Primary source
Meditations
Written by Marcus Aurelius · 180 · grounds Marcus Aurelius
Overview
Twelve books of private notes written in Greek on the northern frontier, never meant for publication. The most enduring practical-philosophy text ever written: the dichotomy of control, the view from above, memento mori, and the obstacle becoming the way. Public domain.
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Skills drawn from this book
Installable Claude Code skills grounded in this text. Each one teaches a framework the book actually argues for.
/marcus-aurelius:dichotomy-of-controlThe Dichotomy of ControlSplit the situation into what's up to you (judgments, intentions, responses) and what isn't (everything else). Withdraw your peace from the second pile.
/marcus-aurelius:view-from-aboveThe View From AboveZoom out to the scale of a life, a species, an age: until the emergency is one dot in a vast ordered thing.
/marcus-aurelius:memento-moriMemento Mori as a Priority FilterIf I might be dead by evening, does this still deserve this much of me? Most grievances don't survive the question.