240124 What I learned in my studies this morning 4

Today's Meditation(s):

Hadot, ch. 3, The Meditations as a Spiritual Exercise 

Now, Hadot delves deeper. Now he's exploring the text itself and the method behind Marcus' madcap 'organization'. 

They're process. They're moves to a goal. Repeated steps in a dance of learning, behavior, and self-direction.

Repetition is a primary goal, not a mistake or ill-advised literary choice. It's a mantra in extended format.

I love this.