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The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (A Toltec Wisdom Book) (平装)
by Don Miguel Ruiz
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Spirituality, Inspiration, Personal growth, Life wisdom |
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A must-have book if you want to be happy and free. |
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Deepak Chopra (Author of The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success) (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-30 00:00>
Don Miguel Ruiz's book is a roadmap to enlightenment and freedom. |
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Dan Millman (Author of Way of the Peaceful Warrior) (MSL Quote), USA
<2006-12-30 00:00>
In the tradition of Castaneda, Ruiz distills essential Toltec wisdom, expressing with clarity and impeccability what it means for men and women to live as peaceful warriors in the modern world. |
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Wayne Dyer (Author of Real Magic) (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-30 00:00>
An inspiring book with many great lessons. |
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H. Britton (MSL quote), USA
<2007-04-18 00:00>
While reading the book The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom. A Toltec Wisdom Book by Don Miguel Ruiz, I kept on nodding my head in agreement and saying to myself, "I agree with that, it makes sense".
Don Miguel says that the four agreements will transform our lives. He says to be impeccable with our word, to not take anything personally, to not make assumptions, and to do our best from moment to moment, are the keys to this transformation.
Another book I have read recently that recommends living in the moment, is Ariel and Shya Kane's book Working on Yourself Doesn't Work. I had the same reaction while reading this book, the nodding of my head and the "I agree with that, it makes sense". With their three principles for living in the moment, I am finding that I am resisting less the way my life is showing up.
I am walking around with a smile on my face and people are asking me "What's Up?" and I tell them that I am happy, or happier than I have been in a long time. Thank you to all three authors, you are making living my life easier!
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C. A. Lewis (MSL quote), USA
<2007-04-18 00:00>
In The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Freedom, author Don Miguel Ruiz offers us four cardinal principles for living a fulfilling, peaceful and happy life. The four principles are:
Be impeccable with your word.
Don't take anything personally.
Don't make assumptions.
Always do your best.
Ruiz calls these principles "agreements," reflecting the Toltec view that we cause our own suffering by agreeing to self-limiting beliefs. This process begins at childhood, when parents and teachers instruct us how to behave and what to think. Through this process we create boundaries for acceptable thought and behavior; we also learn how to judge - judging ourselves, judging others, and creating separation and hurt. By embracing the four agreements, we can reverse the process; we can experience lives that are authentic, rewarding, and painless.
Ruiz attributes his philosophy to the Toltec tradition, but many readers will find parallels with A Course in Miracles and other non-religious self-help books that teach the path to enlightenment usually involves shedding our own misconceptions and overcoming our tendency to force others to conform to our own expectations.
At times the language Ruiz uses is stilted; it seems as though he is intentionally trying to sound like a mystic or elder. Fortunately, the book is short, and the advice timeless. The Four Agreements will help you to transform - and improve - your life. |
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Louisa (MSL quote), USA
<2007-04-18 00:00>
My first experience with this book was actually the day I picked up a card from the Four Agreements deck, which told me "Don't take anything personally."
Well. I took it personally (hahaha). It irritated me so much I realized I needed to read the book. (You mean it's NOT all about me?)
I love this one and Mastery of Love, which I have highlighted, underlined, dog-eared, and spilled tea on more than once. I keep both books within reach, on the kitchen table or in the car, to grab and open to whatever page I stick my thumb into - and whatever page I land on is worthy of study and applies to my thought pattern that day, or something that "just happened" the day before. Keeps me on track, and it's simple.
Don't take anything personally. Everyone really IS in their own dream, and the reality is you don't know what others have been through, or where the journey has taken them up to this moment. So in this moment, where your dreams intersect, it becomes necessary to meet with an open mind, and compassion, and non-attachment. It becomes necessary to realize that their dream is NOT about YOU. Let others dream, as you are dreaming. Their dream really has nothing to do with how happy you decide to be.
Be impeccable with your word. Watch your words, and what they create within your dream. Observe them, and see how the feeling, energy and vibration of your words is affecting the dream you walk through.
Don't make assumptions. How to eliminate drama from your life. Find out what's really going on.
And do your best. Funny how after we have those great "aha!" moments, where it all seems so simple, we find ourselves forgetting, when we're in a situation a half hour later. Okay - what was that again? Right - it's not personal! Take a deep breath and get back on track. Do your best. It will come easier after awhile. Maybe the next time while it's happening I will stop and say: "Okay, not personal, not personal," right away, and it will save me a half hour of grinding my teeth.
When I looked up my own book on the Barnes & Noble website, I was surprised and honored that this book, and it's accompanying volumes, was listed on the "People Who Have Purchased Your Book, Also Purchased This Book" list. (Ironically, a satanic bible is also on this "recommended" list, and I am still laughing about that - couldn't wait to point it out to friends, who already know I'm a "little devil").
The Four Agreements should be in everyone's library. Or car. Or on the kitchen table. Just make sure it's within reach. |
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Kay Hempsall (MSL quote), Australia
<2007-04-18 00:00>
I bought several copies of this CD set for my friends and family and I have listened to it many times while driving. For those who are not great readers this is a great alternative and has the advantage for anyone that the more you listen the more the wisdom transfers into your unconscious. I have used this strategy for several years and have noticed big changes at a practical level in my life. Peter Coyote's voice is very easy to listen to and Miguel Ruiz writes in a very fluid style. I would recommend this to anyone who wants to develop themselves. |
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Sal Asutra (MSL quote), USA
<2007-04-18 00:00>
I've read this book a half dozen times over the past year. It was recommended by a friend and my initial reading left me in awe. I repeatedly ran across some peice of insight that left me wondering if this book had been written for me. It's simplicity and logic is what makes the book so fascinating. There is no need to reread some convoluted paragraph or page as with most books of this nature. I think about some aspect of it's teachings practically every day. I have seen immediate changes in my disposition and perspective in dealing with people. One example that stands out in my mind is an occasion where I overheard a negative remark about me uttered by someone who was merely an aquaintance. Instead of becoming defensive, hurt, possibly belligerent, I automatically, without having to consiously remind myself not to take things personally, shrugged off his comment and I've only grown closer to this individual since.
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Anna Wolf (MSL quote), USA
<2007-04-18 00:00>
At 150 pages, this can be a one-sitting read. Being easy to understand makes the material suitable and accessible for a variety of ages.
The premise is that our beliefs about ourselves, regardless of where the information came from, are considered agreements because we as individuals have come to accept or agree with what we have been told. We all possess the personal power to choose happiness or suffering. In each of us exists the Judge and the Victim. We are very good at punishing ourselves through self-rejection based on what we have come to believe about ourselves.
If a person chooses happiness, it is attainable through four decisions or steps, known here as agreements. The four agreements are: Be impeccable with your word, Don't take anything personally, Don't make assumptions, and Always do your best.
Everyone has wounds. Simply put, this is an inspirational book illuminating a path toward healing through changing self-perception. I would not label it a self-help book or consider it about philosophy or religion either. As billed on the cover, it is a "practical guide to personal freedom". |
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