{"id":7453,"date":"2025-06-03T20:11:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T17:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/curivia.net\/?page_id=7453"},"modified":"2026-10-16T23:04:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T20:04:14","slug":"meditations-marcus-aurelius-audiobook","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/curivia.net\/free-english-audiobooks\/meditations-marcus-aurelius-audiobook\/","title":{"rendered":"Meditations &#8211; Free English Audiobook"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"41\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/curivia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/paragraph-divider-15.png?resize=640%2C41&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Audiobook web separator. 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Free English Audiobook\" class=\"wp-image-7455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/curivia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Meditations_audiobook-1.jpg?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/curivia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Meditations_audiobook-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Meditations, by Marcus Aurelius<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Meditations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>More Information About the Book on Wikipedia<\/em><\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/curivia.net\/free-english-audiobooks\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"125\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/curivia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/See-all-available-audiobooks-button-300x125-hr.png?resize=300%2C125&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Button with text, See all available audiobooks. Golden text and frames with black background.\" class=\"wp-image-7378\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2>Meditations, by Marcus Aurelius \u2013 read by various volunteers<\/h2><br>  <p><i>Marcus Aurelius\u2019s <\/i><b>Meditations<\/b> is a timeless work of philosophy, offering personal reflections from one of Rome\u2019s greatest emperors and a leading voice of Stoicism. Written in Greek during his military campaigns between 170 and 180 CE, these private notes were never intended for publication. Instead, they served as guidance for his own self-discipline and moral development\u2014yet their wisdom has inspired readers for nearly two millennia.<\/p>\n\n<p>Ranging from short aphorisms to longer meditations, the text explores themes of virtue, self-control, resilience, and the acceptance of fate. Marcus teaches that true harm comes not from external events, but from allowing our reactions to rule us. While not overtly religious, his writings reveal a belief in a rational and benevolent order shaping the universe.<\/p>\n\n<p>Meditations remains a profound guide for anyone seeking strength, clarity, and inner peace.\n\n<br><p class=\"audiobook-meta\" style=\"color: #777; font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 1em; text-align: ; font-style: italic;\">\n  This audiobook is in the public domain. It is read by volunteers and available freely for listening.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More Information About the Book on Wikipedia Meditations, by Marcus Aurelius \u2013 read by various volunteers Marcus Aurelius\u2019s<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":7317,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7453","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/curivia.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7453","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/curivia.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/curivia.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/curivia.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/curivia.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7453"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/curivia.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7453\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12340,"href":"https:\/\/curivia.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7453\/revisions\/12340"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/curivia.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/curivia.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}