The Importance of Kindness in Life

Meditations is essentially a scrapbook of thoughts written over a 19 year period. It's not ordered and it repeats itself frequently as ideas reoccur to the author at different times. You shouldn't read meditations like a science textbook explaining how the world works. Instead, read it as a series of mental techniques and crutches to use to live a more tranquil and fulfilling life. Since I've summarized 50,000 words down to 4,000, I expect some of the subtlety and most of the poetry has been lost. If you ever wish to listen to the original, there's a link to my full narration of the book in the description box below.