How To Be Happy - Marcus Aurelius (Stoicism)

In this video we will be talking about 10 important insights for happiness from the writings of Marcus Aurelius. He was also a devout student of the philosophy of Stoicism. During his rule, Aurelius found the time to construct a series of autobiographical writings, now known as the Meditations. In these writings, the Marcus Aurelius offered a number of key insights on how to live a happy life.

So here are 10 important insights for happiness from Marcus Aurelius.
1. Seek to build your own character
2. Stop seeking the praise of other people
3. Focus only on what you have control over and ignore the rest
4. Do Something Productive With Your Anger
5. Negative emotions are a result of negative thinking
6. Be Prepared for Any Outcome and Act with resilience
7. Be Insanely Grateful for what you have
8. Tolerance is in not judging
9. The peace you need is in you
10. Appreciate the shortness of life

I hope you enjoyed watching the video and hope you find these insights very insights very helpful and you remain happy.

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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[PhilosophiesforLife]

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[RuachWarriorMNOP]

“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” Eleanor Roosevelt

[jameshildreth]

My favorite quote from the Meditations - Waste no more time thinking about what a good man should be. Be one.

[jenmdawg]

Love, love, love Aurelius. His writings helped me get through one of the darkest periods of my life and I still refer to his Meditations whenever I am confronted with challenges. The hardest part is wishing my friends would dive into stoicism ---- we all complain way too much.

[benjaminfargen]

If I could go back in time...I think I would make meeting Marcus Aurelius at the top of my list! Thanks for the great video!

[Mahmuang]

I needed that video. I always worry about what others might think of me or what they might say. I've always tried to please everyone and, eventually I ended up hurting everyone I loved. Do what you think is right and not what you think others may judge right. Follow your own path. Fight for yourself and for the people you love. Never take anything for granted. Health, love, friendship. Those are the values you need to cherish and you must not forget.

[tomjeffersonwasright]

For many years I lived by a stoic philosophy. Stoicism will prevent much unhappiness in your life, but it does not produce happiness, For that, you must act by other values. But some degree of stoicism will prevent you from being manipulated, from wasting your energies craving that which you don't need, and from feeling s lot of emotional pain. It is useful for people living in difficult situations which they can not change. It prevents a lot of pain.

But there is a great difference between avoiding pain and finding happiness.

[Fromard]

"Don't involve yourself with social media arguments" - Abraham Lincoln.

[Baci]

Watching this video is a great way to start each day.

[retrojoe]

Learn from the past, live in the present and plan for the future.

[francismausley]

Thank you. Excellent presentation... "...happiness and misery are super-sensuous phenomena. One cannot hear them with the ears or touch them with his hands. Happiness is a spiritual state." – Abdu’l-Baha, Baha'i Faith

[dennisjonker]

This positively hit me like a ton of bricks. This was an important and well received lesson! Thanks for this video!

[anamulhoque]

I would not imagine more beautiful than awesomeness video

[LetsTalkPhilosophy]

"It is within your power." - Marcus Aurelius
He states this multiple times in his Meditations in regards to many different subjects. Simple, but powerful! Cheers for the video, the hard work is appreciated!

[lonerhappy]

This is awesome 👏🏼. Thank you...I will keep this around because I need to be reminded about how I live my life and my thoughts are part of

[bluegtturbo]

A lot of this can be summed up in the quote of a famous saint 'Grant me the courage to change the things I can, the serenity to accept the things I can't, and the wisdom to know the difference'...

[mgsa]

Wen I was a kid my mom told me -- your education is d only wordly thing no one can take away from you, no one can steal it, it won't get lost in any calamity. So a good education is d best gift she gave me & I appreciate it only now. So it's not just Character that is priceless & undustructible.

[fahimn]

Yes, I do like this video. I thumped up, subscribed and hit the bell icon. I turned 38 and I realized that I am missing myself. Now is time to visit myself on regular basis.

[Mattjensen]

Thank you !! YouTube for this recommendation.

[shavaunaronan]

Awesome video, thank you! I have several introverted friends who I admire and respect because they are comfortable and at peace within themselves. They like and enjoy their own company. One friend isolated himself for an entire month to get in touch with his creative self, no phone calls, etc. Another friend goes on meditation retreats for a month at a time.
I think an extrovert becoming withdrawn and isolating themselves would be a cause for concern as that is not the normal nature of an extrovert.