"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care of that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature. Stop watching porn."
What are some good literature to start with Marcus Aurelius and Stoicism?
I'm not sure I believe Marcus Aurelius ever mentioned porn
>>9132357
Becoming an opium addict, just like Marcus. It kills every and all desire you have and allows you to not give a fuck about external problems (except for where you're going to get more opium, but to Aurelius, that was never an issue).
Becoming an opium addict is the fast-track and flawless way to becoming a stoic.
>>9132370
Was he actually addicted to opium?
>>9132365
>Smart people are called gammas. Responsible people are called betas. Dumb losers addicted to orgasms are called alphas.
>Misogyny is for beta males, fags and feminists. From alpha males there's only love.
--Marcus "plenty-of-dope-helps-him-cope" Aurelius.
>>9132375
According to some historical documents, yes. There is reason to believe he took it only as prescribed, and back then, opium would have been thought of as something of a panacea, being actually efficacious and all.
Meditations.
Seneca's On the Shortness of Life
Epictetus' dialogues
Didn't you said it was Aristotle who did oppium in another thread?
What's the best translation of meditations?
>>9132370
You fail to mention that he suffered from an agonizing stomach ulcer which was incurable.
>>9132406
>Epictetus' dialogues
You mean Discourses? Why not also Enchiridion?
>>9134146
George Long