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Contemplative Book Club

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Tuesdays 4th March  – 29th April 2025.

6:15 – 7:15pm.

Join us for a reflective reading of The Spiritual Teachings of Marcus Aurelius by Mark Forstater.
 
No prior reading is necessary, as each week we’ll take turns reading from the book and pause to reflect on what’s speaking to us in that moment.
 
 
 

As the world has begun to turn more of its attention toward the ancient philosophy of Stoicism, The Spiritual Teachings of Marcus Aurelius is more timely than ever.

Written as a personal diary for spiritual development, Marcus Aurelius’s “meditations” were not meant for publication nor posterity, yet the Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher has provided inspiration and guidance for more than eighteen centuries.

Now, after nearly two thousand years, Mark Forster has adapted the ideas and principles relevant to the Roman world of the second century and has made them accessible to the twenty-first-century reader.

The Spiritual Teachings of Marcus Aurelius is a wonderful source of wisdom for anyone in need of inspiration and guidance in today’s frantic world.

 
Books can be ordered online from Amazon.com.au
 
*** Feel free to come early and join in our daily meditation at 5:30pm ***
 

Previous Contemplative Book Club titles:

  • ‘Man’s Search for Meaning’ by Viktor Frankl
  • ‘The Untethered Soul’ by Michael Singer
  • ‘Wild Mercy: Living the Fierce and Tender Wisdom of the Women Mystics’ by Mirabai Star
  • ‘The Power of Now’ by Eckhart Tolle

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