《沉思录·卷六·宇宙即变化》第38条
Frequently consider the connection of all things in the universe and their relation to one another. For in a manner all things are implicated with one another, and all in this way are friendly to one another; for one thing comes in order after another, and this is by virtue of the + active movement and mutual conspiration and the unity of the substance (ix. 1).
注释摘要
这段札记是奥勒留描绘斯多葛宇宙观的典型段落，他在此提出了一个观察指令：反复思量万物在宇宙中的联结与彼此关系。这不是泛泛的感慨，而是一种认知训练。其推理线索在于，“所有事物都以某种方式相互牵涉”——这个“牵涉”并非模糊的隐喻，而是指向斯多葛物理学的核心信念。斯多葛派认为，宇宙是一个单一的、有生命的整体，其基质（substance）被一种内在的理性（logos…