Beyond Fear: A Toltec Guide to Freedom and Joy - The Teachings of Don Miguel Ruiz [Paperback]

Mary Carroll Nelson (Author), don Miguel Ruiz (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 1997

Fear is the source of all of the negative agreements we've made with life. It can alienate us from the joy that is our birthright. When we are able to look at our lives without fear or judgments, we realize that reality can be whatever we want it to be. Beyond Fear leads seekers of the Toltec way of freedom and joy on their spiritual journey into a state of empowerment.

More expansive and in-depth than The Four Agreements, Beyond Fear contains information on life after death, prophecies about the evolution of humanity, and exercises and ceremonies to walk readers through the process of shedding fear and becoming spiritually and emotionally alive.

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The knowledge contained within this life-changing volume has the power to replace fear with joy. Ruiz guides readers as they move beyond fear into a state of empowerment by revealing the basic elements of Toltec wisdom; tools for transformation; exercises and ceremonies to shed fear, judgment and guilt; information on life after death; and the spiritual practices that form the basis of The Four Agreements.

From the Author

It has been my privilege to know don Miguel Angel Ruiz, and his lovely wife Gaya, for several years. Miguel and I have shared numerous conversations in Santa Fe and Albuquerque, New Mexico, and in Teotihuacan, Mexico.

On each occasion I became aware, for the duration of our talk, that we had been in another dimension where the possiblities for transformation are boundless. In this other place, where Gaya also dwells, affirmation, a positive viewpoint and a profoundly holistic sense of the sacred prevail. My task has been to collect, record and shape don Miguel's wisdom.

Though I am neither an apprentice nor a shaman, through the years of writing this book my imagination has been penetrated by nagualism with its eternal promise of heaven on earth, and I am grateful.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Council Oak Books; 1ST edition (August 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1571780386
• ISBN-13: 978-1571780386
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #406,275 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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395 of 406 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not afraid of truth?, November 12, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Beyond Fear: A Toltec Guide to Freedom and Joy - The Teachings of Don Miguel Ruiz (Paperback)

If you have the courage to face the fact that their are errors in your earily religious teachings, then you will get something out of this book . What you get is entirley up to you. If you make it through this book then try An Encounter With A Prophet.

79 of 81 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent summary of the teachings of a modern day nagual., December 27, 1998

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This review is from: Beyond Fear: A Toltec Guide to Freedom and Joy - The Teachings of Don Miguel Ruiz (Paperback)

Having read don Miguel Ruiz's book, "The Four Agreements" and after meeting him at a lecture, I picked up a copy of "Beyond Fear" with the hope of learning more about Miguel's process. I wasn't disappointed. Author Mary Carroll Nelson has crafted a very well written summary of the life experiences and teachings of a modern day nagual (keeper of spiritual knowledge). Readers unfamiliar with the words of Ruiz are presented with a clear explanation of his principal teachings and a glimpse of the man behind the message. While not exactly a "how-to" book, "Beyond Fear" does contain a few exercises and ceremonies to help the reader align themselves with the spiritual practice that is the basis of The Four Agreements. Those agreements are: Be impeccable with your word. Don't take anything personally. Don't make assumptions. Always do your best. The basic premise of Miguel's teachings is that we must break old patterns that are based in fear and replace them with new "agreements" that are based in love, shedding the habits of "judging" ourselves and others and no longer being a "victim" of those judgements. And, the way to do that is to adopt The Four Agreements as a code of conduct, which is the "Toltec guide to freedom and joy." Anyone can become a Master of Intent. All it takes is a conscious effort to look at your life and "your world" without fear or judgements and realize that the dream you are dreaming can be whatever you want it to be.

85 of 88 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best books on how to reclaim our integrity., June 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Beyond Fear: A Toltec Guide to Freedom and Joy - The Teachings of Don Miguel Ruiz (Paperback)

I like this book very much. I am biased, because I have been an apprentice of don Miguel Ruiz for four years, and the Toltec path has changed my life. Mary Carroll Nelson has done a wonderful job of bringing don Miguel's simple wisdom and love to the pages of this book. I have traveled many paths searching for my freedom, although I did not always know what I was looking for. Now, with this and don Miguel's other two books, and using the tools found here (The Four Agreements, Stalking and Dreaming, The inventory, recapitulation, forgiveness, etc.) I have reclaimed my personal power and found the simple peace that I was seeking. Thank you, don Miguel. I recommend that anyone who has read this far in these commments buy this and don Miguel's other two books (THE FOUR AGREEMENTS, and THE MASTERY OF LOVE.) And then do what he says! Miguel Ruiz lectures, leads workshops, and takes Power Journeys to Mexico and Peru, also. Find him, and go!