I have about half a dozen translations of the Meditations and i suggest the following; * Translation by Gregory Hays published in "The Modern Library" classics

I have about half a dozen translations of the Meditations and i suggest the following; * Translation by Gregory Hays published in "The Modern Library" classics. This is highly approachable and should be the first one you start with. * Translation by Martin Hammond and published by Penguin Classics. Lots of illuminating Notes. * Translation by Robin Hard and published in "Oxford World's Classics" series. Robin Hard also has a translation of Epictetus' Discourses/Enchiridion/Fragments and Sayings and Anecdotes of Diogenes in the same Oxford series, both of which are also excellent. PS: All of the above contain a detailed Introduction to the work which you should not skip. They set the background, Worldview, Time etc. which help you understand the ideas in the book better.