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Thought I'd share quotes from a book I've found helpful and inspiring.
The Four Agreements (A Practial Guide to Personal Freedom) by Don Miguel Ruiz. Author says book is from the Toltec knowledge from southern Mexico (which I don't know anything about).
1. Be Impeccable With Your Word
"The first agreement is the most important one and also the most difficult one to honor. It is so important that with just this first agreement you will be able to transcend to the level of existence I call heaven on earth. ... Your word is the power that you have to create. Your word is the gift that comes directly from God. ...Depending upon how it is used, the word can set you free, or it can enslave you even more than you know."
2. Don't Take Anything Personally
3. Don't Make Assumptions
4. Always Do Your Best
Hank
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- Re: Interesting Reading janaki
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This is a reply to # 499,125Impeccable timing Hank!
I am taking something hugely personally at the moment...I even have tears in my eyes as I write this. I really enjoyed this and will print it out & pin it up in front of myself.
Thanks so much,
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This is a reply to # 499,127Yup, a stupid little thing, but makes you feel like banging your head against the wall ;)
I'm ok!
Love,
janaki
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This is a reply to # 499,126Janaki,
I read the book several years ago and am currently reading it again. There are books I've read that have changed my life, and The Four Agreements is one of them. It is a small attractive book that's a permanent part of my library.
I've learned that we not only need to be impeccable with what we say to others, but we need to be impeccable with what we say to ourself.
Here is a quote about what we say to ourselves from the first agreement--Be Impeccable with Your Word.
"By hooking our attention, the word can enter our mind and change a whole belief for better or for worse. Another example: You may believe you are stupid and you may have believed this for as long as you can remember. This agreement can be very trickly, causing you to do a lot of things just to ensure that you are stupid. You may do something and think to yourself, 'I wish I were smart, but I must be stupid or I wouldn't have done that.' The mind goes in hundreds of different directions, and we could spend days getting hooked by just that one belief in our own stupidity."
Hank
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Hi Hank,
I've read similar ideas in several other sources before, but two words have been circling through my head recently and so, with your quotes, they jumped out at me...."agreement" and "words". I may try to find a copy of this book. You've piqued my interest!
Thanks,
janaki- Re: Interesting Reading #25832
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This is a reply to # 499,130Janaki,
As you realize the author is not discovering a new truth, but has a talent for presenting the concepts in a clear and concise manner. Since we all seem to have a different state of consciousness, thank goodness for the variety of writing styles so if one book doesn't help us to the next level of unfoldment, another one might.
We're so fortunate to have so much available to us. The challange is having the determination to spend the time and effort to discover what is true for us.
Hank- Re: Interesting Reading janaki
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This is a reply to # 499,131Hank,
Just did a search on Amazon. I'm not fond of books that have "companion" books and "workbooks".... I have a feeling it becomes just money-making. I have a suspicion that you provided me exactly what I needed just in your post...and precisely at the right time!!!!
Thanks for being tuned-in!
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MoreThis is a reply to # 499,132janaki,
I'm not familiar with the campanion book or workbook. The Four Agreements is a very populor book and if you live in the US you may be able to find a copy in the library or an inexpensive used copy or I wouldn't be surprised if you have a friend that could loan you a copy.
And remember agreement #3-- Don't Make Assumptions
Hank
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I loved that book. Once I started I could not put it down until I finished it. I then gave it to my brother for Christmas and have encouraged several people to read it. It is excellent! These agreements taken to heart could change your life.
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This is a reply to # 499,134Kitty,
I know what you mean about wanting to share the book. My wife went a little crazy one year and gave all of our friends copies for Christmas.
Hank
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