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Meditations
Twelve books of private notes about judgment, duty, mortality, cooperation, and keeping character intact under pressure.
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Keep the governing part of the mind clear, do the duty in front of you, cooperate with other people, and release claims on outcomes you do not control.
The recurring move is to separate an event from the judgment added to it, then act on conduct instead of demanding control over the result. Perspective reduces panic without removing duty.
Mortality makes attention expensive. Cooperation remains part of the work even when other people are difficult. The aim is present justice, truth, and useful action, not imitation of an emperor or passive acceptance of preventable harm.
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