《沉思录·卷九·不义与虚妄》第22条
Hasten [to examine] thy own ruling faculty and that of the universe and that of thy neighbor: thy own, that thou mayst make it just: and that of the universe, that thou mayst remember of what thou art a part; and that of thy neighbor, that thou mayst know whether he has acted ignorantly or with knowledge, and thou mayst also consider that his ruling faculty is akin to thine.
注释摘要
这里提到的“ruling faculty”（τὸ ἡγεμονικόν，hegemonikon）是斯多葛派心理学和伦理学的核心概念，指的是灵魂中最高级的部分，是那个进行判断、同意、抉择的指挥中心。奥勒留的这段自我训诫，实际上构建了一个三维的检视框架：对自己的主宰能力、对宇宙的主宰能力，以及对邻人的主宰能力。这是一种将哲学修行日常化的方法，他催促自己“赶快”…