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Absolutely loved it! Easy but meaningful and deep. Simple acknowledgments which are so hard to bring to life.
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The Four Agreements with Companion Special Edition
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Since 1997, The Four Agreements has transformed the lives of millions of people around the world with a simple but profound message. The Four Agreements provides the foundation for breaking thousands of agreements that create needless suffering.
null pages, Paperback
First published January 1,2000
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null pages, Paperback
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January 1, 2000 by Amber Allen
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9781878424518
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1878424513
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English
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The tools shared by don Miguel are based on common sense and shared with such simplicity, that the universal message underlying his teaching is recognized by many. don Miguel's message is simple, practical and when implemented, even incrementally, changes lives.
In the tradition of the Toltec, a Nagual guides an individual to personal freedom. Combining new insights with old wisdom, don Miguel has dedicated his life to sharing the ancient Toltec wisdom by translating it into practical concepts that promote transformation through truth and common sense.
Don Miguel Ruiz was born into a family of healers, and raised in rural Mexico by a curandera (healer) mother and a nagual (shaman) grandfather. The family anticipated that Miguel would embrace their centuries-old legacy of healing and teaching, and carry forward the esoteric Toltec knowledge. Instead, distracted by modern life, Miguel chose to attend medical school and become a surgeon. A near-death experience changed his life. 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. In the tradition of the Toltecs, a nagual guides an individual to personal freedom. Don Miguel is a nagual from the Eagle Knight lineage, and is dedicated to sharing his knowledge of the teachings of the ancient Toltecs. He is the author of The Four Agreements, The Mastery of Love, The Four Agreements Companion Book, and THE TOLTEC ART OF LIFE AND DEATH (COMING OCTOBER 27TH, 2015, FROM HARPERELIXIR).
source: http://www.miguelruiz.com/tradition/r...
In the tradition of the Toltec, a Nagual guides an individual to personal freedom. Combining new insights with old wisdom, don Miguel has dedicated his life to sharing the ancient Toltec wisdom by translating it into practical concepts that promote transformation through truth and common sense.
Don Miguel Ruiz was born into a family of healers, and raised in rural Mexico by a curandera (healer) mother and a nagual (shaman) grandfather. The family anticipated that Miguel would embrace their centuries-old legacy of healing and teaching, and carry forward the esoteric Toltec knowledge. Instead, distracted by modern life, Miguel chose to attend medical school and become a surgeon. A near-death experience changed his life. 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. In the tradition of the Toltecs, a nagual guides an individual to personal freedom. Don Miguel is a nagual from the Eagle Knight lineage, and is dedicated to sharing his knowledge of the teachings of the ancient Toltecs. He is the author of The Four Agreements, The Mastery of Love, The Four Agreements Companion Book, and THE TOLTEC ART OF LIFE AND DEATH (COMING OCTOBER 27TH, 2015, FROM HARPERELIXIR).
source: http://www.miguelruiz.com/tradition/r...
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There is an entire self help industry which has spent the better part of four decades trying to help people improve their lives by thinking positively and shaking off bad habits. Unfortunately, The Four Agreements falls squarely in that category. In 2005, the sociologist Christian Smith coined the term Moralistic Therapeutic Deism to describe the religious attitudes of American teenagers, and this book is very Moralistic Therapeutic, a tad light on the Deism, but it's there.
The problem that this type of book runs into is that it presents a faux spirituality, divorced from any reference to a spiritual life, properly speaking. The advice, or agreements as Don Ruiz calls them, are certainly good advice, but they are focused on improving our attitude and disposition in our every day life rather than seeking the things that are above, or growing in wisdom. Time would be better spent reading Aristotle or Cicero, St. Athanasius or John Climacus, for actual instruction in wisdom and spirituality. This is the spiritual equivalent of cotten candy, tastes good, but no substance.
The problem that this type of book runs into is that it presents a faux spirituality, divorced from any reference to a spiritual life, properly speaking. The advice, or agreements as Don Ruiz calls them, are certainly good advice, but they are focused on improving our attitude and disposition in our every day life rather than seeking the things that are above, or growing in wisdom. Time would be better spent reading Aristotle or Cicero, St. Athanasius or John Climacus, for actual instruction in wisdom and spirituality. This is the spiritual equivalent of cotten candy, tastes good, but no substance.
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By seeing my 2 star rating you might think I hated this book...I didn't enjoy it very much but it's extremely open to interpretation and I can see others benefiting from it. I thought the basic principles and ideas were great to live by, however, I could have done without all of the mysticism and changing names of basic concepts ("the dream".... or idk...worldview?). I felt that it was fairly simplistic and there was quite a bit of repetition of ideas. I think it would be better suited for someone who was in an earlier walk of life who has never questioned their beliefs or values before. I will keep these 4 agreements in mind and probably write them somewhere to remind myself of them, I found them to be valuable. It's worth reading once, form your own opinion about it.
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I appreciate the moral, but the delivery could have been more concise.
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Great Read
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life transforming, perspective of the way I look at myself, my reactions to mine or othets actions, not to take anything personally, and the world we live in, also transformed me for my inner peace and pulled me out of severe depression.
definitely a more than a one time read
definitely a more than a one time read
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I see people giving one or two stars because this book is about "common sense". Yes, they are right. It is (and that in itself is worth at least 3 stars for me
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Honestly, its a full length 100x repetation of common sense... Usually, my perspective about reading books is that you might just benefit a single line out of a thousand pages long book. So, you should just keep reading and try your chances. Unfortunately this one was a pretty tough read and I was barely able to get to the end of the book. Did I get that golden line? I did not, but who knows. You might...
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