Wise Emperor "Marcus Aurelius"

PHILOSOPHY is good, but I think it is a fact of life to reach a level of knowledge sufficient to understand it. This is the truth of my philosophy... Isn't my understanding a branch of science in which people sometimes seek crazy answers to CRAZY questions and sometimes crazy answers? removal(!)...

Marcus AURELIUS was not only a PHILOSOPHOR, but also one of the greatest emperors of his time... His body is dead but his IDEAS continue to illuminate us from centuries ago...

I also wanted to tell you, with my disguise, about MARCUS AURELIUS, the most exceptional EMPEROR of ROME… ROMAN Emperor Marcus AURELIUS

He ruled as the Roman emperor between "161-180" after Jesus... His full name is Marcus AURELIUS Antoninus Augustus... He is the fifth and last of the five good emperors of ROME... MARCUS's era preserves its feature of being an extraordinary period in the known HISTORY of management and POWER...

He is a STOACI philosopher... He wrote all the time... PLATO argued that philosophers were the most suitable people to be rulers... "If PHILOSOPHERS were kings and kings were philosophers, cities would shine" belongs to Plato... Among all rulers, perhaps very few are both philosophers and rulers like Marcus AUrelius.

Marcus AUrelius, in his capacity as the Roman emperor, is the most powerful person in the world... However, his life, both individually and as a STATE, was guided by his longing for virtue, justice and peace, not a passion for MONEY, PROPERTY, POWER or FAME...

It is a great irony that he devoted 17 years of his 19-year reign to wars... The reason for this is that ROME became emperor in difficult times and the empire was about to fall apart...

When Marcus AUrelius writes about the place of man in the UNIVERSE and what he was created for... The work of Marcus AURELIUS is a collection of aphorisms... In his writings; He mentions all the good qualities he owes to his FAMILY, his spiritual FATHER and his trainers... In our country, the book of Marcus Aurelius was published under the name "THE THOUGHT TO MYSELF" and I have read this book by absorbing it and now I have written these lines for you...

The words of Marcus AUrelius in his book:

The following statements of Marcus AURELIUS are included in this book, here are some of the statements that I have compiled for you... Although Marcus AURELIUS said these to himself, let's read it as if we said it to ourselves:

"Watch with admiration the spinning stars, as if you were walking among them, and contemplate the transformation of beings, watch them ceaselessly transform from one to another... By contemplating such events, you will purify the dust of life on earth."

“Always think of the universe as a single living being, with one body and one soul; and then observe how all beings relate to the cosmic consciousness of this single living being.”

“A person's goal throughout life is to achieve happiness, avoid misery and unhappiness, achieve freedom of movement and avoid being a slave to their 'desire', to be self-sufficient and independent, not dependent on other people's financial, social or emotional support.

"Never mind these few facts: We can only live in the present moment, in this brief period of time; the rest of our lives are either over and already buried, or are still hidden behind a veil of uncertainty. The life we ​​lead is short and our corner on earth is small.' '

“Do not forget that even if you live three thousand years or ten times that, no one has lost a life other than the life they are living, and that no one has lived a life other than the life they are losing; therefore both the longest life and the shortest life end in the same place... Because the present is the same for everyone, therefore the passing is also the same; what is lost is nothing but a moment...Whether a person dies old or young, he loses the same thing when he dies; The present is the only thing a person can be deprived of... because it is the only thing he has.''

"If an external factor upsets you, the pain you feel comes not from the thing itself, but from the value you place on it... You have the power to remove it at any moment."

"A person cannot knowingly ignore the truth."

"Take care of your own goals, not other people... You live your life because the nature of the universe demands it."

"Dig inside yourself... For in goodness, 

it will gush as you dig."

"Don't treat someone who doesn't like people the way he treats people"

“The only castle where you can hide is the castle within yourself, where you can consciously use your judgments with a mind free of passions.”

"What you think is your life... If you want to change the course of your life, change your thoughts."

“Laws are like spider webs, small flies get caught in the web, big flies break through.”

“People are born for each other... Therefore train them or put up with them”

“When things bother you and you lose your composure, get back to yourself immediately and don't hold back your anger after the thing that made you angry is over; because the more you take refuge in your deep-seated harmony, the more self-sufficient you become.”

“When you get angry at someone's mistake, immediately look at yourself and think about how you made a mistake, such as when you think that good is equivalent to money or pleasure or a bit of fame... When you realize that you are not there, you immediately forget your anger, and if you can find a way, you should relieve the tension of the person in front of you."

“As you start each new day, remind yourself: Today, I will meet a lot of curious, ungrateful, self-righteous, deceitful, jealous and selfish people... It is because they are too ignorant to distinguish between good and bad.”

“Stop talking about how a good person should be; Become the person you are talking about!”

“A person's eyes immediately reflect his character, just as a loved one reads everything from his lover's gaze.”

“Good, sincere and kind people reflect their character on their faces for all to see.”

“Remember how little you need to live a happy life.”

“Be proud of your wealth and always be prepared for it to fade”

“You have three kinship: the first is your intimacy with the body that surrounds you; the second is with the creative force, which is the source of all things; and the third is those who live with you.”

“Adapt to the life you have been given and sincerely love those whom destiny has placed around you.”

“The best revenge is not to be like your enemy!”

“Just love what happens to you and what is in your destiny... What could be more fitting than that (?)”

“There is always the possibility that you are a great sage but that no one has understood it... MARCUS, you have become a citizen of this great people of the world; What difference does it make if your life lasts five or fifty years(?) No matter how long you are given, this great community's 'whatever conforms to the principles of UNITY is fair to all''

“Do not be afraid of death, but welcome it with joy!”

“Think of yourself as dead today, like someone whose life has come to an end, and with that in mind, spend the rest of your time living in complete harmony with nature.”

“…Leave the stage contented, because the Creator who took you off the stage is also content with what you did.”

Death of Marcus AUrelius:

At the beginning of 180, an epidemic that was breaking his army fell into jaundice... Marcus AUrelius asked his soldiers, who could not hold back their tears, realizing that their emperor would die: "WHY ARE YOU weeping (?)?" And he himself gives the following answer; “DON'T YOU KNOW THAT I GO TO THE PLACE YOU ALL WILL FIND ME JUST BEFORE YOU(?)”

In the evening of the same day, he replied to the officer who came to find out if he had an order, "Leave me now and go to find the sun to rise, I am going to set now", then he covers his head as if he were about to sleep... On the night of April 9, 180, 58 He dies at the age of...

Stoic Marcus AUrelius

Marcus AUrelius was a stoic philosopher.

The Stoics adopt PHILOSOPHY to live in accordance with NATURE, they believe that happiness does not depend on external conditions, and they suggest to be indifferent to external influences... According to the Stoics; A FREE person is a person who knows how to be indifferent to others and external influences... The Stoics accept to get rid of DESIRE, PASSION, EXCITEMENT and EMOTIONS as the basis of Happiness with Virtue. there was no difference...

The following words of Socrates are engraved in the Temple of Prophecy at the Delphi archaeological site, located southwest of Mount Parnasos in Ancient Greece: “MAN, KNOW YOURSELF(!)” Another word of Socrates; “Assess yourself by what you are rather than by what you have, only in this way can you be as perfect as you can be”

The king Plato missed: Marcus AUrelius

While Marcus Aurelius was walking in the Roman Square, a butler was walking behind him... The only job of the butler was to whisper in Marcus AUrelius's ear, "You are only human (Hominem te memento) when people applauded him and expressed their gratitude...

This story shows that Marcus AUrelius both "KNOWS HIMSELF" as Socrates says, and also knows "what he is", not what he has...

I think that today's politicians, who lived two thousand years after Marcus AURELIUS, must have a lot to learn from a real statesman, Marcus AURELIUS... What would they answer(?)

I wish philosophers were kings and kings were philosophers, as PLATO said!... I say stay with respect and love...

Reference:

With my own interpretation from MARCUS AURELIUS "Thoughts to Myself" book...