The Meditations are full of aphorisms, musings, Book 1 Book 5

quotes and reflections, and so the individual

passages can appear to be random.
❏ 1-7 ❏ 1-6
Nevertheless, the Emperor of the western world ❏ 8-11 ❏ 7-10
at that time was troubled by many of the same ❏ 12-15 ❏ 11-17
problems and questions that we face today, and ❏ 16 ❏ 18-27
so he, like us, returns to these themes over and
❏ 17 ❏ 28-36
over.

Reading the Meditations, which is after all a

Book 2 Book 6
relatively short book, in short pieces allows us to ❏ 1-3 ❏ 1-14
select a passage or two and reflect on them
❏ 4-9 ❏ 15-23
through the day. We might do well to adopt
some of the Emperor’s own practices, writing ❏ 10-11 ❏ 24-35
our own journal and including troubling or ❏ 12-15 ❏ 36-44
inspirational thoughts. ❏ 16-17 ❏ 45-59
There are 5 readings assigned to each week. Book 3 Book 7
Each week takes you through one entire book. I
have tried to break each book into roughly equal ❏ 1-2 ❏ 1-14
parts, without breaking passages over days. ❏ 3-4 ❏ 15-27
This reading plan should work with any
❏ 5-7 ❏ 28-49
translation of the Meditations, relying on the
passage numbers (not pages) that have become ❏ 8-11 ❏ 50-63
standard across the majority of the editions. You ❏ 12-16 ❏ 64-75
might even want to try different translations over
successive readings through this plan. Book 4 Book 8
❏ 1-4 ❏ 1-10
❏ 5-20 ❏ 11-25
❏ 21-31 ❏ 26-37
❏ 32-44 ❏ 38-49
❏ 45-51 ❏ 50-61
Book 9
❏ 1-3
❏ 4-17
❏ 18-29
❏ 30-40
❏ 41-42

Book 10 Meditations
❏
❏
1-7
8-12
Reading Plan
❏ 13-26 “Read carefully.
❏ 27-33 Do not be satisfied with a superficial
❏ 34-38 understanding.”
This plan has been devised to allow readers to
Book 11 Meditations 1.7 work their way through the Meditations over a
❏ 1-6 period of 12 weeks, 5 days per week.
❏ 7-12
❏ 13-17
❏ 18
❏ 19-39

Book 12
❏ 1-3
❏ 4-15
❏ 16-23
❏ 24-29
❏ 30-36