3 Rules Of Life - Marcus Aurelius (Stoicism)
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In this video we will talk about 3 rules of life that Marcus Aurelius thought were of the utmost importance to living a good life and how we can adapt them to work with our modern day lives. Aurelius was the emperor of Rome during the 2nd century A.D., and is said to be the last in a line of 5 good emperors known to have ruled Rome. Under his leadership, the empire was guided by virtue and wisdom. He was a student of Stoicism, a philosophy that emphasized fate, reason, and self-restraint. During his rule, the emperor constructed a series of autobiographical writings, now known as the Meditations.
So here are the three rules of life from the wisdom of Marcus Aurelius -
Rule 1. Always aim for pure judgment of events
Rule 2. Only desire what’s inside your control
Rule 3. Act for the common good
I hope you enjoyed watching the video and hope that these 3 rules will help you in your life.
Even though Marcus Aurelius wrote it 2,000 years ago - his insights on Stoicism still carry strong weight today. Stoicism is a school of Hellenistic philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium in Athens in the early 3rd century BC. Even though it is over 2000 years old, more and more people are discovering how Stoicism is not only relevant to modern times, but can be applied in very simple, yet strong ways.
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Marcus Aurelius says “Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.”
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Awsome video....at around 9.01 there is a mistake in the spelling of "action".
At around 9:01 the spelling of the word "action" Is wrong. BTW awesome video..it relates a lot with bhagwat gita..love from india❤
Thank you so much for this valuable video. I especially appreciate the focus on greater good.
You tube suggested this when this idea came to my mind. What a coincidence. Good job !
If we compare, which one has more priority, being a good man, or arguing about, what a good man should be.
Definitely, being a good man, has more priority.
But if we compare, which one has more priority, being a good man, or overcoming evil around us, some more if the evil, are plotted against us.
Definitely, both are important.
And the definition about, what a good man should be, is not meant for argument,
but to build awareness, and to overcome the evil itself.
Stoicism is so much in need
It will always be in need. Thanks for watching.
Unfortunately, many skewed caricatures of it abound. I am of the opinion that our world now is mostly and broadly Epicurean. People expect Stoic virtues from others, but take away the Stoic philosophy that helps them achieve those virtues. And I personally have been hindered (not physically, but psychologically) to not get into Stoicism even though I knew it had something valuable to offer. I am glad to learn to be a free man removed from those ideological shackles.
@@sisirkattempudi7155 The interesting part is Stoicism is all about freedom. Not being a slave to things that are not under your control or a slave to your emotions. It’s about the freedom to have courage to do the things you really want to without fear. It is not about suppressing emotion as many think it is, it’s about accepting your emotions for what they are and being able to see through them to the truth and react accordingly.
Imagine having a thought and hundreds of years later people are making TH-cam videos about it. Lol Pretty cool actually.
Thousands of Years!
@@taroulucasava4550 Marcus Aurelius wrote about this 2,000 years ago to be precise!
Irony is human suffering and passion to find ‘what is life’ still doesn’t change even if the world doesn’t look the same.
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Thats when you know youre really influential
Spirituality, Physical Activity, and Stoicism. My Holy Trinity of sanity in this new world.
True words!
Very well put, do agree
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factual
Everyone will disagree on exactly what good is, so be what you think is good and leave yourself open to change into a new version of good as you grow and learn.
Good point. 😊
"things & people are neither what you wish them to be nor are they what they appear to be. they are what they are."
"Right now, there are people all over the world who are just like you. They're either lonely, they're missing somebody, they're depressed, they're hurt, they're scarred from the past, they're having personal issues no one knows about, they have secrets you wouldn't believe. They wish, they dream and they hope. And right now, they are sitting here reading these words, and I'm writing this for you so you don't feel alone anymore. Always remember, don't be depressed about the past, don't worry about the future, and just focus on today. If today's not so great don't worry! Tomorrow's a new chance. If you are reading this, be sure to share this around to make others feel better. Have a nice day!"💞😘
My personal three rules of life:
1. Be anxious for nothing.
2. Learn to be poor, so you can afford to be rich.
3. Never compete always create.
Great rules!
@Brooke B it means those like you cannot conceptualize reality and that you're too preliterate to even Google the definition of reality thus you defer through obfuscation to avoid responsibility and accountability for your thoughts actions and consequences !
@Brooke B no I mean don't ask stupid question
Inspiring
Three rules of life:1)it doesn't matter where you come from.2)don't let society hold you back.3)don't worry about making mistakes,if you have never made a mistake you have not made anything.
Marcus Aurelius is one of the greatest and most inspirational people to walk this green earth
This is great. A nice way to keep an even keel during times of turbulence.
Extremely Valuable.
I love that I can learn from Ancient Times. We are not locked into current thinking.
You always provide excellent explanations analogies.
Thank You.
What a beautiful video....the world and its inhabitants needs guidance and wisdom....and it’s videos like this that help fascilitate that. Thank you!
In a trillion years none of us will exist. And all known consciousness will be no more. That is why I embrace what is, now, with curiosity and joy. And recognize how limited and precious human life is innately. Life without fanciful delusion and misapprehension. Give me raw reality.
Do you know something the rest of us don't?
Nothing wrong with embracing the present, but I doubt all known consciousness will cease to exist. Neither of us will be able to prove ourselves right, so relax and enjoy the moment.😏
Only talking for myself. Very insightful. Straight to the point. Good old basics that we need to be reminded of if we ever came across it before. If not, welcome to the personal challenge and struggle, yet the best gift, of self discovery. Precious wisdom. Love you all.
I was recently condemned for a comment related to ones view of themselves as a failure or success. They said you focus to much on your success. That response had to come from an individual with such negative feelings about themselves. I responded that I will only focus on my failures from this point on. However it's my choice on how I view my self, not others decision. I've decided to ignore negativity and choose success. I just wish more people valued themselves, they wouldn't be so jealous and resentful of others. Once you follow the path of failure you can be easily manipulated by others for their own purposes.
Our life is what our thoughts make it" Marcus Aurelius Truer words were never spoken.
Thank you, this is especially useful in these quarantine times.
The victim mentality is the opposite of stoicism
Thats Why the left is so unhinged. Need to emphasize being an unemotional observer, rather than an emotional guardian of their viewpoints.
In before leftists break their stoicism and get mad at me
Eliot Thexton agree
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@Eliot Thexton thats a fair assessment
Of course this devolves into politics. Everything always does... the OP said nothing about politics. Only an observation. That is a good point Ana. Something to think about for sure.
To me the purpose of life is to experience as much of it as possible both good and bad and learn as many skills and concepts as possible
Take that thought and run with it! I have and my life has been richer for it. Best wishes.
does say “it is what it is” make me stoic?
I hope so. I try to think the same 😊
I believe so. I think the hardest rule to follow is the second one about desiring what's only in our control. We want to be in control of everything as a means to avoid disappointment. We aim for total control as an excuse to not have to worry about rule # 1 always aim for pure judgement if judgement will always seem favorable in our eyes the very least.
Not really. What "it is what it is" means is that you are screwed and there is nothing you can do about it. It's sort of a step removed from being a Stoic.
@@raunc9278 This rule does not mean we don’t goals. We can still have long term goals, but we can’t fixate or be attached to that outcome. All we can do is concentrate on the small daily steps that it takes to get there. Focusing too much on a future goal, takes us out of the present, and disappoints us if it takes too long or we do not get there, which in many cases is out of our control. Focus on the present, the journey you have to get there.
Thank you for your wonderful work. I had heard of stoicism but never really looked into it. I seem to already follow some of the principals. I hope I can take it on as a way of life.
History has never seen a man who was so clearly the good guy, as Marcus Aurelius
Thats because these good men usually don't seek fame for their good deeds. They do good things regardless of who notices them. Not so good men never notice a good deed.
He presided over an empire whose economic and military survival, depended upon slavery. It's just that, as the emperor, separated from what was really going on in his empire, he had the time and leisure to ponder philosophy and write his meditations. In this way, He may have had a good idea for philosophy, but he did not act for the common good in his rule.
@@jessestuart5756
The empire relying on slavery has no baring on Marcus Aurelius' character. Abraham Lincoln ended slavery by literally massacring millions of his own citizens and he was assassinated for it. Was this "for the common good"? Because it would have been on a much more massive scale for Rome, who depended on it to a much higher level than America ever did.
Actually Jesus Christ.
i have been working on the first two for 60yrs. it works, never in debt, improved my skills which increased $$, and if you did run into my old car i would laff and just get another junker😝 care less about how u feel; that is out of my control, can only control my own. what is happening? desires beyond your control is slappin everyone in debt for the CHOICES made; big cars\trucks houses withe rooms full of stuff u dont really need.
now i ponder on 3, what can AMERICA do for common good? MAKE SOMETHING YOUR NEIGHBORS CAN USE:
grow healthy food build parts for manufactures become self reliant not reliant on banks and government to supprt your walmart addictions😞
words of wisdom from a wise old man.
Brilliant insights of stoic reason! Marcus Aurelius, great good Roman Emperor! Real truth of life! Timeless!
Thanks for this informing video. It helps me quite a lot!!
I’m feeling grateful to your contribution. This video has drawn me to another world, the world of philosophy, the world of beautiful minded people.
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Clear, interesting and inspiring explanation. Thank you
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The ability to become aware of our own beliefs and assumptions and to distance them from external events
Listening this morning
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thank you very much for the video
Thanks the best teaching of 2000 years ago, still current.
needed this.
Thank you for your recap of this philosophy. It helps me paddle the creek.
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Most; if not all of us in the U.S. need this !!!!!
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@@PhilosophiesforLife Thank you!
Very good. Thanks.
Wise words indeed.
Great knowledge.
Great advice!
I am enjoying how the content of the video has informed how everyone behaves in the chat, we should remember this video the next time we find ourselves in the comments section...
Watching your videos have encouraged me to adopt the principles of stoicism. Thank you for your very informative videos! Question - is there any relation between the writings of eptitus and kirkegaard? I feel like that there is some relation between the philosophy of stoicism and those of existentialism. I may be completely wrong, but any and all input would be appreciated! Thanks again!
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You are godsend thank you
Check out Donald Robertson’s TH-cam channel too - for him reading his last chapter - THE GREATEST MARCUS !!
A great book to learn about Marcus' life, gives more meaning to Meditations!
I love this video.
Love this
It is what it is and keep going
6:57 dude in purple deadass thought “INSULT”
floor is made of floor, thought is made of insult
Should do one on Musonius Rufus who was Marcus' philosophical grandfather.
Thanks
Great video.
Point well taken
We live, we learn, we experience, we grow....
concentrate on what’s in our control n TAKE ACTION
Great video
focus on goals that serve humanity🧠
Well, that was edifying - now, back to the “Real Housewives” marathon...
Can you help me getting this across to them?
Please go to 9:05 - You SAY: "START TAKING ACTION!", but you TYPE: "START TAKING ACITON!"
Rather than to say that you don't believe me, you could already have corrected the error, and be done widit, and I already could have taken this embarrassing comment down - please don't disappoint me!"
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Sorry, but you made a typo "aCIton" at 09:06. However, the video is magnificent, I really enjoyed it! Thank you for the high quality content.
9:01 I endure these errors stocially.
This is exactly what I teach my clients.
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"Imagine, you have two choices. You can have the car that you don't want or no car at all. Which of the two do you choose? When you choose no car at all, everything's fine. When you choose the car that you don't want, the first time you go for a drive you crash and your life is lost." Lesson, don't get angry just follow your heart.
I think I'm a little bit in love with Marcus Aurelius 😍
The man is dead Tracy
@@denniswachira4204 hahaha i can still be a little bit in love with him hehe
We certainly don't want to take Aciton (Acetone), but taking action seems nice :) . Cool video
Awesome
God Bless PFL!
The 3 most important balance control and recognition
We should all appreciate, being born.
Wow Stoism is so interesting! Also my brain at 1:04 lol epic titus.
Change your mind, change the world 🌎
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Though it was taught 2,000 years ago, it's teaching is still current with humans. I
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One of your best videos.
Thank you
No 3) not only the human benefit but the greater benefit of the entire planet including all living species if I may add, animals, nature... Nature does not need us but we need the nature more than anything!!! Natural food, clean waters, clean soils etc...
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Don't be sad or worry about the thing is not in your control!
9:01 Aciton 😂
Take Aciton now!
STOICISM Fhilosophie of The GOOD :)
9:30
If you want something understand what you need to do now to get there faster
I really think that I kind of hear it before I think from shri krishna❤ in the book of bhagvat geeta (hindu sacred text)
Some of these items fly in the face of Taoism but are in complete harmony with Buddhism.
1) If it stinks don't step on it
2) Someone said to eat kale
3) Don't get a Myspace account because the spam is endless
I'm stoic and introvert in one
Look,listen and learn.three lessons
Not worthless and even useful blessed be
Did... did... he just say... CBT?
pure judgment = objective judgment
Wow
What is pure judgement? is it making judgements without including your own assumption and beliefs?
Yes, as best as we can do. All reality is subjective, however the goal is to be as objective as possible when making decisions on how to act. Don’t react on instinct. Use logic and reason instead of emotion.
Great video but rule number 1 seems to paint out that emotions aren’t helpful in getting through a situation. I’m not defending the polar opposite but emotions are extremely important for getting through something. The only problem is when we carry them forward. We can’t control our emotions (rule 2) and therefore we shouldn’t police them but instead listen to them. From there we can speed up the process and it makes your subconscious feel actually listened too!
I would challenge that idea actually. I don't see how emotions are valuable, at the end of the day people get the most done when level-headed, and passion, while it makes you feel really good, also makes you crash and feel terrible
@@thatguybob6088 as idealistic as that is, it’s not very down to earth, I hope you can find a middle ground in your life and learn to accept that sometimes you can’t control being emotional. Repressed emotions is a dangerous game, tread lightly 🙏
Stoics don’t suppress emotions. They accept them as they are, but look past them for the proper way to respond. To repress emotions is to cause yourself stress. To look at your emotions and accept them is to say to yourself, I am upset right now, but this will pass and I should think out the proper way to respond, and not let my emotion control me. One thing Stoicism says that if someone says someone that upsets you, pause and don’t respond immediately, and to think about how you respond or not, so that you don’t say something you can’t take back.
Thanks for posting this. Now I can burn all those motivational books and tell myself that my goals were beyond my control and give up. That's much easier anyway. Or am I missing something here?
Stoicism doesn’t say to give up. It’s about not being attached to the outcome as things don’t always go your way. Stoicism is about being brave, being in the present and boldly going forward. Many modern motivational books are about positivity and about thinking you can do anything, but don’t deal with what happens if you fail. Stoicism says to go ahead boldy, but accept the fact you can fail, but you will learn valuable lessons along the way that will make you more likely to succeed. It also allows you to change direction if warranted.
A bit of humour on Rule 2: in Machiavelli's "Mandgarola" a couple wanted children. Doctor asked what they did to achieve this. Couple: "we pray four times a day".