Los Cuatro Acuerdos

Drawing on the teachings of ancient Toltec wisdom, Don Miguel Ruiz takes you on a spiritual and philosophical path to understand and change the agreements you have with yourself. It first shows how you are indoctrinated with beliefs that harm your well-being and then teaches you how to reshape those beliefs. The result is that you leave the book that will help you create a life of connection, joy and fulfillment.

The first agreement is the most important. Being impeccable with your word means that you do not go against yourself. It is the process of learning to take responsibility for everything in life without judging or blaming yourself for perceived mistakes.

Your word determines how you think, form beliefs, express yourself and communicate. It is the basis of how you perceive and create events in your inner and outer world.

Many of us act like it's all about "me." When someone does something we don't like or the world hands us a card we didn't want, it bothers us that the outside world isn't what we want it to be.

When we take things personally, we are selfish. We live in the illusion that somehow the world is against us and that everything that happens is related to us in some way. But this is where the second of the four agreements (don't take anything personally) can help.

Making assumptions leads to many avoidable misunderstandings. When we assume things about ourselves or others, we end up creating dramatic stories in our heads that may not even be true. These stories can lead us to suffer and act in ways we regret. All of this drama is avoidable if we agree to never make assumptions.