Introduction
Meditating on the Meditations: A series based on the Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. In this series Ijaz Pir discussed his views on the each verse. Each episode is based on a verse from Meditations.

Verse
1:1 “From Sextus: a kindly disposition, and the pattern 9of a household governed by the paterfamilias; the concept of life lived according to nature; an unaffected dignity; intuitive concern for his friends; tolerance both of ordinary people and of the 2emptily opinionated; an agreeable manner with all, so that the pleasure of his conversation was greater than any flattery, and his very presence brought him the highest respect from all the company; certainty of grasp and method in the discovery and 3organization of the essential principles of life; never to give the impression of anger or any other passion, but to combine complete freedom from passion with the greatest human affection; to praise without fanfare, and to wear great learning lightly.”