Fountaindale Public Library District: Stoicism On Hoopla

Press release from Fountaindale Public Library District:

Jay

March 6, 2021

“External things are not the problem. It’s your assessment of them. Which you can erase right now.” – Marcus Aurelius

“External things are not the problem. It’s your assessment of them. Which you can erase right now.” – Marcus Aurelius

Meditations is a founding text of the genre. Many great people of history attribute it as a life-changing work. There are several excellent translations and narrators available, but my favorite is from Robin Homer. He’s a great narrator whose steady, English tone works well for the material. He even shares a surname with the Greek bard. What’s not to love? He has voiced many other stoic works on Hoopla, including The Enchiridion of Epictetus and Of Tranquillity of Mind. All of his work can be found on his YouTube page, Vox Stoica.

Meditations

A wonderful companion to Meditations. The author, a cognitive psychotherapist, brings together insights from the life of Marcus Aurelius and modern psychology to provide an excellent grounding in practicing Stoicism as part of daily life.

Don’t have a lot of time? This 26-minute overview of Stoicism will get you up to speed on the basics and prepare you to dig into longer treaties in the genre.

While not strictly part of Stoicism, Buddhism is often brought up by modern stoic authors because it shares many of the same themes and goals. Sangharakshita provides a relatively brief overview of Right Understanding, Right Thought, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness and Right Concentration from both a religious and secular perspective.

This press release was produced by Fountaindale Public Library District. The views expressed here are the author’s own.