| According to don Miguel Ruiz, everything we do is based
on agreements we have made — agreements with ourselves, with other people, with God, with life. But the most important agreements are the ones we make with ourselves. In these agreements we tell ourselves who we are, how to behave, what is possible, what is impossible. One single agreement is not such a problem, but we have many agreements that come from fear, deplete our energy, and diminish our self-worth.
In The Four Agreements, don Miguel reveals the source of self-limiting agreements that rob us of joy and create needless suffering. When we are ready to change these agreements, there are four deceptively simple, yet powerful agreements that we can adopt as guiding principles. Based on ancient Toltec wisdom, The Four Agreements offer a powerful code of conduct that can rapidly transform our lives to a new experience of freedom, true happiness, and love.
The Four Agreements of the Toltec teachings:
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 agreement, 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 tired as opposed to well-rested. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse, and regret.
The Four Agreements sound simple, even simplistic. But try keeping just one for an entire day! |
Reader's Reviews
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A beautiful guide to achieve a life of freedom and happiness
by Romeo on October 05 2006
I have read so many books promising joy in my
life, yet I have read none so simple and
practical as that of the Four Agreements by don
Miguel Ruiz. The book is a beautiful instruction
guide to achieve a life of freedom and happiness.
He teaches four lifestyle commitments, which can
transform life into the realization of your own
personal dream. Written from his heart, the Four
Agreements has made profound changes in my life.
What seemed insurmountable challenges became
powerful lessons which I was able to embrace with
faith and love. What is the dream that you hold
for yourself? Allow the magic of don Miguel‘s
wisdom to shift your life into a masterful
awareness of all you want for yourself.Become the
power that you want in yourlife, realize the
opportunites before you and then you can live in
a heaven created from the beauty of your own
heart. I have given the book to many people, who,
only reading it once, have initiated life
changes. My personal experience with don Miguel
is that no matter how little you are exposed to
him, your heart will always be touched. He and
his words are the touch of an angel. Treat
yourself to a world without limits!
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