Translated and introduced by Jacob Needleman and John P. Piazza
 
These are excerpts from Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius’s classic work Meditations. Unlike other texts, this is written for Marcus himself as he navigates a demanding life.
 
From the jacket: “Philosopher Jacob Needleman and classics scholar John P. Piazza reveal Marcus Aurelius not only in light of his philosophical ideas, but as a great practitioner who struggled to live according to those ideas.  The voice that emerges from their translation is a universal one that stands within the stream of the wisdom traditions of every historic faith.”
 
Dr. Needleman indicates Marcus’s orientation toward a higher principle in himself and the reader’s possibility of becoming sensitive as well.