenwillard9754 the irony is, your comment is much more useless
@cicholasnage3 ай бұрын
Empty, pompous nonsense 😅. You coulda picked so many meaningful, applicable quotes.
@jeanfourcadeАй бұрын
I started reading stoicism in high school to help me cope with anxiety. It was the first step that led me to curing myself almost completely. It changed my mindset to the point where I hardly recognize my past self.
@kcm489 Жыл бұрын
my man!
@alexurbanchek7679 Жыл бұрын
Same. I read Stocism a long time ago, but I've internalized alot of the ideas during the Pandemic. It's a really simple set of ideas, but you need to internalize them. The ideas about 'minding your thoughts' are especially important. Much of our suffering as a species is just anxiety over the future and melancholy about the past. Just letting those things go emotionally is liberating at a level that many people really don't appreciate. That doesn't mean you ignore the future, or the past. You need to plan for the future and you need to learn from the past. But you can do that without the emotional baggage. You don't need to ruminate. I simply choose not to ruminate. That alone has done wonders for my well being.
@swordarmstudios6052 Жыл бұрын
Wow for real? Why did it do that?
@HoosierHacker Жыл бұрын
Yep it's definitely for high schoolers.
@Freiheit1232 Жыл бұрын
That’s a huge accomplishment! ✊🏻
@nicholashelton2940 Жыл бұрын
my favorite messaging of the book was him describing himself sitting in his chair, watching the business go by in the palace, where there were non-stop ass kissers, adulterers, sexual deviants all out for themselves wasting their lives away while theres this colorful and rich nature happening outside and nobody ever stops to listen to it. He was literally the smartest man in the room most of the time.
@carl5381 Жыл бұрын
Well said, Carl.
@carl3459 Жыл бұрын
Hmm
@richardsantanna5398 Жыл бұрын
Ecclesiastes 1:18
@NicoleA.C.-PhD. Жыл бұрын
Marcus Aurelius had to turn to his philosophy due too the tumultuous events of his time, two wars (Parthia and Germania) a brutal plague, and betrayal by his wife Fastina and general Avudious Cassius. Marcus is the last of five so-called good emperor of Rome.
@joethekinghawk7514 Жыл бұрын
Sexuality is natural. Its like saying you are not happy because you dont share my exact same View. And claiming you cannot see the Beauty of Nature around you. ""all out for themselves wasting their lives away"" People can say and claim the same think about anyone, even Marcus. Your logic is flawed.
@your-username-here2308 Жыл бұрын
Ryan's excitement of his discovery of Marcus is more inspiring than Marcus himself. When we discover a way to be enlightened to spur us on in this life is wonderful and I'm glad I see that in Ryan.
@WifeMomGym Жыл бұрын
He inspired me to study the life of anxient stoics..
@ericricky80811 ай бұрын
I have had 'The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius' in my library for many,many years. Found it at my public library at age 17 and took the bus into town each time I had to renew my taking it out. He was the perfect example of a man, strong and deeply spiritual. A true treasure to us all. It was years before I found another in Viktor Frankle. He too, took my heart and mind to places I never new existed. All teens should have these two men's books in their summer reading program.
@darlenepassons727 ай бұрын
“Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.” - Marcus Aurelius. I strongly recommend reading the whole book!
@abulkosim Жыл бұрын
Very similar to Buddhist teachings. Fascinating . . . .
@chadsknnr Жыл бұрын
What's the book called?
@chrisrolnaldo1221 Жыл бұрын
@@chrisrolnaldo1221 He is probably referring to "Meditations", as is the guest . . . .
@chadsknnr Жыл бұрын
@@chadsknnr just making sure I got the right book title! Appreciate it
@chrisrolnaldo1221 Жыл бұрын
Any specific edition/translation that is recommended?
@harambe8372 Жыл бұрын
So happy to see stoicism get some publicity. The world would be a better place if more people read philosophy.
@samuelrobertson2903 Жыл бұрын
Read every philosopher from Ancient Greece, The psilosopher that created the Stoic school of thought is Epictitus. Its so sad that very phew people besides the Greeks , speak or understand greek because there are so many thing lost in translation.This applys to everything that is translated from its mother language to another.
@makiska8440 Жыл бұрын
Elon Musk is markis and his son is Comedus
@osmosisjones4912 Жыл бұрын
@@makiska8440 I mean, Romans recognized greece as pinicle of philosophy, so we have a lot of work from them.
@runek100 Жыл бұрын
100% concur. 🪁 Psychology equals philosophy. If you can understand the concepts of the greats and what was in their depths of their soul, I believe ALL psychologist would be out of business. 🤡. Teach your children with compassion.🪁 Compassion… Passion..Passionate.. powerful words 🪁 Teach them very young I’m talking between the ages of one and four, to be kind first and then be clever.🪁
@ZYX84 Жыл бұрын
Epictetus was the original....
@chrisasterion5050 Жыл бұрын
"Most great men are terrible fathers" Couldnt agree more
@ritakilicci4897 Жыл бұрын
True. I've seen mother's kill there kids. No difference.
@juliobarrios2520 Жыл бұрын
@@juliobarrios2520come on man we heard more man kill more women and children
@boopoo4317 Жыл бұрын
@@boopoo4317 True. Both sides kill. Never bias.
@juliobarrios2520 Жыл бұрын
Most regular woman are horrible mothers.
@owefay1 Жыл бұрын
I would like but. I want the 69 to last as long as it may
@GabrielXander Жыл бұрын
When I worked a 12 hr graveyard shift in a factory doing equipment maintenance id listen to meditations audiobook. I would listen to it twice each night.
@fudomyoo9762 Жыл бұрын
Aurelius is one of the most legendary men ever to exist.
@michaeljamespitt8728 Жыл бұрын
And he never cared to be famous or have his journal read.
@virgnthermostat5928 Жыл бұрын
Always praising the greeks but not their neighbours who contributed alot of good things also. The
@theoneabove14 Жыл бұрын
Joey Diaz >
@bloatedsodium7301 Жыл бұрын
So, he was maybe one of the first sigma males?
@runek100 Жыл бұрын
*Rogan
@KL1ST1ER Жыл бұрын
"I think they're busy", is the most honest, and probably correct, answer he could have given.
@daveknight3940 Жыл бұрын
Still doesn't explain a psychopathic child.
@MusixPro4u Жыл бұрын
it makes a lot of sense.
@wajihbec1087 Жыл бұрын
Maybe if they made time to be better fathers they wouldn't have had to of been so busy in the first place. A child isn't just something that you make and then you're done with it. A child is your legacy, not your "work". It's why Gandhi and Churchill are remembered as being of their time, while Trump's name has been living on throughout over a century, and will continue to with Trump Jr.
@bud389 Жыл бұрын
Agreed. For me, Elon Musk immediately came to mind. If Musk works even half as much as he claims, I don't see how he has time for fathering his many children with multiple women. I guess we'll see how they turn out.
@veraf7315 Жыл бұрын
@@bud389 interesting view
@okaywhat11 Жыл бұрын
so fascinating how these ideas formed so long ago stay so relevant to modern times..
@AwokenEntertainment Жыл бұрын
The human's mind and emotion set, of course it applies
@Intellistan Жыл бұрын
@@Intellistan true but there’s def a shift in conscious for 90 percent of people
@lildckgrl666 Жыл бұрын
Being modern doesn’t make it better. This is relevant today because it’s Truth. I’m he ancient Roman’s were once “modern” people. 1,000 years from now, we will be ancient people.
@shawngibson7514 Жыл бұрын
Same is true with the bible
@augustusbus5344 Жыл бұрын
@@augustusbus5344 no
@stevenlang9849 Жыл бұрын
“Why are most great men not great fathers?” The greatest men among us are the greatest fathers. Men, forget about all of the things this world wants you to chase and instead teach your children to work-hard, respect others, love their family, and serve their communities. That’s the greatest thing we can do as dads.
@arsenalarsenalCOYG Жыл бұрын
I fully agree. Fathers have a bigger impact that people do not seem to understand. Without a father, the way you are, behavior, respect, gratitude, and showing matters is very different. When your father passes away, you will fully realize how important they were in your life. Respect your father, and thank god everyday that your father is there with you.
@thomascalderon598 Жыл бұрын
nayim from the halfway line
@timtrek Жыл бұрын
work smart, not hard
@dys1525 Жыл бұрын
@@dys1525 work smart, and hard.
@SpookDraku Жыл бұрын
We must be willing to admit those truths we deny ourselves in order to become those fathers we want for our children. The person we lie to the most is usually ourselves. We know what we need to do. I’m glad more people are waking up to being humble and honest with themselves and the people around them, no matter how society is trying to shape them.
@SpookDraku Жыл бұрын
Marcus Aurelius does sound modern. His ideas are modern. He was definitely a guy that was very present and understood reality on a different level than a lot of people. Can’t recommend reading meditations enough. “Don’t argue over what it means to be a good man. Just be one”
@stephengehly2319 Жыл бұрын
They were modern, we use their civil law till today. They had slaves yeah, but we have everything pretty much the same. Contracts, obligations, divorce. The list go on and on.
@runek100 Жыл бұрын
They’re not modern. They’re ancient, even more so than Marcus Aurelius himself. He speaks to the human experience that is constant across epochs.
@uncleted9362 Жыл бұрын
sorry, saying his ideas are modern is trash. the world of people in his age was nothing like ours or of the modern age. there was no industrialization, there was no idea of authenticity or individualism, there were no social media. no electricity etc. his life was completely different to ours.
@olfrud Жыл бұрын
@@olfrud What? My man, people 2000 years ago were not _that_ different than people of today. Technology and industrialization changed a lot about society but not in the way you're describing. It hasn't been long enough. It seems to me your sense of time, from the standpoint of history and culture, is off.
@mamaharumi Жыл бұрын
@@mamaharumi thinking the same as you
@FrenchCanadianGuy Жыл бұрын
I named my son Marcus after Marcus Aurelius. I could've gone with a Spanish/Portuguese name had I consulted our heritage and roots. Yet I was so inspired by Marcus' literary work that I felt it would permeate my sons thinking once he grew up to also read his work. My son is 17 and I couldn't be any prouder of his stoic approach to life.
@CourageousMind247 Жыл бұрын
Marcus' Aurelius ancestry originally came from Spain (paternal grandfather was a Senator from a Spanish province - marrying into Roman nobility) so there is that link.
@redsnflr Жыл бұрын
@@redsnflr that is a great piece of history I did not know! Thank you for sharing that with me.
@CourageousMind247 Жыл бұрын
@@CourageousMind247 Marcus is quite common in Spain in some provinces who are not into the Castillan variant Marcos, so it will look nice Marcus Padilla, btw yes, Marcus as some others emperors were from noble families from Iberia, actually Iberia was one of the most important and influential regions of the Empire.
@2011wdb Жыл бұрын
Guess what my name is, too. And I'm just an average Welsh man in Wales.
@MarcusT86 Жыл бұрын
@Bon Goaie way off topic, sir. 👎 gtfoh
@CourageousMind247 Жыл бұрын
"My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions and loyal servant to the TRUE emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife. And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next."
@calvinsuu1949 Жыл бұрын
😎
@masterofnone1481 Жыл бұрын
🥶
@TheOneAndOnly797 ай бұрын
I could listen to Ryan all day long. Thank you for this wonderful interview, so interesting.
@emmafowler2290 Жыл бұрын
2:04 “It feels so… current and modern… the way he writes.” *pause* “it does depend on the translation” 😂😂😂
@RICHARDGRANNON Жыл бұрын
📩
@Sindywilliam Жыл бұрын
Yeah bit of a "special moment" for our beloved Joe there 😂
@prnoiawegf55 Жыл бұрын
lmfao
@mamaharumi Жыл бұрын
Yeah, Ryan did so well to not drop him in that! No ego there, ha ha. He definitely walks the walk!
@waynerichardson1051 Жыл бұрын
Yeah we all saw that coming...
@johnb.7874 Жыл бұрын
Marcus Aurelius Meditations ended my depression that lasted for years. Since that day I recommend it to all my loved ones who are going through bad times.
@alessandrocwilliam Жыл бұрын
where is that meditation?
@oranges557 Жыл бұрын
@@oranges557 Meditations* is the name of MA's journals that have been collected and assembled into a book. It's not a single meditation.
@jaykwonzzz Жыл бұрын
Finding Stoicism generally did that for me.
@jaykwonzzz Жыл бұрын
You needed Jesus fuq what a man said. Go get God
@LEllis-ui3lx Жыл бұрын
Same… my fear of death was disruptive and has since dissipated
@devinrogers6676 Жыл бұрын
I am also a college student, 19, who read Meditations for the first time in my apartment! I hope to follow in Ryan’s footsteps and spread this beautiful philosophy as best I can.
@jazzman25165 ай бұрын
I love the fact that a scholar is wearing an Iron Maiden shirt under his jacket.
@cotybowman8825 Жыл бұрын
I'm Italian and they made me read and translate (parts of) Meditations in high school (classical studies kind of school). Well, back then I didn't find it as great as I was told it would be. But I picked it up again later in life and I was amazed. So I realized that you have to be kinda ready, well disposed to the depth of thought you're going to be through. In other words, there's a time in your life where you're more inclined to it. I was not ready at 17 while I was instead at 35. Because in the time between the two readings a lot had happened in my life that had vastly broadened my comprehension of the world and the layers and nuances that make it up.
@GiampietroDiSanto Жыл бұрын
Hi, I can really relate to that. You have vastly different ability to understand things like this when you have life experiences behind you. I have to read this now. Ciao!
@Adamski727 Жыл бұрын
One bad thing about literature in school is not reading the whole book from cover to cover and then beginning to write essays about the book. In my school the students were told to read a chapter and then we'd have to write about it and stuff. Luckily I already read the book like a year before so I digested it the way the writer wanted. Books are meant to be read from cover to cover first in my opinion (especially with fiction) and that seems to be what didn't happen with you, you read and translated parts of it but not reading it first. Luckily you went back to it and read it how it should be read.
@dabtican4953 Жыл бұрын
@@dabtican4953 I'll give you some context. In my kind of school, when they made us translate Marcus Aurelius the intent was just linguistic: it was a technical translation exercise from classical Greek into Italian. Since a great part of original, available sources in Greek are philosophers, it often happened to deal with Aristotle, Plato and so on. Same thing with historians: I had to translate a great deal of Xenophon or Plutarch (way easier to translate than philosophers). They very seldom gave us poets or tragedians like Aeschylus or Sophocles (too hard to translate for unexperienced students). So the purpose was just to see the grammar we were taught about put into practice. At the same time though, we had philosophy and history lessons that gave us the philosophical context of those excerpts, the general thought landscape and actual historical events that made up the environment the texts we were translating were written into. Still, when you're a teenager you find it hard to really appreciate what you're reading sometimes, you simply don't have the tools to really understand some human dynamics only life and time can give you. In other words: are there 17-year-old students who really understand and appreciate Dostoevskij, for example? Very few 😀😉
@GiampietroDiSanto Жыл бұрын
@@Adamski727 Yes, you definitely have to 🙂
@GiampietroDiSanto Жыл бұрын
@@GiampietroDiSanto Ah I did my Spanish speaking test about Crime and Punishment, my Spanish teacher also read it and liked it, probably why Spanish is the only subject I got an A* in. That's the only Dostoyevsky book I've read though. And that's good at least the philosophy and history lessons gave an insight
@dabtican4953 Жыл бұрын
Another theory could be that since his first 7 children died, he most likely over protected and spoiled the only one that actually had survived. In his mind he probably thought he would not make it either, so why not give him the best time alive before he goes away like the others. Truly heartbreaking
@madarovidius1775 Жыл бұрын
Yah but I like the answer he gave, most great men are too busy tending to their own posterity and greatness to be great fathers.
@joebaxter6895 Жыл бұрын
@@joebaxter6895 I loved that response because it was probably true
@scott8588 Жыл бұрын
I thought you meant heartbreaking because Joaquin Phoenix ended up killing him, then I remembered that part of the film wasn't true at all, he died of measles probably.
@Wyzzkyd Жыл бұрын
@@Wyzzkyd and when Marcus died he was not sad. He was relieved. For nineteen years he was Emperor, and he could do any evil he wanted but he never gave into temptation. When he died, he died happy knowing he does not have to resist temptation anymore and he can finally rest.
@hatemongerofthetoxicbrood6561 Жыл бұрын
Maybe his wife turned his son bitter towards his father for being absent in their life.
@ebecerra85 Жыл бұрын
Woooooow I wasn't expecting this podcast, Ryan have been one of my favorite persons I like to listen to since he knows how to explain the philosophy that has a big impact on my life, and I always wanted him to do it on bigger platforms, being a guest on the biggest and most powerful podcast in the world really makes happy, Keep going Ryan 👏🏽👏🏽.
@abderrahmaneelanizi5880 Жыл бұрын
Does he have a platform I follow him back, I need to drink into his knowledge.
@tomtommiest2 ай бұрын
I see why ppl get into Rogan.. I came across this episode researching Roman history and in specific Marcus Aurelius and stumbled upon this vid. Love the array of interesting topics and historical figures and event you talk about on the show. Awesome shit man!
@RenoTahoeTee Жыл бұрын
I was going through a shitty time. Both events and mental stuff. I picked up Meditations, a good translation, and read. I cannot describe how much it changed my life, for the better. It built in me an inner fortress, and handed me the keys, telling me nothing could breach it unless I let someone or something do it. I can not recommend it more. Thanks Marcus. I will carry your words with me as long as I live.
@steveurquell3031 Жыл бұрын
Really? Tell me me more... I might give it a look
@cody9419 Жыл бұрын
Yea e too! which translation did you read?
@DigitalPistonOfficial Жыл бұрын
@@cody9419 I came to it with not many expectations except knowing it was regarded as a "classic", and that I might have to put effort into reading it since it might be written in an old type of style. But once I started reading it, it just felt so fresh and modern, I kinda got sucked in. Parts of it were difficult and challenging. Some parts are slightly abstract ancient philosophy, but I worked my way around it by pondering them and searching meaning as metaphors. But the most difficult was when it meditates on how short life is and how soon everyone will be forgotten, and how tiny we all are. But in the end I came out with such a will to live for each second, and more than that: to live and carry myself with *virtue*. To just be a good person, do my part, and then let whatever come my way. It also gave me such a power to free myself of other people's opinions, and painful thoughts. One thing, that he got from Epictetus, always stays with me: "It is not things that upset us, but our judgements about those things". Can you imagine more empowering words to make bad memories f--- off? These hurtful memories have no more power over you than you give them. Sorry for the long text, I'm sure it was a bit more than you asked for.
@steveurquell3031 Жыл бұрын
@@DigitalPistonOfficial I actually read a translation that wasn't English, but fortunately one that was very skilled AND not pretentiously "archaic/poetic" (Like "art thou" type stuff with unusual syntax). It was just straight forward and natural, which let me come so up close and personal with Marcus and his mind... I bought several of Holiday's books though, and loved them, like "Lives of the Stoics" and Daily Stoic, and saw his recommendation of Hays, so I got that for my English version :)
@steveurquell3031 Жыл бұрын
welcome to stoicism :) if youre doing it right, even a violent death and loss of all you have, or even being thrown into hell itself .. cant hurt you
@markhill3858 Жыл бұрын
The amount of excitement when Ryan talks about his craft is amazing!
@gabriel_augustob Жыл бұрын
1 Gabriel Augusto Fuk what you saying it here 😠 kzhead.info/sun/a96rlreDbaKko4k/bejne.html Felicidades, es un buen ejemplo. 😠 5:25 Se deja ver que hay muy buenos resultados 😠😠 Saludos desde la Cd.. de world 🌹😉💖 los mortales abian apreciado tan hermosa mujer
@mohamedtrevino8709 Жыл бұрын
got excited seeing him in the thumbnail
@alexurbanchek7679 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, he is not so stoic about it.
@le_maxarus Жыл бұрын
eh it's kind of annoying, like he's trying to sell us what he's talking about. just say it and let what you say hold it's own merit.
@akjohnny5997 Жыл бұрын
@@akjohnny5997 I wouldn't look at it that way. I think he's passionate, and that comes off as "I believe it, so you should too". I feel like his major goal is letting people know about this philosophy so it can carry on into the future and last another 2,000 years.
@mattdad8429 Жыл бұрын
... my dear grand father had this book... we never had a chance to talk about it... so glad it is being talked about now!!
@margoyoder5657 Жыл бұрын
Marcus was probably the most honest ruler with that amount of power...in human history.
@joeybashaw4533 Жыл бұрын
I remember a quote from Marcus Aurelius that really hit me deep. I'm paraphrasing but it's something like "all men die, but not all men die whining".
@f4veryone Жыл бұрын
Don't argue what it is to be a man, be one
@joseureste8257 Жыл бұрын
he was such a alpha male
@runek100 Жыл бұрын
Pretty sure that's an Epictetus quote. "I must die, but must I die bawling?" is how it's translated in the version I have.
@mworkman3375 Жыл бұрын
@@mworkman3375 @M Workman33 That's a good possibility. Their philosophy is so similar though their backgrounds are from completely opposite side to each other. Like Michael Sugrue so well put it, " Even though Epictetus was a slave and Marcus Aurelius was an emperor, if they would've met they would've had a mutual respect to each other because they both understood that key to life is to have an orderly soul ".
@f4veryone Жыл бұрын
@@mworkman3375 Again paraphrasing of course.
@f4veryone Жыл бұрын
Yes! Ryan Holiday's "The Obstacle is The Way" changed my mindset. Three years ago, everything changed for me in my 40s. My life has improved 1000x. I went from a nihilistic slacker to a proactive entrepreneur; from an unemployed drunk to a successful business owner. It is all about changing your perception and applying it to your life.
@trannongoble7722 Жыл бұрын
@Stringfellow Hawk it's not "luck", it's taking action to change yourself.
@jsquared1013 Жыл бұрын
Hey, man, thats great. Do you have any advice for the youngsters trying to improve?
@arturonavarropovedano2396 Жыл бұрын
@@arturonavarropovedano2396 One thing that helped me was to see everything as a challenge to me to do my best. Simple, I know, but I realized that if I broke things down in increments and challenged myself to do those things, it started getting better. For example, the day I decided to take action I had a pile of dishes in the sink. I dreaded doing them. My dishwasher was broken and I was lazy. So, that day I decided to do it. I separated the plates, bowls, cups, and silverware into groups. I filled the sinks and I started challenging myself to get the bowls as clean as possible and then move on. Just that tiny accomplishment started everything. Silly as it might sound.
@trannongoble7722 Жыл бұрын
What business did you start?
@dbolt007 Жыл бұрын
@@dbolt007 The community newspaper in the town I live in now went defunct and the community wanted it again due to the fact that we are a tourist attraction, so I started a new one. I have years of experience in that area and had just been working a normal job until this happened. I think my choices put me in the right place at the right time.
@trannongoble7722 Жыл бұрын
I can randomly click on a JRE clip and - accidentally - it is almost invariably more interesting, valuable, captivating than ANYTHING I have watched on purpose in corporate media. Will never stop watching. Thank you JR.
@e.daniels59712 ай бұрын
The quality of Joe's guests and interviews is mind blowing. These shows make make a mockery of mainstream media.
@kobalt772 ай бұрын
The teachings of Marcus Aurelius should be taught in schools. I wish I had been exposed to his writings and those of the other philosophers.
@owenboarman5259 Жыл бұрын
They want workers and ppl to buy stuff. To keep the "machine" going. They don't want free thinkers
@x6da9crain Жыл бұрын
What other philosophers....put me on some
@WICKEDVALLEY956 Жыл бұрын
It’s taught in colleges
@philosophia9927 Жыл бұрын
It used to be taught in high school not So Much Anymore
@blaqlabspodcast5816 Жыл бұрын
Okay cool idgaf let me know names
@WICKEDVALLEY956 Жыл бұрын
As someone who studies history I find it absolutely mind blowing that we, in the 21st century, can read the inner thoughts of a man who was Roman Emperor. I really think this makes 'Meditations' one of the most important and fascinating documents in history. That it gives an insight into the mind of the most powerful man in one of history's most powerful empires, in a time so distant, is truly amazing.
@lukecahill557 Жыл бұрын
I agree as a history major, it’s insane how we are lucky to me living in a time with so much access to things around the world which happened throughout centuries and civilizations
@johnshea7964 Жыл бұрын
I love that. I read the book 3 times. Its just so amazing that we can see a situation thats 2000 years ago by a great mind. Its soo far apart. Almost feels like teleportation to their realm. I wish there more of these types of books and notes
@beastmasterbg Жыл бұрын
Mind control exposed! kzhead.info/sun/h5qjoaynbWqEd5E/bejne.html
@brownflat8837 Жыл бұрын
You can thank the Arab kings, Turkish sultans and the moors for translating Latin and Greek to the modern tongue of the day when they ruled over most of North Africa, europe was and all the way to turkey, they had access to all the ancient Greek text in the the great Alexandria library especially great works like the illiad and the odyssey, Aristotle and platos works etc imagine if those got lost to time.. alot did though when the great Alexandria library was burned down.. We lost alot of human knowledge like how the pyramids were officially built in those text that burned and are lost to time now
@MoejiiOsmanTV Жыл бұрын
Its crazy too because Marcus Aurelius never wanted these to be shared, he wanted them burned after he passed away.
@blameyourlag9455 Жыл бұрын
Marcus has changed my life. The most powerful man has such self awareness and acts that way with moments of crisis. I need to become this
@jowill2308 ай бұрын
Very awesome interview. Thank you. I have yet to read this work but definitely adding it to my list. It's mind-boggling that something writtem nearly 2000 years ago can still be understood and enlightening with the proper translation.
@InnaVitamina777 Жыл бұрын
Joe "Aurelius's writing reads like something recent" Ryan "That's because you read a recent translation" Joe "ooooooohhhhhh."
@jopo7996 Жыл бұрын
I facepalmed at that.. Joe is such a dummy sometimes.. did he think he wrote in modern English 2,000 years ago? Lol..wtf..
@Sigrafix Жыл бұрын
He might mean his ideas, but with stoned joe you never know.
@runek100 Жыл бұрын
Haha. I thought that as well. Was definitely scratching my head on that one.
@johnkramer565 Жыл бұрын
Lol, I don’t think Joe is normally as dumb as he was in that moment. It seems like he really thought he was reading the words exactly as written by Marcus Aurelius.
@adambeardsley371 Жыл бұрын
That was a truly enthralling conversation ... I live in northern Italy, love Rome and Roman history, but knew very little of this ... I am now inspired to look for a translation of Marcus Aurelius's work
@michellepedretti8792 Жыл бұрын
Also check out senecas work
@jp1463 Жыл бұрын
Meditations. A timeless book all people should read for themselves.
@AJSTOIC Жыл бұрын
Visit his bronze statue for me!
@manzero134gd Жыл бұрын
I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this. Thank you kindly for having such great interviewing skills, Joe.
@alexfournier7657 Жыл бұрын
I'm not sure Joe reads this.
@lukogibbz3672 Жыл бұрын
@@lukogibbz3672 he probably doesn't but I'm still expressing gratitude.
@alexfournier7657 Жыл бұрын
Amazed to see Ryan on JRE! The guy has done a brilliant work in popularizing Stoicism for the modern society.
@Shikhar_ Жыл бұрын
It's good to see people with such different political views get along
@slee2695 Жыл бұрын
I think his books suck, but he has given the original works on stoicism a lot of publicity.
@rjlicano Жыл бұрын
💯
@VaynerSpeakers Жыл бұрын
This guys passion to this subject makes it 100x more interesting.
@user-ji5qn1be1d Жыл бұрын
I recommend Marcus Aurelius Meditations to nearly everyone. It's powerful stuff. Changed my life in good ways and I still learn from it.
@TheFlutecart Жыл бұрын
@@Endgame707 ...He was Emperor of Rome. Second Century AD. One of the 5 "good" Emperors. Picked for the role not born to it. Still, he was Roman, not from Spain.
@TheFlutecart Жыл бұрын
I stumbled on Meditations as an adult and it really changed the way I looked at myself and most importantly, life. I have not looked back!!
@cameronmitchell95618 ай бұрын
"If I'm nerding out, you can..." No, please, continue. I love seeing people who are passionate about their hobbies.
@metaphase- Жыл бұрын
“Nothing happens to anybody which he is not fitted by nature to bear.” - my favorite quote from MA
@liam9367 Жыл бұрын
Tell that to the inhabitants of Pompeii lol. Or the Dinosaurs or, or…. Etc. etc.
@jgreezy1484 Жыл бұрын
Reminds me of a Quran Verse. Allah does not burden a soul beyond that it can bear” (2:286)
@hichta1330 Жыл бұрын
God gives you what you can handle
@billelliott3507 Жыл бұрын
@@jgreezy1484 Death is something we all bear too.
@ianpcon3630 Жыл бұрын
stolen & recycled from the Bible
@Piface2099 Жыл бұрын
Never seen someone know so much and so little about Rome at the same time
@CLDLL-yr8df Жыл бұрын
I know right?😂
@passiveaggressiveflamingo6851 Жыл бұрын
Care to explain? I'm not criticizing, just curious.
@markguyver1211 Жыл бұрын
@@markguyver1211 There were previously co emperors/2 rulers of Rome and also there was loosely plumbing / toilets
@Crb53 Жыл бұрын
@@markguyver1211 That was so considerate of you to be sure the other person doesn’t think you’re being critical. It’s so small but can really affect people. I’m going to do the same, thank you for the reminder to be aware! I’m kind of a jerk but I’m working on it, so thanks again!
@passiveaggressiveflamingo6851 Жыл бұрын
To further illustrate this, one of the greatest playwrights in history Aeschylus on his death, his epitaph commemorates his participation in the Greek victory at Marathon while making no mention of his success as a playwright. These guys were warriors and athletes first.
@Cleisthenes607 Жыл бұрын
A large part of that is because he died at Marathon during the battle.
@FellsApprentice8 ай бұрын
@@FellsApprentice He did not die at Marathon, that is wrong. He died in Sicily decades later.
@Cleisthenes6078 ай бұрын
@@FellsApprenticehis brother died at Marathon
@joek6005 ай бұрын
I was 19 when i read meditations as well… It was surreal this was the most powerful man to exist at the time and i get to relate to his inner thoughts. The jailhouse that is the human conscious has not evolved, but only grown to light over time.
@freddysaade1651 Жыл бұрын
kzhead.info/sun/gdGsnt2De2Z9Zmw/bejne.html is finally here
@osmosisjones4912 Жыл бұрын
@Neutral Is the dialogue in the review section? Or in the book?
@TheCho22 Жыл бұрын
My day starts out with my daily stoic by Ryan. It is one of my life long regrets that stoicism wasn't taught in my schooling. This should change for the education of today.
@rickmave7607 Жыл бұрын
I do the same and agree 💯 that we should teach this in schools! Wish I had this teaching growing up.
@akdreaming Жыл бұрын
If you aren't homeschooling your children today, they won't have much of a tomorrow.
@climbtheskyspine5748 Жыл бұрын
Human after all. Marcus, Joe and Ryan share a kindred spirit of wonder. Respect to anyone who keeps the conversation of life going. Freedom to speak (right or wrong) is an invaluable asset.
@cameronmcguire1599 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for a thought provoking presentation. "Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking." - Marcus Aurelius
@Lifequotesfountain5 ай бұрын
Marcus Aurelius’ writing helped save my life, thank you for talking about this
@lilyhempt515 Жыл бұрын
Really? How so? I might look at it....
@cody9419 Жыл бұрын
Can we appreciate how appropriate an Iron Maiden tee is for a history buff?
@billbyrd5198 Жыл бұрын
📥👆
@Sindywilliam Жыл бұрын
Iron maiden? Excellent!
@Steno3168 ай бұрын
Well done joe. Not just this episode, but all that you do on your show. You question the norm and stand firm in your convictions. Thank you for putting yourself in jeopardy and in question to open a channel of free thinking for the general public. Let me know if I may help in any way. I am not publicly known, yet I would be a valuable friend if you choose to see me
@christopheroliver6339 Жыл бұрын
Did he choose you???
@Bliccyriccy036 ай бұрын
It was Richard Harris who played as Marcus Aurelius. Famous Irish actor who played as Oliver Cromwell and the would-be King of Ireland. His son, Jared Harris, would follow in his footsteps and would be one of the greatest actors I have ever seen on the screen.
@titus6452 Жыл бұрын
Stoicism Rules! -Amor Fati = Love of Faith -Momento Mori = Remember you have to die -Premeditatio Malorum = Negative Visualization -Power of Logic vs Emotions! "It's not what happens to you but how you react to it that matters"
@aronescalera851 Жыл бұрын
Why are there so many spam bots here ffs ???
@Alberts_Stuff Жыл бұрын
Premeditatio Malorum - Negative visualisation
@alexmuircroft7191 Жыл бұрын
I'm 17 years old.... I started living with stoic doctrines 7 months ago... I'm now iving a smoothly flowing life.
@jimviotv611 Жыл бұрын
Couldn't help but crack up about Joe's assumption that whichever translation he read is exactly how Marcus Aurelius wrote meditations
@makwenkwesaul16377 ай бұрын
That was a great final line… hilarious. Excellent content!
@TheHomesTeam Жыл бұрын
When I was a young boy an uncle gave me the nickname Marcus Aurelius. Little did I know the impact his writings would have on me 4 decades (and some change) later in life. Now I need to find a copy of the earlier translations so I can experience his philosophy all over again. Stoicism is the antidote for self deprecating nihilism, and victim ideology.
@animoetprudentia2865 Жыл бұрын
Honestly I would recommend "Meditations: A New Translation" by Robin Waterfield. It's the most modern, and most researched translation of Marcus's writing to date.
@DrGetgood Жыл бұрын
Yes, a philosophy that teaches one to murder your rivals and that suicide is useful is the bomb!
@Bollibompa Жыл бұрын
@@Bollibompa it reaally is useful, honestly. A big component of stoicism is facing the world with the most realistic view possible. Sometimes that involves the need for you to crush your enemy totally. Otherwise they will crush you.
@DrGetgood Жыл бұрын
@@DrGetgood No, compassion and understanding is the key. You are craving wanton aggression and caveman, tribal behavior.
@Bollibompa Жыл бұрын
@@Bollibompa that’s not stoicism guy
@diegoledezma4045 Жыл бұрын
Marcus Aurelius was such a baller. I mean philosophers from acient rome were so much ahead of time. Take for example civil law, we basically use it with few difference till today, it is crazy. I just had huge exam from roman civil law and I was just amazed.
@runek100 Жыл бұрын
Epictetus was the original....
@chrisasterion5050 Жыл бұрын
@@chrisasterion5050 it doesn't change the fact he was baller tho
@runek100 Жыл бұрын
All there ideas are rediscovered ideas from civilisations that were destroyed and forgotten. We have been more advanced than we are now, this is something people are not willing to accept yet.
@Dedicated_.1 Жыл бұрын
@@chrisasterion5050 True. Based on their translated writings, I respect them both . . . .
@chadsknnr Жыл бұрын
I dont know if they were ahead of their time so much as what they wrote is timeless. Universally human. They just wrote eloquently about the human condition. Are brains dont evolve enough in 2000 years to be that different. Our external environment may be different but the synapses fire the same way.
@joebaxter6895 Жыл бұрын
I read the first book/chapter of Meditations, and I fell in love with it immediately.
@infamouscha Жыл бұрын
"It doesn't look like Queen Elizabeth's kids turned out that great." Sick burn. 🤣🤣🤣
@lyndsieannette957 Жыл бұрын
was he talking about The one who just died?
@fragileplane80622 ай бұрын
Really like Ryan’s work - just wanted to correct a few historical inaccuracies: firstly rich people definitely did have toilets in Ancient Rome. Secondly, Ryan refers to ‘the five good emperors’ stating that they were the only good emperors in Roman history. Whilst these Emperors are undoubtedly amongst the best, the undisputed ‘best’ was Augustus, the first Emperor, with others such as Diocletian or Aurelian having a look in as well. Finally, when Ryan states that co-emperors hadn’t happened before or since, this is just plain wrong, Diocletian introduced the Tetrachy, a system where there were 4 Emperors all ruling at the same time, and there are multiples examples, especially in later Roman history, of multiple emperors ruling at the same time. The senior Emperor would be take the title Augustus whilst the junior partner would take the title of Caesar. Really appreciate Ryan’s work and I’m sure he mostly misspoke on these points but wanted to clarify regardless. For anyone interested, Mike Duncan’s History of Rome Podcast is an awesome overview of Roman history.
@ProtectedByJah1 Жыл бұрын
Claudius should be in that list in my opinion.
@Vargre Жыл бұрын
All very good points!
@varengo1838 Жыл бұрын
You didn’t have to be rich to have a toilet, they had public bath houses with toilets and running water that washed the shit out of the city
@fabricatorgeneralcaz534 Жыл бұрын
Ahhh glad someone said it 😅
@DNKitty Жыл бұрын
Mike Duncan is amazing.
@DNKitty Жыл бұрын
‘Nothing happens to any man which he is not formed by nature to bear’ my favourite from meditations, any time I think things feel like they are getting too difficult to overcome that passage enters my head, and my energy is renewed.
@samjl4 Жыл бұрын
I dont trust anyone who says favourite. I prefer favorite. AND COLOR NOT COLOUR AND CHECK NOT CHEQUE
@bobbyboucher1936 Жыл бұрын
@@bobbyboucher1936 mate not everyone lives in America land
@SleepyCSGO Жыл бұрын
11:14 I think this is why joe is such a good interviewer, he lets people be themselves when they’re on his podcast they don’t have to fake in front of him because he won’t judge
@javierm3998 Жыл бұрын
That is hands-down the best end of a clip I've ever heard.
@chrischoiniere1406 Жыл бұрын
The Stoics are badass. Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius. Powerful writings.
@rupturedaorta Жыл бұрын
1 Metal-Thrashing-Mad Fuk what you saying it here 😠 kzhead.info/sun/a96rlreDbaKko4k/bejne.html Felicidades, es un buen ejemplo. 😠 5:25 Se deja ver que hay muy buenos resultados 😠😠 Saludos desde la Cd.. de world 🌹😉💖 los mortales abian apreciado tan hermosa mujer
@kristycampbell5986 Жыл бұрын
Try diogenes
@rabbychan Жыл бұрын
@@rabbychan Or Proclus.
@yossarian1633 Жыл бұрын
Oh, Imagine your diary being published 2000 years later and it's used in teaching. "I tried to hold a fart in the store today, rushed out of the automatic doors; cheeks clenched... but disasters befell me, sweet diary... it was no fart that left me."
@ScoundrelSFB Жыл бұрын
Lmao
@dankvader5060 Жыл бұрын
Lol are you relaying something from your own diary? It’s brilliant.
@andrewcanady6644 Жыл бұрын
I love Ryan’s passion/Nerding out of stoicism and Marcus Aurelius
@jessemayra Жыл бұрын
I don't know if its been mentioned in a previous comment, but when Joe and Ryan were talking about the movie "Gladiator", and I heard Joe mention that the role of Marcus Aurelius was played by Peter O'Toole. It was, in fact Richard Harris who played Aurelius, while Peter O'Toole played the Trojan King Priam in the movie "Troy".
@Scorehound8 ай бұрын
1. Richard Harris, the actor that recorded MacArthur Park, played Marcus Aurelius in the film, Gladiator; Peter O'Toole played King Priam in the film, TROY. 2. Marcus Aurelius' son, Commodus, ruled as coregent with his father for four years before Marcus died. 3. Commodus was assassinated by strangulation in his bath by a wrestler named Narcissus, twelve years later.
@jasonmelton9755 Жыл бұрын
Hollywood are so full of it
@SD-li9g Жыл бұрын
Well narcissists always like to strangle you in your tub... it's so nice and up-close-and-personal
@glennbeadshaw727 Жыл бұрын
@@SD-li9g always has been and always will be.
@drewskij2175 Жыл бұрын
Richard Harris, not Peter O'Toole, played Marcus Aurelius in Gladiator. I only mention it because he was one of the greatest actors of all time and gets next to no credit.
@jeffmahoney1271 Жыл бұрын
Searching for this comment before I said the same thing. OG Dumbledore!
@bonganilewis Жыл бұрын
Richard Harris gets credit all the time. Do you live under a rock or something?
@njuham Жыл бұрын
@@bonganilewis Yes, the best one imo.
@jeffmahoney1271 Жыл бұрын
@@njuham Example?
@jeffmahoney1271 Жыл бұрын
Richard Harris in "The Field" is one of the best performances ever.
@GhastlyCretin85 Жыл бұрын
The 'Meditations' and the 'Dao De Ching' are two of my favorite philosophical works.
@hyacinthlynch843 Жыл бұрын
Hi there! I have those books as well. The Meditations is my number one book.
@MarkEmperor3 ай бұрын
I just finished this book about 9 days ago. Very interesting read. Many great viewpoints and advice on how to handle every day Life
@ryankramer4351 Жыл бұрын
name of the book? the daily stoic ?
@ajay404 Жыл бұрын
I first read meditations when I was 16 years old. I’m 21 now, married, own a business, have a house with property and I can attribute quite literally all of this success to Marcus’s words. It has directly and indirectly made me branch out to all kinds of philosophical thought. I think all young men should read mediations. Thank you
@isaacm1246 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing.
@MCrelationz Жыл бұрын
Um...maybe ALL young people should be encouraged to explore Stoicism. Very valuable lessons/reflections & guidance for life that applies to young women also (& however you define yourself).
@susanboyles3460 Жыл бұрын
@@susanboyles3460 absolutely I wholeheartedly agree, young women should read it as well. I just think young men waste so much of their potential on arbitrary things. Young women on the other hand typically mature faster than men, and spend their time more wisely when it comes to school, work, and relationships. So I think young men need a larger emphasis in today’s climate when it comes to responsibility and discipline.
@isaacm1246 Жыл бұрын
I believe everybody should read it regardless of gender, its teaches disciplane, hard word, courage, inner peace. Brother I'm 18 and kind of confused about carrier. Can you tell how come you managed to not only own bussiness and house but also get married. I am amazed as at 18 I could never think of getting married so early.
@sfyn3496 Жыл бұрын
@@isaacm1246 You are absolutely right about women. Women surely mature faster than men in general, my cousin she is only 3 years older than me (I'm 18) and she has a daughter,she also studies law in uni. She manages everything very effieciently and is good with money. She handles responsibilty better than many men older than her.
@sfyn3496 Жыл бұрын
What a great guest and interview. I love that this guy is obsessed with the subject that he's become an authority and shares his knowledge with us all. I've gotta go watch this whole thing. Thanks JRE.
@lou1958 Жыл бұрын
Such a great point and I totally agree. And he’s a great conversationalist too, clearly, which is a nice change up from the typical mouthy podcaster these days, addicted to hearing themselves talk.
@Mike-hn4uu Жыл бұрын
It was a decent podcast but they ended up talking about everything other then marcus
@buttburgers8619 Жыл бұрын
i think marcus did give into his tempts but didnt allow himself over enduldge. He actively practiced gratefulness along with other things and thats why I love him.
@jowill2308 ай бұрын
Why bread breaks at the top - The outer crust of the bread hardens before the inner dough is finished expanding, so the crust cracks open from the internal pressure.
@darkdork101211 ай бұрын
I studied philosohy and political science in college. I found Epicurus and Meditations in my own readings before course work began but its totally life changing. It’s the answer to saving our culture. The stoic disposition holds great power for individuals
@rktsnail Жыл бұрын
What do you do for work bro? I'm thinking about studying that too but is it financially viable?
@trigger0403 Жыл бұрын
@@trigger0403 art, music or philosophy may not make economic sense to study, but they make for a rich life. I’ve seen so many people pursue a life of high earning, only to hang themselves or shoot themselves at 40.
@JDAfrica Жыл бұрын
I understand but at the same time I'd like to be comfortable too
@trigger0403 Жыл бұрын
The world needs Stoicism right now more than it ever has. It is the opposite of woke!
@bigern182 Жыл бұрын
@@trigger0403 I’m in law school. Looking to do energy law with a focus in contracts and mergers and acquisitions. Legal work for import export contracts for natural gas and renewable energy infrastructure companies. It’s interesting stuff, relevant to saving the world, let’s me live in the south where people aren’t on my ass telling me and my future kids that we are racist shameful bigots (I’m a moderate), and best of all it should make me over 150k out of law school. Now it isn’t easy, and you have to do very well in school, which I did and still do, but again it is difficult but that is how we stoics enjoy it to be. Good luck. I also studied political science at a school in DC so career paths are more legit there. Do not major in philosophy. Major in political science and go to law school or move to dc and do policy somewhere, do a philosohy minor. There are no careers in philosohy but it teaches you to write very well and it shows you are challenging yourself in law school transcripts because the classes are hard but rewarding. Good luck.
@rktsnail Жыл бұрын
Read "Meditations" a few years ago... The quotes keep coming to me every once in a while, and I am drawn back to it to read the lines I underscored... Fascinating read for anyone who feels pressure from peers/others...
@ScarletSnake Жыл бұрын
I just started reading it and it´s mind blowing...also: people were the same back then as today!
@jotcw81 Жыл бұрын
I keep it handy and pick it up when I’m down. A great book to have lying around.
@hannesmonaghan8905 Жыл бұрын
Read Ryan Holiday's books. He's a great writer. Information laid out in a good way, writing is easily digestible. Quality guest.
@BURGERLAND-od2bz8 ай бұрын
Ordered Gregory Hayes‘ paperback 2:38 into the video, instantly. I can hardly afford it, but I need those words right now, I’m JUST getting out of the most dire mental state of self sabotage and harm. It’s done, thx a lot for this clip and lots of ❤from Hamburg in Germany
@anXiaryMusic5 ай бұрын
I was gifted Daily Stoic by my best friend, and now I love to gifting it to others. I really love it.
@heathergrein Жыл бұрын
That's true, it's REALLY hard to be a good father AND a historically great man. There's usually only time for one, not both.
@bobby_hill8357 Жыл бұрын
@ABU I'm 100% not clicking on your link
@bobby_hill8357 Жыл бұрын
I think he once said he failed as father, and then was choked to death.
@runek100 Жыл бұрын
I immediately thought of Elon Musk
@h.y.w.7875 Жыл бұрын
It's true. My dad is someone that I and most people that know him consider him to be a great man. An excellent business man, a man of knowledge, excellent communicator, hardest worker in the room and a go getter. But he never made the same effort with his kids. He always chose work and still does at 60+ I've always resented him for that because I made alot of mistakes in life that could have been avoided if maybe he were more present and available. But as I grew up I understood that it's just the way that he is. He is also human at the end of the day and was brought up a certain way. My dad has taught me how NOT to be with my children when it comes to this. But he has also taught me so many other things that will help me on my path to greatness
@salmanbutt4706 Жыл бұрын
This fool thinks Winston Churchill is a good person! He’s a lifelong equivalent to what hitler became.
@WontSeeReplies Жыл бұрын
The parts I liked the most about Meditations was when he talked about the universe and death and how insignificant we all are no matter how high up we might be on the hierarchical pedestal. We all die and become dust and it is all part of the natural order of the universe so we should therefore not be sad about it. That is a reoccurring theme in the book and I loved it.
@histman3133 Жыл бұрын
I'm glad I came upon stoicism in my 20s. I'm excited for the future this philosophy allows me to lead.
@philosophyandhappiness2001 Жыл бұрын
The Bible is better
@AwakenZen7 ай бұрын
Sometimes Joe's ignorance surfaces in incredible ways. His whole beginning of this clip "his words are like what we use today, not like the thou, thine stuff" is incredible. Did he not really know that Aurelius's works are translations?
@whitneymacdonald4396 Жыл бұрын
Well he is a self proclaimed moron
@ZZS3D8887 ай бұрын
I find it hilarious that Joe didn't realize that the vernacular of Marcus' writing could be influenced by translation.
@FolstrimHori Жыл бұрын
Can't wait to listen to this whole pod. What a great man Marcus Aurelius was, his teachings along with other great leaders have improved my life exponentially. It's incredible how valuable his lessons are, even now.
@danialanis1141 Жыл бұрын
Holiday has TDS, a dude that prefers Baiden over Trumph is far from stoic
@VeritasIncrebresco Жыл бұрын
What is the overall theme of the podcast? Is this guy some Rome expert or something?
@fangornthewise Жыл бұрын
@@VeritasIncrebresco and wtf does that have to do with Marcus Aurelius lmao
@DvitusR Жыл бұрын
Those weren’t “his teachings”. Marcus was a student of the greek philosophers, his writings were likely his way of memorizing greek stoic philosophy
@smkxodnwbwkdns8369 Жыл бұрын
I CAN wait cause fuck spotify, it's a shitty app and Joe sold out!
@stixglass8442 Жыл бұрын
I gave my grandson “Meditation” for graduation and he knew who Marcus Aurelius was from school. He went to a really good high school. Interesting discussion. Thanks
@lynnpetti38172 ай бұрын
“I wanted to create stuff” *reads stoics* “I wanted to peddle ideas as if they were my own”
@davidblakeolsen6430 Жыл бұрын
Yeah it’s very strange to be making money from stoicism. Everything valuable in life is free.
The fact that Marcus Aurelius, the most powerful man in the world could write a book that the most common Roman citizen could relate to speaks volume to his character
I mean any leader who writes about their own personal psyche will be relatable to the average Joe since everyone has a similar psyche? Is it really that surprising
How is he powerful
@@Bob-qq4is You think my psyche is similar to yours? Friend, you still have more growing to do.
@@Nospoon53189 I mean ya write about the stuff you go through and problems you face and I guarantee you millions of people will be able to relate. The fact that a common citizen can relate to the most powerful person in the world isn’t surprising at all they’re both human and humans have a lot of similarities psychologically due to being the same species
except for invading northern Europe
“You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this and you will find strength.” -Marcus Aurelius
Very well said!
I dont get it
@@Mercutio1984 Go ahead and read Marcus Aurelius. Then you'll very likely get it.
@@Mercutio1984 lol FFS
@@Mercutio1984 basically "the people that can say 'it is what it is' and carry on with what's necessary are the strongest people."
"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts." -Marcus Aurelius
What's the point of writing these quotes? The entire book is literally mindblowing in every passage.
@@eh7602 Friend, seriously? You think that everyone is familiar with Stoicism or his book? The reading of quotes often leads to the reading of books. All the best!
@@Belief_Before_Glory I'm sorry friend, I guess I was a bit cranky when I wrote that comment. You are absolutely right, I was just trying to say that there are so many worthwhile quotes in Meditations that I wouldn't know which one made me the most impact.
@@eh7602 No problem, friend; I understand. I've had my fair share of days where I was cranky 😊 And you're right about his book, it's a veritable treasure trove of wisdom. It's good to see that there's a revival of Stoicism lately. All the best!✨
"Find your safe space and gender pronouns" Modern Philosopher 2023
Imagine having having all the power one could ever want, literally anything at a the tip of your finger and he chose self control, patience and personal growth. Marcus Aurelius is truly one of a kind.
Nice quote from Michael Sugrue haha
Possibly the greatest human being ever lived
Thank you for the comment it motivates one and puts things into perspective
Yes, I learned from him as well. Michael Sugrue was not the only one to believe Marcus Aurelius was the only true good emperor. Remember, there are more sources that KZhead. @@JosephusAurelius
Which is what makes a man so great of course or being a former slave like Epictetus yeah loving and telling people how to live their life yeah blows me away
Guest "If I'm nerding out...." Joe "No, please go" And this little thing right here is what makes Joe's interviews so good.
That’s absolutely correct. Most hosts try to keep the guest on a path they want, whereas Joe usually just lets them find the path.
There's so many examples of bad interviewing techniques on KZhead where they speak over and finish the sentence of the person they are talking to. Joe just let's them nerd out which is great for us.
@@British-Dragon-Simulations Yes I agree. I heckle on Timcast for BeanieMan to let his GUESTS talk. That is why i tune in: the guests shape the show. Joe knows this! Johnny Carson knew this.
@@British-Dragon-Simulations Oh i dont know if it's up to "narcissisism" and other psychological factors. I wont go that far when i can say.. it's a difference of style about "my house my show my rules" philosophy. It is a Power Play to try to finish other's sentences. Joe's Power is having looooong running podcast, doing things that achieve it. Joe entertains me. His guests entertain and engage my mind. Tim is firm-in-Boss role. I dont think it's a permanent condition and he can learn and get better.
@@British-Dragon-Simulations your one of those people who gets all their pschology knowlege from quara
This is the kind of legacy you'd want to leave behind. Here we are, thousands of years after this man's death, adoring him further.
Admonishing? Wrong word bro
@@wadecampbell6319 fixed? And thank you
@@wadecampbell6319 Be more helpful maybe?
@@rahatahmed6188 that's why no one will remember your name
He who has a vehement desire for posthumous fame does not consider that every one of those who remember him will themselves also die very soon; then again also they who have succeeded them, until the whole remembrance shall have been extinguished as it is transmitted through men who foolishly admire and perish.
It’s a sad state of affairs that a student at 19 in a western country was not taught about Marcus Aurelius and stumbled upon one of the greatest heritage of the western civilization.
It's better to count it a blessing - everything in it's time, so to speak. To never read it at all would be a tragedy.
Most aren’t really receptive to learning such things before that age.
I learned about it age 33😢
I’m a HS teacher and my kids know their Marcus Aurelius.
@@RishPanjeetJr do they like it?
Favourite quote of Marcus Aurelius for this generation....and oh how we need it.... ‘let men see, let them know, a real man, who lives as he was meant to live.’
Also: "Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one."
That quote is so useless
@@stevenwillard9754 the irony is, your comment is much more useless
Empty, pompous nonsense 😅. You coulda picked so many meaningful, applicable quotes.
I started reading stoicism in high school to help me cope with anxiety. It was the first step that led me to curing myself almost completely. It changed my mindset to the point where I hardly recognize my past self.
my man!
Same. I read Stocism a long time ago, but I've internalized alot of the ideas during the Pandemic. It's a really simple set of ideas, but you need to internalize them. The ideas about 'minding your thoughts' are especially important. Much of our suffering as a species is just anxiety over the future and melancholy about the past. Just letting those things go emotionally is liberating at a level that many people really don't appreciate. That doesn't mean you ignore the future, or the past. You need to plan for the future and you need to learn from the past. But you can do that without the emotional baggage. You don't need to ruminate. I simply choose not to ruminate. That alone has done wonders for my well being.
Wow for real? Why did it do that?
Yep it's definitely for high schoolers.
That’s a huge accomplishment! ✊🏻
my favorite messaging of the book was him describing himself sitting in his chair, watching the business go by in the palace, where there were non-stop ass kissers, adulterers, sexual deviants all out for themselves wasting their lives away while theres this colorful and rich nature happening outside and nobody ever stops to listen to it. He was literally the smartest man in the room most of the time.
Well said, Carl.
Hmm
Ecclesiastes 1:18
Marcus Aurelius had to turn to his philosophy due too the tumultuous events of his time, two wars (Parthia and Germania) a brutal plague, and betrayal by his wife Fastina and general Avudious Cassius. Marcus is the last of five so-called good emperor of Rome.
Sexuality is natural. Its like saying you are not happy because you dont share my exact same View. And claiming you cannot see the Beauty of Nature around you. ""all out for themselves wasting their lives away"" People can say and claim the same think about anyone, even Marcus. Your logic is flawed.
Ryan's excitement of his discovery of Marcus is more inspiring than Marcus himself. When we discover a way to be enlightened to spur us on in this life is wonderful and I'm glad I see that in Ryan.
He inspired me to study the life of anxient stoics..
I have had 'The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius' in my library for many,many years. Found it at my public library at age 17 and took the bus into town each time I had to renew my taking it out. He was the perfect example of a man, strong and deeply spiritual. A true treasure to us all. It was years before I found another in Viktor Frankle. He too, took my heart and mind to places I never new existed. All teens should have these two men's books in their summer reading program.
“Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.” - Marcus Aurelius. I strongly recommend reading the whole book!
Very similar to Buddhist teachings. Fascinating . . . .
What's the book called?
@@chrisrolnaldo1221 He is probably referring to "Meditations", as is the guest . . . .
@@chadsknnr just making sure I got the right book title! Appreciate it
Any specific edition/translation that is recommended?
So happy to see stoicism get some publicity. The world would be a better place if more people read philosophy.
Read every philosopher from Ancient Greece, The psilosopher that created the Stoic school of thought is Epictitus. Its so sad that very phew people besides the Greeks , speak or understand greek because there are so many thing lost in translation.This applys to everything that is translated from its mother language to another.
Elon Musk is markis and his son is Comedus
@@makiska8440 I mean, Romans recognized greece as pinicle of philosophy, so we have a lot of work from them.
100% concur. 🪁 Psychology equals philosophy. If you can understand the concepts of the greats and what was in their depths of their soul, I believe ALL psychologist would be out of business. 🤡. Teach your children with compassion.🪁 Compassion… Passion..Passionate.. powerful words 🪁 Teach them very young I’m talking between the ages of one and four, to be kind first and then be clever.🪁
Epictetus was the original....
"Most great men are terrible fathers" Couldnt agree more
True. I've seen mother's kill there kids. No difference.
@@juliobarrios2520come on man we heard more man kill more women and children
@@boopoo4317 True. Both sides kill. Never bias.
Most regular woman are horrible mothers.
I would like but. I want the 69 to last as long as it may
When I worked a 12 hr graveyard shift in a factory doing equipment maintenance id listen to meditations audiobook. I would listen to it twice each night.
Aurelius is one of the most legendary men ever to exist.
And he never cared to be famous or have his journal read.
Always praising the greeks but not their neighbours who contributed alot of good things also. The
Joey Diaz >
So, he was maybe one of the first sigma males?
*Rogan
"I think they're busy", is the most honest, and probably correct, answer he could have given.
Still doesn't explain a psychopathic child.
it makes a lot of sense.
Maybe if they made time to be better fathers they wouldn't have had to of been so busy in the first place. A child isn't just something that you make and then you're done with it. A child is your legacy, not your "work". It's why Gandhi and Churchill are remembered as being of their time, while Trump's name has been living on throughout over a century, and will continue to with Trump Jr.
Agreed. For me, Elon Musk immediately came to mind. If Musk works even half as much as he claims, I don't see how he has time for fathering his many children with multiple women. I guess we'll see how they turn out.
@@bud389 interesting view
so fascinating how these ideas formed so long ago stay so relevant to modern times..
The human's mind and emotion set, of course it applies
@@Intellistan true but there’s def a shift in conscious for 90 percent of people
Being modern doesn’t make it better. This is relevant today because it’s Truth. I’m he ancient Roman’s were once “modern” people. 1,000 years from now, we will be ancient people.
Same is true with the bible
@@augustusbus5344 no
“Why are most great men not great fathers?” The greatest men among us are the greatest fathers. Men, forget about all of the things this world wants you to chase and instead teach your children to work-hard, respect others, love their family, and serve their communities. That’s the greatest thing we can do as dads.
I fully agree. Fathers have a bigger impact that people do not seem to understand. Without a father, the way you are, behavior, respect, gratitude, and showing matters is very different. When your father passes away, you will fully realize how important they were in your life. Respect your father, and thank god everyday that your father is there with you.
nayim from the halfway line
work smart, not hard
@@dys1525 work smart, and hard.
We must be willing to admit those truths we deny ourselves in order to become those fathers we want for our children. The person we lie to the most is usually ourselves. We know what we need to do. I’m glad more people are waking up to being humble and honest with themselves and the people around them, no matter how society is trying to shape them.
Marcus Aurelius does sound modern. His ideas are modern. He was definitely a guy that was very present and understood reality on a different level than a lot of people. Can’t recommend reading meditations enough. “Don’t argue over what it means to be a good man. Just be one”
They were modern, we use their civil law till today. They had slaves yeah, but we have everything pretty much the same. Contracts, obligations, divorce. The list go on and on.
They’re not modern. They’re ancient, even more so than Marcus Aurelius himself. He speaks to the human experience that is constant across epochs.
sorry, saying his ideas are modern is trash. the world of people in his age was nothing like ours or of the modern age. there was no industrialization, there was no idea of authenticity or individualism, there were no social media. no electricity etc. his life was completely different to ours.
@@olfrud What? My man, people 2000 years ago were not _that_ different than people of today. Technology and industrialization changed a lot about society but not in the way you're describing. It hasn't been long enough. It seems to me your sense of time, from the standpoint of history and culture, is off.
@@mamaharumi thinking the same as you
I named my son Marcus after Marcus Aurelius. I could've gone with a Spanish/Portuguese name had I consulted our heritage and roots. Yet I was so inspired by Marcus' literary work that I felt it would permeate my sons thinking once he grew up to also read his work. My son is 17 and I couldn't be any prouder of his stoic approach to life.
Marcus' Aurelius ancestry originally came from Spain (paternal grandfather was a Senator from a Spanish province - marrying into Roman nobility) so there is that link.
@@redsnflr that is a great piece of history I did not know! Thank you for sharing that with me.
@@CourageousMind247 Marcus is quite common in Spain in some provinces who are not into the Castillan variant Marcos, so it will look nice Marcus Padilla, btw yes, Marcus as some others emperors were from noble families from Iberia, actually Iberia was one of the most important and influential regions of the Empire.
Guess what my name is, too. And I'm just an average Welsh man in Wales.
@Bon Goaie way off topic, sir. 👎 gtfoh
"My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions and loyal servant to the TRUE emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife. And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next."
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I could listen to Ryan all day long. Thank you for this wonderful interview, so interesting.
2:04 “It feels so… current and modern… the way he writes.” *pause* “it does depend on the translation” 😂😂😂
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Yeah bit of a "special moment" for our beloved Joe there 😂
lmfao
Yeah, Ryan did so well to not drop him in that! No ego there, ha ha. He definitely walks the walk!
Yeah we all saw that coming...
Marcus Aurelius Meditations ended my depression that lasted for years. Since that day I recommend it to all my loved ones who are going through bad times.
where is that meditation?
@@oranges557 Meditations* is the name of MA's journals that have been collected and assembled into a book. It's not a single meditation.
Finding Stoicism generally did that for me.
You needed Jesus fuq what a man said. Go get God
Same… my fear of death was disruptive and has since dissipated
I am also a college student, 19, who read Meditations for the first time in my apartment! I hope to follow in Ryan’s footsteps and spread this beautiful philosophy as best I can.
I love the fact that a scholar is wearing an Iron Maiden shirt under his jacket.
I'm Italian and they made me read and translate (parts of) Meditations in high school (classical studies kind of school). Well, back then I didn't find it as great as I was told it would be. But I picked it up again later in life and I was amazed. So I realized that you have to be kinda ready, well disposed to the depth of thought you're going to be through. In other words, there's a time in your life where you're more inclined to it. I was not ready at 17 while I was instead at 35. Because in the time between the two readings a lot had happened in my life that had vastly broadened my comprehension of the world and the layers and nuances that make it up.
Hi, I can really relate to that. You have vastly different ability to understand things like this when you have life experiences behind you. I have to read this now. Ciao!
One bad thing about literature in school is not reading the whole book from cover to cover and then beginning to write essays about the book. In my school the students were told to read a chapter and then we'd have to write about it and stuff. Luckily I already read the book like a year before so I digested it the way the writer wanted. Books are meant to be read from cover to cover first in my opinion (especially with fiction) and that seems to be what didn't happen with you, you read and translated parts of it but not reading it first. Luckily you went back to it and read it how it should be read.
@@dabtican4953 I'll give you some context. In my kind of school, when they made us translate Marcus Aurelius the intent was just linguistic: it was a technical translation exercise from classical Greek into Italian. Since a great part of original, available sources in Greek are philosophers, it often happened to deal with Aristotle, Plato and so on. Same thing with historians: I had to translate a great deal of Xenophon or Plutarch (way easier to translate than philosophers). They very seldom gave us poets or tragedians like Aeschylus or Sophocles (too hard to translate for unexperienced students). So the purpose was just to see the grammar we were taught about put into practice. At the same time though, we had philosophy and history lessons that gave us the philosophical context of those excerpts, the general thought landscape and actual historical events that made up the environment the texts we were translating were written into. Still, when you're a teenager you find it hard to really appreciate what you're reading sometimes, you simply don't have the tools to really understand some human dynamics only life and time can give you. In other words: are there 17-year-old students who really understand and appreciate Dostoevskij, for example? Very few 😀😉
@@Adamski727 Yes, you definitely have to 🙂
@@GiampietroDiSanto Ah I did my Spanish speaking test about Crime and Punishment, my Spanish teacher also read it and liked it, probably why Spanish is the only subject I got an A* in. That's the only Dostoyevsky book I've read though. And that's good at least the philosophy and history lessons gave an insight
Another theory could be that since his first 7 children died, he most likely over protected and spoiled the only one that actually had survived. In his mind he probably thought he would not make it either, so why not give him the best time alive before he goes away like the others. Truly heartbreaking
Yah but I like the answer he gave, most great men are too busy tending to their own posterity and greatness to be great fathers.
@@joebaxter6895 I loved that response because it was probably true
I thought you meant heartbreaking because Joaquin Phoenix ended up killing him, then I remembered that part of the film wasn't true at all, he died of measles probably.
@@Wyzzkyd and when Marcus died he was not sad. He was relieved. For nineteen years he was Emperor, and he could do any evil he wanted but he never gave into temptation. When he died, he died happy knowing he does not have to resist temptation anymore and he can finally rest.
Maybe his wife turned his son bitter towards his father for being absent in their life.
Woooooow I wasn't expecting this podcast, Ryan have been one of my favorite persons I like to listen to since he knows how to explain the philosophy that has a big impact on my life, and I always wanted him to do it on bigger platforms, being a guest on the biggest and most powerful podcast in the world really makes happy, Keep going Ryan 👏🏽👏🏽.
Does he have a platform I follow him back, I need to drink into his knowledge.
I see why ppl get into Rogan.. I came across this episode researching Roman history and in specific Marcus Aurelius and stumbled upon this vid. Love the array of interesting topics and historical figures and event you talk about on the show. Awesome shit man!
I was going through a shitty time. Both events and mental stuff. I picked up Meditations, a good translation, and read. I cannot describe how much it changed my life, for the better. It built in me an inner fortress, and handed me the keys, telling me nothing could breach it unless I let someone or something do it. I can not recommend it more. Thanks Marcus. I will carry your words with me as long as I live.
Really? Tell me me more... I might give it a look
Yea e too! which translation did you read?
@@cody9419 I came to it with not many expectations except knowing it was regarded as a "classic", and that I might have to put effort into reading it since it might be written in an old type of style. But once I started reading it, it just felt so fresh and modern, I kinda got sucked in. Parts of it were difficult and challenging. Some parts are slightly abstract ancient philosophy, but I worked my way around it by pondering them and searching meaning as metaphors. But the most difficult was when it meditates on how short life is and how soon everyone will be forgotten, and how tiny we all are. But in the end I came out with such a will to live for each second, and more than that: to live and carry myself with *virtue*. To just be a good person, do my part, and then let whatever come my way. It also gave me such a power to free myself of other people's opinions, and painful thoughts. One thing, that he got from Epictetus, always stays with me: "It is not things that upset us, but our judgements about those things". Can you imagine more empowering words to make bad memories f--- off? These hurtful memories have no more power over you than you give them. Sorry for the long text, I'm sure it was a bit more than you asked for.
@@DigitalPistonOfficial I actually read a translation that wasn't English, but fortunately one that was very skilled AND not pretentiously "archaic/poetic" (Like "art thou" type stuff with unusual syntax). It was just straight forward and natural, which let me come so up close and personal with Marcus and his mind... I bought several of Holiday's books though, and loved them, like "Lives of the Stoics" and Daily Stoic, and saw his recommendation of Hays, so I got that for my English version :)
welcome to stoicism :) if youre doing it right, even a violent death and loss of all you have, or even being thrown into hell itself .. cant hurt you
The amount of excitement when Ryan talks about his craft is amazing!
1 Gabriel Augusto Fuk what you saying it here 😠 kzhead.info/sun/a96rlreDbaKko4k/bejne.html Felicidades, es un buen ejemplo. 😠 5:25 Se deja ver que hay muy buenos resultados 😠😠 Saludos desde la Cd.. de world 🌹😉💖 los mortales abian apreciado tan hermosa mujer
got excited seeing him in the thumbnail
Yeah, he is not so stoic about it.
eh it's kind of annoying, like he's trying to sell us what he's talking about. just say it and let what you say hold it's own merit.
@@akjohnny5997 I wouldn't look at it that way. I think he's passionate, and that comes off as "I believe it, so you should too". I feel like his major goal is letting people know about this philosophy so it can carry on into the future and last another 2,000 years.
... my dear grand father had this book... we never had a chance to talk about it... so glad it is being talked about now!!
Marcus was probably the most honest ruler with that amount of power...in human history.
I remember a quote from Marcus Aurelius that really hit me deep. I'm paraphrasing but it's something like "all men die, but not all men die whining".
Don't argue what it is to be a man, be one
he was such a alpha male
Pretty sure that's an Epictetus quote. "I must die, but must I die bawling?" is how it's translated in the version I have.
@@mworkman3375 @M Workman33 That's a good possibility. Their philosophy is so similar though their backgrounds are from completely opposite side to each other. Like Michael Sugrue so well put it, " Even though Epictetus was a slave and Marcus Aurelius was an emperor, if they would've met they would've had a mutual respect to each other because they both understood that key to life is to have an orderly soul ".
@@mworkman3375 Again paraphrasing of course.
Yes! Ryan Holiday's "The Obstacle is The Way" changed my mindset. Three years ago, everything changed for me in my 40s. My life has improved 1000x. I went from a nihilistic slacker to a proactive entrepreneur; from an unemployed drunk to a successful business owner. It is all about changing your perception and applying it to your life.
@Stringfellow Hawk it's not "luck", it's taking action to change yourself.
Hey, man, thats great. Do you have any advice for the youngsters trying to improve?
@@arturonavarropovedano2396 One thing that helped me was to see everything as a challenge to me to do my best. Simple, I know, but I realized that if I broke things down in increments and challenged myself to do those things, it started getting better. For example, the day I decided to take action I had a pile of dishes in the sink. I dreaded doing them. My dishwasher was broken and I was lazy. So, that day I decided to do it. I separated the plates, bowls, cups, and silverware into groups. I filled the sinks and I started challenging myself to get the bowls as clean as possible and then move on. Just that tiny accomplishment started everything. Silly as it might sound.
What business did you start?
@@dbolt007 The community newspaper in the town I live in now went defunct and the community wanted it again due to the fact that we are a tourist attraction, so I started a new one. I have years of experience in that area and had just been working a normal job until this happened. I think my choices put me in the right place at the right time.
I can randomly click on a JRE clip and - accidentally - it is almost invariably more interesting, valuable, captivating than ANYTHING I have watched on purpose in corporate media. Will never stop watching. Thank you JR.
The quality of Joe's guests and interviews is mind blowing. These shows make make a mockery of mainstream media.
The teachings of Marcus Aurelius should be taught in schools. I wish I had been exposed to his writings and those of the other philosophers.
They want workers and ppl to buy stuff. To keep the "machine" going. They don't want free thinkers
What other philosophers....put me on some
It’s taught in colleges
It used to be taught in high school not So Much Anymore
Okay cool idgaf let me know names
As someone who studies history I find it absolutely mind blowing that we, in the 21st century, can read the inner thoughts of a man who was Roman Emperor. I really think this makes 'Meditations' one of the most important and fascinating documents in history. That it gives an insight into the mind of the most powerful man in one of history's most powerful empires, in a time so distant, is truly amazing.
I agree as a history major, it’s insane how we are lucky to me living in a time with so much access to things around the world which happened throughout centuries and civilizations
I love that. I read the book 3 times. Its just so amazing that we can see a situation thats 2000 years ago by a great mind. Its soo far apart. Almost feels like teleportation to their realm. I wish there more of these types of books and notes
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You can thank the Arab kings, Turkish sultans and the moors for translating Latin and Greek to the modern tongue of the day when they ruled over most of North Africa, europe was and all the way to turkey, they had access to all the ancient Greek text in the the great Alexandria library especially great works like the illiad and the odyssey, Aristotle and platos works etc imagine if those got lost to time.. alot did though when the great Alexandria library was burned down.. We lost alot of human knowledge like how the pyramids were officially built in those text that burned and are lost to time now
Its crazy too because Marcus Aurelius never wanted these to be shared, he wanted them burned after he passed away.
Marcus has changed my life. The most powerful man has such self awareness and acts that way with moments of crisis. I need to become this
Very awesome interview. Thank you. I have yet to read this work but definitely adding it to my list. It's mind-boggling that something writtem nearly 2000 years ago can still be understood and enlightening with the proper translation.
Joe "Aurelius's writing reads like something recent" Ryan "That's because you read a recent translation" Joe "ooooooohhhhhh."
I facepalmed at that.. Joe is such a dummy sometimes.. did he think he wrote in modern English 2,000 years ago? Lol..wtf..
He might mean his ideas, but with stoned joe you never know.
Haha. I thought that as well. Was definitely scratching my head on that one.
Lol, I don’t think Joe is normally as dumb as he was in that moment. It seems like he really thought he was reading the words exactly as written by Marcus Aurelius.
That was a truly enthralling conversation ... I live in northern Italy, love Rome and Roman history, but knew very little of this ... I am now inspired to look for a translation of Marcus Aurelius's work
Also check out senecas work
Meditations. A timeless book all people should read for themselves.
Visit his bronze statue for me!
I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this. Thank you kindly for having such great interviewing skills, Joe.
I'm not sure Joe reads this.
@@lukogibbz3672 he probably doesn't but I'm still expressing gratitude.
Amazed to see Ryan on JRE! The guy has done a brilliant work in popularizing Stoicism for the modern society.
It's good to see people with such different political views get along
I think his books suck, but he has given the original works on stoicism a lot of publicity.
💯
This guys passion to this subject makes it 100x more interesting.
I recommend Marcus Aurelius Meditations to nearly everyone. It's powerful stuff. Changed my life in good ways and I still learn from it.
@@Endgame707 ...He was Emperor of Rome. Second Century AD. One of the 5 "good" Emperors. Picked for the role not born to it. Still, he was Roman, not from Spain.
I stumbled on Meditations as an adult and it really changed the way I looked at myself and most importantly, life. I have not looked back!!
"If I'm nerding out, you can..." No, please, continue. I love seeing people who are passionate about their hobbies.
“Nothing happens to anybody which he is not fitted by nature to bear.” - my favorite quote from MA
Tell that to the inhabitants of Pompeii lol. Or the Dinosaurs or, or…. Etc. etc.
Reminds me of a Quran Verse. Allah does not burden a soul beyond that it can bear” (2:286)
God gives you what you can handle
@@jgreezy1484 Death is something we all bear too.
stolen & recycled from the Bible
Never seen someone know so much and so little about Rome at the same time
I know right?😂
Care to explain? I'm not criticizing, just curious.
@@markguyver1211 There were previously co emperors/2 rulers of Rome and also there was loosely plumbing / toilets
@@markguyver1211 That was so considerate of you to be sure the other person doesn’t think you’re being critical. It’s so small but can really affect people. I’m going to do the same, thank you for the reminder to be aware! I’m kind of a jerk but I’m working on it, so thanks again!
To further illustrate this, one of the greatest playwrights in history Aeschylus on his death, his epitaph commemorates his participation in the Greek victory at Marathon while making no mention of his success as a playwright. These guys were warriors and athletes first.
A large part of that is because he died at Marathon during the battle.
@@FellsApprentice He did not die at Marathon, that is wrong. He died in Sicily decades later.
@@FellsApprenticehis brother died at Marathon
I was 19 when i read meditations as well… It was surreal this was the most powerful man to exist at the time and i get to relate to his inner thoughts. The jailhouse that is the human conscious has not evolved, but only grown to light over time.
kzhead.info/sun/gdGsnt2De2Z9Zmw/bejne.html is finally here
@Neutral Is the dialogue in the review section? Or in the book?
My day starts out with my daily stoic by Ryan. It is one of my life long regrets that stoicism wasn't taught in my schooling. This should change for the education of today.
I do the same and agree 💯 that we should teach this in schools! Wish I had this teaching growing up.
If you aren't homeschooling your children today, they won't have much of a tomorrow.
Human after all. Marcus, Joe and Ryan share a kindred spirit of wonder. Respect to anyone who keeps the conversation of life going. Freedom to speak (right or wrong) is an invaluable asset.
Thanks for a thought provoking presentation. "Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking." - Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius’ writing helped save my life, thank you for talking about this
Really? How so? I might look at it....
Can we appreciate how appropriate an Iron Maiden tee is for a history buff?
📥👆
Iron maiden? Excellent!
Well done joe. Not just this episode, but all that you do on your show. You question the norm and stand firm in your convictions. Thank you for putting yourself in jeopardy and in question to open a channel of free thinking for the general public. Let me know if I may help in any way. I am not publicly known, yet I would be a valuable friend if you choose to see me
Did he choose you???
It was Richard Harris who played as Marcus Aurelius. Famous Irish actor who played as Oliver Cromwell and the would-be King of Ireland. His son, Jared Harris, would follow in his footsteps and would be one of the greatest actors I have ever seen on the screen.
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I'm 17 years old.... I started living with stoic doctrines 7 months ago... I'm now iving a smoothly flowing life.
Couldn't help but crack up about Joe's assumption that whichever translation he read is exactly how Marcus Aurelius wrote meditations
That was a great final line… hilarious. Excellent content!
When I was a young boy an uncle gave me the nickname Marcus Aurelius. Little did I know the impact his writings would have on me 4 decades (and some change) later in life. Now I need to find a copy of the earlier translations so I can experience his philosophy all over again. Stoicism is the antidote for self deprecating nihilism, and victim ideology.
Honestly I would recommend "Meditations: A New Translation" by Robin Waterfield. It's the most modern, and most researched translation of Marcus's writing to date.
Yes, a philosophy that teaches one to murder your rivals and that suicide is useful is the bomb!
@@Bollibompa it reaally is useful, honestly. A big component of stoicism is facing the world with the most realistic view possible. Sometimes that involves the need for you to crush your enemy totally. Otherwise they will crush you.
@@DrGetgood No, compassion and understanding is the key. You are craving wanton aggression and caveman, tribal behavior.
@@Bollibompa that’s not stoicism guy
Marcus Aurelius was such a baller. I mean philosophers from acient rome were so much ahead of time. Take for example civil law, we basically use it with few difference till today, it is crazy. I just had huge exam from roman civil law and I was just amazed.
Epictetus was the original....
@@chrisasterion5050 it doesn't change the fact he was baller tho
All there ideas are rediscovered ideas from civilisations that were destroyed and forgotten. We have been more advanced than we are now, this is something people are not willing to accept yet.
@@chrisasterion5050 True. Based on their translated writings, I respect them both . . . .
I dont know if they were ahead of their time so much as what they wrote is timeless. Universally human. They just wrote eloquently about the human condition. Are brains dont evolve enough in 2000 years to be that different. Our external environment may be different but the synapses fire the same way.
I read the first book/chapter of Meditations, and I fell in love with it immediately.
"It doesn't look like Queen Elizabeth's kids turned out that great." Sick burn. 🤣🤣🤣
was he talking about The one who just died?
Really like Ryan’s work - just wanted to correct a few historical inaccuracies: firstly rich people definitely did have toilets in Ancient Rome. Secondly, Ryan refers to ‘the five good emperors’ stating that they were the only good emperors in Roman history. Whilst these Emperors are undoubtedly amongst the best, the undisputed ‘best’ was Augustus, the first Emperor, with others such as Diocletian or Aurelian having a look in as well. Finally, when Ryan states that co-emperors hadn’t happened before or since, this is just plain wrong, Diocletian introduced the Tetrachy, a system where there were 4 Emperors all ruling at the same time, and there are multiples examples, especially in later Roman history, of multiple emperors ruling at the same time. The senior Emperor would be take the title Augustus whilst the junior partner would take the title of Caesar. Really appreciate Ryan’s work and I’m sure he mostly misspoke on these points but wanted to clarify regardless. For anyone interested, Mike Duncan’s History of Rome Podcast is an awesome overview of Roman history.
Claudius should be in that list in my opinion.
All very good points!
You didn’t have to be rich to have a toilet, they had public bath houses with toilets and running water that washed the shit out of the city
Ahhh glad someone said it 😅
Mike Duncan is amazing.
‘Nothing happens to any man which he is not formed by nature to bear’ my favourite from meditations, any time I think things feel like they are getting too difficult to overcome that passage enters my head, and my energy is renewed.
I dont trust anyone who says favourite. I prefer favorite. AND COLOR NOT COLOUR AND CHECK NOT CHEQUE
@@bobbyboucher1936 mate not everyone lives in America land
11:14 I think this is why joe is such a good interviewer, he lets people be themselves when they’re on his podcast they don’t have to fake in front of him because he won’t judge
That is hands-down the best end of a clip I've ever heard.
The Stoics are badass. Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius. Powerful writings.
1 Metal-Thrashing-Mad Fuk what you saying it here 😠 kzhead.info/sun/a96rlreDbaKko4k/bejne.html Felicidades, es un buen ejemplo. 😠 5:25 Se deja ver que hay muy buenos resultados 😠😠 Saludos desde la Cd.. de world 🌹😉💖 los mortales abian apreciado tan hermosa mujer
Try diogenes
@@rabbychan Or Proclus.
Oh, Imagine your diary being published 2000 years later and it's used in teaching. "I tried to hold a fart in the store today, rushed out of the automatic doors; cheeks clenched... but disasters befell me, sweet diary... it was no fart that left me."
Lmao
Lol are you relaying something from your own diary? It’s brilliant.
I love Ryan’s passion/Nerding out of stoicism and Marcus Aurelius
I don't know if its been mentioned in a previous comment, but when Joe and Ryan were talking about the movie "Gladiator", and I heard Joe mention that the role of Marcus Aurelius was played by Peter O'Toole. It was, in fact Richard Harris who played Aurelius, while Peter O'Toole played the Trojan King Priam in the movie "Troy".
1. Richard Harris, the actor that recorded MacArthur Park, played Marcus Aurelius in the film, Gladiator; Peter O'Toole played King Priam in the film, TROY. 2. Marcus Aurelius' son, Commodus, ruled as coregent with his father for four years before Marcus died. 3. Commodus was assassinated by strangulation in his bath by a wrestler named Narcissus, twelve years later.
Hollywood are so full of it
Well narcissists always like to strangle you in your tub... it's so nice and up-close-and-personal
@@SD-li9g always has been and always will be.
Richard Harris, not Peter O'Toole, played Marcus Aurelius in Gladiator. I only mention it because he was one of the greatest actors of all time and gets next to no credit.
Searching for this comment before I said the same thing. OG Dumbledore!
Richard Harris gets credit all the time. Do you live under a rock or something?
@@bonganilewis Yes, the best one imo.
@@njuham Example?
Richard Harris in "The Field" is one of the best performances ever.
The 'Meditations' and the 'Dao De Ching' are two of my favorite philosophical works.
Hi there! I have those books as well. The Meditations is my number one book.
I just finished this book about 9 days ago. Very interesting read. Many great viewpoints and advice on how to handle every day Life
name of the book? the daily stoic ?
I first read meditations when I was 16 years old. I’m 21 now, married, own a business, have a house with property and I can attribute quite literally all of this success to Marcus’s words. It has directly and indirectly made me branch out to all kinds of philosophical thought. I think all young men should read mediations. Thank you
Thanks for sharing.
Um...maybe ALL young people should be encouraged to explore Stoicism. Very valuable lessons/reflections & guidance for life that applies to young women also (& however you define yourself).
@@susanboyles3460 absolutely I wholeheartedly agree, young women should read it as well. I just think young men waste so much of their potential on arbitrary things. Young women on the other hand typically mature faster than men, and spend their time more wisely when it comes to school, work, and relationships. So I think young men need a larger emphasis in today’s climate when it comes to responsibility and discipline.
I believe everybody should read it regardless of gender, its teaches disciplane, hard word, courage, inner peace. Brother I'm 18 and kind of confused about carrier. Can you tell how come you managed to not only own bussiness and house but also get married. I am amazed as at 18 I could never think of getting married so early.
@@isaacm1246 You are absolutely right about women. Women surely mature faster than men in general, my cousin she is only 3 years older than me (I'm 18) and she has a daughter,she also studies law in uni. She manages everything very effieciently and is good with money. She handles responsibilty better than many men older than her.
What a great guest and interview. I love that this guy is obsessed with the subject that he's become an authority and shares his knowledge with us all. I've gotta go watch this whole thing. Thanks JRE.
Such a great point and I totally agree. And he’s a great conversationalist too, clearly, which is a nice change up from the typical mouthy podcaster these days, addicted to hearing themselves talk.
It was a decent podcast but they ended up talking about everything other then marcus
i think marcus did give into his tempts but didnt allow himself over enduldge. He actively practiced gratefulness along with other things and thats why I love him.
Why bread breaks at the top - The outer crust of the bread hardens before the inner dough is finished expanding, so the crust cracks open from the internal pressure.
I studied philosohy and political science in college. I found Epicurus and Meditations in my own readings before course work began but its totally life changing. It’s the answer to saving our culture. The stoic disposition holds great power for individuals
What do you do for work bro? I'm thinking about studying that too but is it financially viable?
@@trigger0403 art, music or philosophy may not make economic sense to study, but they make for a rich life. I’ve seen so many people pursue a life of high earning, only to hang themselves or shoot themselves at 40.
I understand but at the same time I'd like to be comfortable too
The world needs Stoicism right now more than it ever has. It is the opposite of woke!
@@trigger0403 I’m in law school. Looking to do energy law with a focus in contracts and mergers and acquisitions. Legal work for import export contracts for natural gas and renewable energy infrastructure companies. It’s interesting stuff, relevant to saving the world, let’s me live in the south where people aren’t on my ass telling me and my future kids that we are racist shameful bigots (I’m a moderate), and best of all it should make me over 150k out of law school. Now it isn’t easy, and you have to do very well in school, which I did and still do, but again it is difficult but that is how we stoics enjoy it to be. Good luck. I also studied political science at a school in DC so career paths are more legit there. Do not major in philosophy. Major in political science and go to law school or move to dc and do policy somewhere, do a philosohy minor. There are no careers in philosohy but it teaches you to write very well and it shows you are challenging yourself in law school transcripts because the classes are hard but rewarding. Good luck.
Read "Meditations" a few years ago... The quotes keep coming to me every once in a while, and I am drawn back to it to read the lines I underscored... Fascinating read for anyone who feels pressure from peers/others...
I just started reading it and it´s mind blowing...also: people were the same back then as today!
I keep it handy and pick it up when I’m down. A great book to have lying around.
Read Ryan Holiday's books. He's a great writer. Information laid out in a good way, writing is easily digestible. Quality guest.
Ordered Gregory Hayes‘ paperback 2:38 into the video, instantly. I can hardly afford it, but I need those words right now, I’m JUST getting out of the most dire mental state of self sabotage and harm. It’s done, thx a lot for this clip and lots of ❤from Hamburg in Germany
I was gifted Daily Stoic by my best friend, and now I love to gifting it to others. I really love it.
That's true, it's REALLY hard to be a good father AND a historically great man. There's usually only time for one, not both.
@ABU I'm 100% not clicking on your link
I think he once said he failed as father, and then was choked to death.
I immediately thought of Elon Musk
It's true. My dad is someone that I and most people that know him consider him to be a great man. An excellent business man, a man of knowledge, excellent communicator, hardest worker in the room and a go getter. But he never made the same effort with his kids. He always chose work and still does at 60+ I've always resented him for that because I made alot of mistakes in life that could have been avoided if maybe he were more present and available. But as I grew up I understood that it's just the way that he is. He is also human at the end of the day and was brought up a certain way. My dad has taught me how NOT to be with my children when it comes to this. But he has also taught me so many other things that will help me on my path to greatness
This fool thinks Winston Churchill is a good person! He’s a lifelong equivalent to what hitler became.
The parts I liked the most about Meditations was when he talked about the universe and death and how insignificant we all are no matter how high up we might be on the hierarchical pedestal. We all die and become dust and it is all part of the natural order of the universe so we should therefore not be sad about it. That is a reoccurring theme in the book and I loved it.
I'm glad I came upon stoicism in my 20s. I'm excited for the future this philosophy allows me to lead.
The Bible is better
Sometimes Joe's ignorance surfaces in incredible ways. His whole beginning of this clip "his words are like what we use today, not like the thou, thine stuff" is incredible. Did he not really know that Aurelius's works are translations?
Well he is a self proclaimed moron
I find it hilarious that Joe didn't realize that the vernacular of Marcus' writing could be influenced by translation.
Can't wait to listen to this whole pod. What a great man Marcus Aurelius was, his teachings along with other great leaders have improved my life exponentially. It's incredible how valuable his lessons are, even now.
Holiday has TDS, a dude that prefers Baiden over Trumph is far from stoic
What is the overall theme of the podcast? Is this guy some Rome expert or something?
@@VeritasIncrebresco and wtf does that have to do with Marcus Aurelius lmao
Those weren’t “his teachings”. Marcus was a student of the greek philosophers, his writings were likely his way of memorizing greek stoic philosophy
I CAN wait cause fuck spotify, it's a shitty app and Joe sold out!
I gave my grandson “Meditation” for graduation and he knew who Marcus Aurelius was from school. He went to a really good high school. Interesting discussion. Thanks
“I wanted to create stuff” *reads stoics* “I wanted to peddle ideas as if they were my own”
Yeah it’s very strange to be making money from stoicism. Everything valuable in life is free.