Don Miguel Ruiz
Filed Under (Don Miguel Ruiz, Matthew Wadleigh) by Jenny Mannion on 27-10-2008
by Matthew Wadleigh at Mommy Mystic
Don Miguel Ruiz was raised in the ancient Toltec tradition, but it was a near-death experience that led him to commit his life to studying these esoteric teachings and sharing this wisdom. His influential book, The Four Agreements, addresses the current human state (both personal and collective) and how the agreements we have learned and created for ourselves cause us so much suffering. Our negative emotions and self-limiting beliefs create a personal Book of Law that robs us of personal power and perpetuates the negative dream we are living. The Four Agreements helps you reclaim the personal power lost in negative thoughts, emotions, and agreements. These four agreements, coupled with a warrior’s discipline to control behavior and practice forgiveness, will transform your life to an experience of freedom, true happiness, and love:
1. Be Impeccable With Your Word
Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.
2. Don’t Take Anything Personally
Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won’t be the victim of needless suffering.
3. Don’t Make Assumptions
Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness and drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life.
4. Always Do Your Best
Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and regret.
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Website: www.miguelruiz.com
Books: The Four Agreements, The Mastery of Love, The Voice of Knowledge
What Matthew Wadleigh learned from Don Miguel Ruiz:
The Four Agreements was one of the very first books I read on my path, and I have found the power behind this teaching and these four agreements truly amazing. Aspects of the Toltec wisdom are found in many other spiritual/mystic traditions, but it is the simplicity, and thus the difficulty, of the four agreements that makes this book so powerful. By simplicity, I mean how straight forward the four agreements are, and by difficulty I mean how hard it is to truly adhere to them! However, the result of following these agreements is a reduction in negativity, feelings of self doubt, and overall negative energy. While strictly adhering to these agreements may cause some uncomfortable moments, the freedom and personal power experienced is a blessing that overcomes any perceived obstacle. I carry the four agreements on a little piece of paper in my wallet as a reminder, and after reading this book I hope you will feel inspired to live and practice these agreements as well.
