Marcus Aurelius - Consciousness?

[SamueLSD]

Throughout his meditations, Marcus references life and death as if they are indifferent from each other.

He explains how when one reaches their death, they are returned ''into that which gave you birth: or rather, you will be changed, taken up into the generative principle of the universe''.

There are countless other references to awareness / consciousness he leaves. 

The more I read of him, the more I get the idea that he isn't referring to the well known Roman Gods, but the god that dwells within. 

For someone who lived 2000 years ago in Rome, he had a pretty good idea about the nature of the universe. I find this particularly odd...

Have any of you noticed this while reading Meditations? Any further info would be appreciated!

[SamueLSD]

"Marcus Aurelius and Non-duality" Would've been a better title for the post, lol

[Raptorsin7]

@SamueLSD I read his book a few years back before i got really into non-duality. It was interesting, but i would always get triggered when he mentioned god lol.

Do you feel good reading his book? I find when some people write, like the buddha, i get a good feeling from certain lines or quotes. Have you experienced this, and would you count The Meditations as something that invokes good feelings.

[zeroISinfinity]

@Raptorsin7 You read this type of books and you play LoL. 

Wisdom in LoL community. Well for sure that's something new. 

Rage and tilt wisely. 

Edited April 13, 2020 by zeroISinfinity

[electroBeam]

@SamueLSD I think this question has some conflict of interest issues.

[SamueLSD]

27 minutes ago, electroBeam said:

@SamueLSD I think this question has some conflict of interest issues.

Please elaborate 

[Raptorsin7]

@zeroISinfinity Yeah bro, i'm not a big reader but i liked his book. I always respected soilders and generals etc, if this were another era i'd try to be soilder going for gods glory lol.

36 minutes ago, zeroISinfinity said:

Wisdom in LoL community. Well for sure that's something new. 

Yeah i'm excited haha. I am now an entrepreneur, like Jeff Bezos (but I have hair lol)

[electroBeam]

@SamueLSD

[SamueLSD]

@Raptorsin7 It does resonate with me

 

Marcus wasn't talking about God in a religious sense, as far as I know. The people who translated his book were Christian, however.

[zeroISinfinity]

1 hour ago, Raptorsin7 said:

@zeroISinfinity 

Yeah i'm excited haha. I am now an entrepreneur, like Jeff Bezos (but I have hair lol)

?

But for how long.I got first grays holy fuck, my glorious dalmatian black hair. Hope I will never get bold. 

Bet Marco Aurelius had same set of worries. 

Want to stay handsome Adonis forever yes with a dog. 

Edited April 13, 2020 by zeroISinfinity

[Raptorsin7]

@zeroISinfinity I got some grey too and i'm only 24. I think i was going bald young but because of the path and lower stress i think i saved my hair haha.

You know Jed is bold. I hope i don't join him there lol

[zeroISinfinity]

@Raptorsin7 It would be way to much. Then this place would be renamed from Self actualized to Bold actualized. 

Well it's written in guidelines that we need to consider this place as zen temple but c'mon we all to be bold as those monks, we respect but not that much. 

Great book forgot main thing. 

[SamueLSD]

Bumping this with yet another intriguing quote by Marcus:

"Think always of the universe as one living creature, compromising one substance and one soul: how all is absorbed into this one consciousness; how a single impulse governs all its actions; how all things collaborate in all that happens; the very web and mesh of it all."  - Meditations, 4.40

Edited April 16, 2020 by SamueLSD

[Inliytened1]

One of my favorite works.  Yes he definitely got it.

 

[SamueLSD]

@Inliytened1 I thought so. Thanks