{"product_id":"book-dkt3","title":"Essays Book 9: Of Tranquillity of Mind","description":"The ninth essay from Lucius Annaeus Seneca. The work opens with Serenus asking Seneca for counsel, and this request for help takes the form of a medical consultation. Serenus explains that he feels agitated, and in a state of unstable immobility, \"as if I were on a boat that doesn't move forward and is tossed about.\" Seneca uses the dialogue to address an issue that cropped up many times in his life: the desire for a life of contemplation and the need for active political engagement. Seneca argues that the goal of a tranquil mind can be achieved by being flexible and seeking a middle way between the two extremes.\u003cbr\u003eTranslation by Aubrey Stewart and produced by Vox Stoica\u003cbr\u003eSeneca's Essays Series:\u003cbr\u003e1) Of providence –  addressed to Lucilius\u003cbr\u003e2) On the Firmness of the Wise Man – addressed to Serenus\u003cbr\u003e3-5) Of Anger (Books 1-3) – addressed to his brother Novatus\u003cbr\u003e6) Of Consolation – addressed to Marcia\u003cbr\u003e7) Of a Happy Life – addressed to Gallio\u003cbr\u003e8) Of Leisure – addressed to Serenus\u003cbr\u003e9) Of Tranquillity of Mind – addressed to Serenus\u003cbr\u003e10) On the Shortness of Life – addressed to Paulinus\u003cbr\u003e11) Of Consolation – addressed to Polybius\u003cbr\u003e12) Of Consolation – addressed to Helvia","brand":"Author's Republic","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49430823862576,"sku":"BDdkt3","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/254152-dkt3-Square.jpg?v=1736351124","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-dkt3","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}