The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom" by Don Miguel Ruiz
Wisdom Wednesday - 2024 Book Recommendation #38
I recently caught my wife reading this book, and I gave her a little bit of a hard time, not knowing anything about the book. However, after I read a few pages, it dawned on me, that I shouldn’t judge a book by its cover.
"The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom" by Don Miguel Ruiz presents a simple yet effective code of personal conduct learned from his Toltec ancestors. The book is structured around four fundamental agreements that one can make with oneself to experience freedom, happiness, and love. These agreements are:
Be Impeccable with Your Word: Speak with integrity and 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 reality, their 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 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 healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse, and regret.
Ruiz's work delves into how these agreements can lead one on a path to personal freedom, happiness, and peace. The book's wisdom is rooted in ancient Toltec philosophy, presenting a powerful framework for decreasing self-limiting beliefs that may cause suffering and limitation in one's life.
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