About don Miguel Ruiz &
The Four Agreements®
 Born
into a family of healers in the Eagle Knight lineage, don Miguel Ruiz was raised in rural Mexico by a curandera (healer) mother
and a nagual (shaman) grandfather. As the youngest of 13 children,
he was chosen to carry forward his family’s centuries-old
legacy of healing and teaching. Instead, distracted by modern
life, Miguel chose to attend medical school and become a surgeon.
Late one night in the early 1970s, a near-death experience changed
his life. He awoke suddenly, having fallen asleep at the wheel
of his car. At that instant the car careened into a wall of
concrete. Miguel remembers that he was not in his physical body
as he pulled his two friends to safety.
Stunned by this experience, he began an intensive practice of
self-inquiry. He devoted himself to the mastery of the ancient
ancestral wisdom, studying earnestly with his mother, and completing
an apprenticeship with a powerful shaman in the Mexican desert.
For more than two decades, Miguel has worked to impart this
wisdom to his students. His bestselling books, including The Four Agreements®, The Mastery of Love, Prayers, and The Voice
of Knowledge, have sold over four million copies.
Today, Miguel and his sons, Jose Luis and Miguel Jr., offer
workshops, lectures, and journeys to sacred sites around the
world.
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 The Four Agreements®
Published in 1997 this little book
has become a national New York Times Bestselling book, thanks
to Oprah and many others. What has made this book on Toltec
wisdom so popular is its simple common sense approach and down
to earth way of sharing it. Although the wisdom is very understandable,
putting it into practice becomes the challenge. As we all know,
sometimes the most simple of advice is the hardest to follow!
So you might be asking, what are The Four Agreements®?
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.
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.
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 agreements, you can completely transform your
life.
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 avoid self-judgment,
self-abuse, and regret.
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if you haven't already!
The above agreements were reprinted from the
book The Four Agreements® by don Miguel Ruiz.
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