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In The Four Agreements, bestselling author don Miguel Ruiz reveals the source of self-limiting beliefs that rob us of joy and create needless suffering. 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.

• A New York Times bestseller for over a decade.
• Over 8.5 million copies sold in the U.S.
• Translated into 46 languages worldwide.

"This book by don Miguel Ruiz, simple yet so powerful, has made a tremendous difference in how I think and act in every encounter." — Oprah Winfrey

"Don Miguel Ruiz’s book is a roadmap to enlightenment and freedom." — Deepak Chopra, Author, The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success

"An inspiring book with many great lessons." — Wayne Dyer, Author, Real Magic

"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." — Dan Millman, Author, Way of the Peaceful Warrior

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Sit at the foot of a native elder and listen as great wisdom of days long past is passed down. In The Four Agreements shamanic teacher and healer Don Miguel Ruiz exposes self-limiting beliefs and presents a simple yet effective code of personal conduct learned from his Toltec ancestors. Full of grace and simple truth, this handsomely designed book makes a lovely gift for anyone making an elementary change in life, and it reads in a voice that you would expect from an indigenous shaman. The four agreements are these: Be impeccable with your word. Don't take anything personally. Don't make assumptions. Always do your best. It's the how and why one should do these things that make The Four Agreements worth reading and remembering. --P. Randall Cohan

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Don Miguel Ruiz is the bestselling author of The Four Agreements (a New York Times bestseller for over a decade), The Mastery of Love, The Four Agreements Companion Book, The Voice of Knowledge, The Circle of Fire, and The Fifth Agreement. The teachings of Ruiz are best known for transforming complex human issues into simple common sense — a talent that has earned him millions of fans, international acclaim, and a vote of approval from Oprah Winfrey.

Janet Mills is the founder and president of Amber-Allen Publishing. She is the co-author, with don Miguel Ruiz, of six books in The Toltec Wisdom Series, and the creator of "The Four Agreements for a Better Life" online course. Her life’s mission is to publish books of enduring beauty, integrity, and wisdom, and to inspire others to fulfill their most cherished dreams.

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Series: Toltec Wisdom (Book 1)
Paperback: 160 pages
Publisher: Amber-Allen Publishing, Incorporated (July 10, 2018)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9781878424310
ISBN-13: 978-1878424310
ASIN: 1878424319
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.2 x 9 inches
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Joe

Just read it. It’s short

Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2018

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The book helped me understand the following:

1. I can’t blame my parents for how they raised me. That’s what they were taught by their parents and the environment around them.

2. I am responsible for my own thoughts, emotions and actions. No one can force me to do anything unless I choose to .

3. People’s perspectives are based on their own experiences. I don’t have to react to them since they are not mine.

4. It’s possible to be authentic with yourself and others.

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This book has changed my life. Really.

Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2018

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The wisdom in this book has completely transformed my life, more than anything thing else I've ever read or meditated on. This is not hyperbole. The Four Agreements showed up in my suggested titles, as I've purchased books on Buddhism and meditation. It was relatively inexpensive so I thought, "why not?"

Once I began the chapter on the First Agreement, I found myself resting my eyes on phrases, sentences, and truths that just stood out from the page with child-like simplicity and tremendous depth. As I started to unpack what I was learning, I cried some good tears. This happened over and over, like the wounds in my soul were beginning to heal. They were healing through my active attention and I learned how to speak to myself without being judgmental. I thought I already knew how to do this through meditation and therapy, but this book uncovers something for me that I just can't explain.

I don't want to give away too much of this book, because the way everything is explained is so brilliant and builds in layers. The way it is told is important. You can feel the kind and loving intent within every word. This book is very easy to read and understand; you really don't need advanced philosophy to move mountains of the mind.

I feel like Don Miguel Ruiz is right next to me, gently and lovingly help me to see the real beauty in me, the real beauty in the universe and how we are all connected. It has the same force of an elder looking you in the eyes and telling you truths that come from years and years of contemplation, experience and wisdom. The best part is that I'm learning how to be me, really me. I'm learning how to love me, not things *about* me, but the real me way down inside that doesn't have to puff up or put up guards. I'm learning to be vulnerable and relate to others with far less fear and self-doubt. What a gift. What a treasure.

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This is not "new age" self help book! This book is based on modern linguistic theory and philosophical precepts.

Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2017

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I should start off by stating my background. I am an undergrad student of philosophy and linguistics, a branch of the humanities. I also deeply love this series of books because of its obviousness and simplicity. It has personally helped me triumph over many, many challenges. This is why I decided to write a review here.

There is a huge tradition of skepticism in linguistics, especially about how language is used in various cultures to create belief systems. A belief system is basically a set of instructions inside your brain based on language. These instructions help you navigate the stressful world around you so you can survive. We are psychologically wired to think our belief systems are accurate and experience deep stress if we find them to be inaccurate.

The trouble is, our belief systems are ALWAYS inaccurate. Yes, I used the word "always" for a reason.

Without going deeply into the study of philosophy and linguistics, I will give you an overview here:

Philosophy - When you study philosophy, you study belief systems about how the world works and explore important questions like "is there a God?" or "What is consciousness." You may not be surprised to find out that philosophy majors have not come up with answers to these questions because there is always a case where we are going to be wrong or have a counter argument. Much of the study of philosophy is the collection of vocabulary words to describe beliefs. They even have a mathematical component called propositional logic, where one takes sentences and reduces them to symbols and creates "proofs" but even prop-logic is under fire from academics for its complete inability to predict anything. In other words, it isn't the answer either.

Linguistics - When you study words and language, you realize that all our beliefs are based on language and this language can never "touch reality" in that language is just an arbitrary description of reality, posing as real. I believe Miguel Ruiz must have taken a linguistics course as well--as his first agreement attests to the power of language. The four agreements pulls heavily from Saussure and Derrida. Both Saussure and Derrida (and many, many others) did work on how we form ideas in our heads based on language. The gist is this: we have something called a "symbol" in our brain which is composed of two parts: the word and the visual representation of the object (look up semiotics for further detail). These symbols are in our mind and work together to form meaning, then belief. The unfortunate thing is that they are entirely made up. It isn't real. Our ideas of it aren't real.

If you really want a deeper understanding on how linguistics has saturated our belief systems I recommend reading some of their academic essays or get Rivkin and Ryan's literary theory books. They are excellent and will take you further down the rabbit hole. Most of the essays are dense but worth the effort!

To simplify: scientists and academics in the millions have tried and tried and tried to find "the true belief" for thousands, maybe tens of thousands of years and we have not yet arrived at any truth. Because of domestication, we think other people have it, but they don't! "Truth" is defined as that which has the most predictive power. So far, mathematics, geometry, and physics has the most predictive power. Our belief systems simply do not.

So any beliefs about yourself can be true and they can also be false. We can't know. So why not pick something positive? If no one knows anything, then how can you even know anything?

But you don't need to study this yourself. All you have to do is think back to your past self, let's say ten years ago. Did that person have a belief system that you now consider to be faulty? How is that possible? What about your future self? Will that person believe you have a faulty belief system? Probably! How is this possible? How can you be SO WRONG? Is it because you "haven't learned?" I highly doubt it!

But we have to be right! We ARE RIGHT! At least we think we might be . . . maybe?

The need to be right is so ingrained within us that we create a huge drama when someone contradicts our beliefs. We end relationships over it! We storm out! We write angry twitter updates.

HOW THIS BOOK HAS PERSONALLY HELPED ME:

- No one person's opinion will ever again have the power to limit what I can do, even if this person is an authority figure
- No one group's opinion will ever again have the power to limit what I can do
- No one has a clear idea of who or what I am, not even me!
- When people talk, they are telling stories. I don't have to argue. I don't have to fight. I simply have to listen. WOW!
- I cannot comprehend another person's dream. I can't mind read. I can't assume. I know nothing of their inner workings.
- Even scary, aggressive people are just telling stories.
- I no longer have to feel ashamed about who I am or what I've done or where I'm going. It's not my job to assign a story to my life, or a judgment.
- I no longer have to pretend to be something or hustle to gain love. I just need to love who is willing to love back. It's so simple.
- I take all gurus, religions, indictments and gossip with quite a high level of benevolent skepticism, which allows me to be free from the fear that goes along with these stories.
- I don't take myself as seriously as I used to.

Probably the most valuable of all . . .

- I have a deep compassion for all people. We are all just stuck here together, trying our hardest and doing our best. I don't have to hate someone because their best wasn't up to some story I tell myself. I don't' have to insist they believe in my story. I can just smile and listen and do what I can.

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Liz

Don’t waste your time reading this book

Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2017

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Wow, this is a really poorly written and conceived book. While some concepts in this book make common sense (don’t take things personally, don’t make assumptions), these things are repeated OVER and OVER with absurd examples, such as “if someone tells you that you look like you have cancer and you believe it, you will get cancer” (Please tell me I am rich, young and beautiful so I can believe you and manifest it!!). Writing style also leaves much to be desired. Don’t waste your time

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Life-changing

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 4, 2019

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Speaking as a fully-qualified CBT Counsellor with many (many) years experience, I recommend this books, where appropriate, to my clients. If these four agreements are - in the main - followed, the personal freedom that can be gained is life-changing. And that is no exaggeration.

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Great wisdom and relevant every day

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 15, 2017

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I recommend this book to everyone! Its really seeking to open up a way if thinking and being that is free and happy - much needed if you are stressed or under pressure. Great antidote to the depressing world of Brexit and political scandal- mongering.

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TheJayS

Interesting read, recommended

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 8, 2019

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I've read it in an afternoon, just in one sip. The way it's written makes it a very enjoyable read, even though I can understand the comments of some readers about the language used in the book. It has a very new age/ esoteric language which can bother who is not into this kind of philosophy (me included) Although after getting in the mindset of a metaphorical language, it is actually very effective to deliver the message.

Being a Landmark graduate I have to say the concepts in this book aren't neither new nor mind blowing, however they are a good way to remind what are the key behaviors to put into action, to have a powerful life.

I didn't like very much the self-centered approach in the relationship with other people, where the message I got is "I deal with my own business, you deal with yours and I have no interest in what you're dealing with". This is how it occurred to me.

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Anne Duff

Repetitive, banal, oversimplified.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 24, 2019

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I really wanted to love this book. I wanted to learn secret Toltec wisdom and have my life changed for the better forever. I didn't like this book. Not one bit. The author contradicted himself. The Agreements are just plain common sense to the point of banality. The style of writing seems to be aimed at a very young reader, repetitive and oversimplified. I stuck with it, though I was very irritated by the end, and really wish I hadn't bothered. I would never recommend this to a friend.

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Buy it.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 10, 2017

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This book has changed my life , it makes me a happier person and changed my mindset completely.

I won't spoil it so just buy it and learn why this is amazing for yourself.

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Jennifer W.

apply them to your life in the way they fit you best, journal

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 23, 2018

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This is an intriguing book that on first read seems to keep wriggling out of reach and being evasive but it is one to ponder on, research the concepts and ideas a little, apply them to your life in the way they fit you best, journal, ponder some more and you will find the meaning and the power of this book, It's a keeper!

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I little too off the wall for me...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 26, 2017

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Not really for me. I think I grasped the intent behind the book but I found the language a little to abstract and metaphorical. I can see how this might be a 5* review from those on the same wavelength as the author or an interest in the somewhat esoteric subject.

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Zack

Just buy it and read it. 😁

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 30, 2017

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Wow. This book kept popping up here and there, I knew it was going to be a fantastic read. Really life changing if you adopt it's lessons and it's written in such a soft, easy way. My words don't really do it justice. Just buy it already 😁

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Beth L

Hard to keep reading

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 23, 2019

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This book wasn’t awful - don’t get me wrong. I liked the principal of the book and found the teachings to be similar to common knowledge (1. Be impeccable with your word is like treat others how you wish to be treated essentially, don’t speak with malice. 2. Dont take anything personally is like dont react to bullies because it’s only a reflection of how they feel about themselves and a slight touch on self fulfilling prophecy when mean words are spoken. 3. Dont make assumptions is like never assume anything, self explanatory really 4. Always do your best also self explanatory.)

I didn’t find the teachings in this book to be revolutionary or even that well put together, in fact at some points I had to force myself to read on due to repeated statements or empty sentences. The book could have probably been half the size and at a mere 140 pages - that says it all.

I did like most of the last section of the book, there were a few metaphors I enjoyed on how society is now and how we can try and break free from the dream of hell but it is a bit far fetched.

I wouldnt say there was a strong emphasis on the toltec background after the first few pages other than the odd phrase throughout.

So basically, if you want to try a different sort of book which is a bit out there, you may enjoy this. I personally would have rather spent the £7 ish on another book which was better written.

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How to deal with different types of individuals

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 28, 2017

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Good book to read, I felt like its aimed to individuals who deal with a number of different people whether in work or social circles. However not to sure about Don's white and black magic assessment tho.

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Celeste

A wonderfully concise set of life goals, suitable for everyone

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 17, 2019

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When looking for self help books, there is a mountain to trawl through, a lot of them really laborious to read and repetitive with little that sticks.

The Four Agreements is such a simple guide, can be read in less than a couple of hours (if you want to!) and can be understood and used immediately.

It's been a few weeks since I read it now and I am still using them every day. At night before I go to sleep I ask myself if I have achieved them and if not, how I can do my best (agreement 4) the following day.

I love this book so much, I have been encouraging everyone I know to read it.
Simple, easy, enlightening.

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Mrs Janice White

Makes you think

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 22, 2019

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This is one of those books that make you think. I found it an interesting easy read but one that as I wandered through it I found myself agreeing and wanting to break my current agreements and create new ones. Give it a go I don't think you will regret it

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Ruiz has summed up how one can live a happy and fulfilled life based on the ancient Mexican Toltec ...

Reviewed in India on May 28, 2017

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Ruiz has summed up how one can live a happy and fulfilled life based on the ancient Mexican Toltec wisdom.
One needs to follow four simple steps in one’s day-to-day life – what Ruiz calls Four Agreements: 1. To be impeccable with one’s word; 2. Not to take anything personally; 3. Not to make assumptions and 4. Always doing one’s best.
A good book but only if one follows the age-old principles in one's daily life.

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Great book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 7, 2018

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I love this book and think everyone should read it! Yes some of the examples may be a bit odd but the message behind them are so valuable. It's a very easy to read book, great to read in a day and good to have to look back to. Also makes a very nice gift.

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Thought provoking

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 13, 2018

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I would recommend this book to anyone wishing to achieve more peace in their lives. It is easy to read and understand and most enjoyable. Many “oh yes” moments.

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