Immunity to Misfortune (Aurelius - Meditations 4:49)

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Synopsis: In today’s episode Marcus Aurelius shares the secret of how to be immune to misfortune. His approach includes a number of fundamental ideas in Judaism and Stoicism that we’ve discussed in previous episodes (see the show notes for a partial list), but he ties them together in a compelling way which parallels David ha’Melech’s approach in Tehilim.

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Related Rabbi Schneeweiss Content:
- Aurelius - Meditations 4:8: The Stoic Definition of Harm
- Aurelius - Meditations 4:7: The Secret to Not Getting Hurt
- Shooting Yourself With the Second Arrow
- Tehilim 20 (Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3)
- Tehilim 118 (Part 5)

Sources:
- Aurelius, Meditations 4:48; 4:8; 2:1; 5:20
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