Quotes from Miguel Ruiz

The personal dream of humans will vary, but globally it is mostly a nightmare. If we look at human society we see a place so difficult to live in because it is ruled by fear.

our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive

Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive — the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Just being ourselves is the biggest fear of humans. We have learned to live our lives trying to satisfy other people's demands. We have learned to live by other people's points of view because of the fear of not being accepted and of not being good enough for someone else.

The mind shifts with small abuses of truth," he said. "A new idea is sometimes enough—a change of perception, or one brief look into itself." His voice was soft, but carried force. "The biggest shifts come from experiencing the pure sensations of life, without commentary. Stop thinking, and there's only sensation. Stop trying, and you rise in love.

you don't need to trust others as much as you need to trust yourself to make the right choices.

But there is really no reason to suffer. The only reason you suffer is because you choose to suffer. If you look at your life you will find many excuses to suffer, but a good reason to suffer you will not find. The same is true for happiness. The only reason you are happy is because you choose to be happy. Happiness is a choice, and so is suffering.

Maybe we cannot escape from the destiny of the human, but we have a choice: to suffer our destiny or to enjoy our destiny. To suffer, or to love and be happy. To live in hell, or to live in heaven. My choice is to live in heaven. What is yours?

El ángel de la muerte nos enseña a vivir cada día como si fuese el último de nuestra vida, como si no hubiera de llegar ningún mañana.

As you make a habit of not taking anything personally, you won't need to place your trust in what others do or say. You will only need to trust yourself to make responsible choices. You are never responsible for the actions of others; you are only responsible for you. When you truly understand this, and refuse to take things personally, you can hardly be hurt by the careless comments or actions of others.

He saw himself in everything — in every human, in every animal, in every tree, in the water, in the rain, in the clouds, in the earth.

We cannot forgive ourselves for not being perfect.

Por miedo a ser castigados o por miedo a no recibir una recompensa empezamos a tratar de complacer a otras personas. Intentamos ser buenos porque la gente mala no recibe recompensas y se la castiga.

Be impeccable with your word. This is the first agreement that you should make if you want to be free, if you want to be happy, if you want to transcend the level of existence that is hell.

I know that you see the world with different eyes, with your eyes. You create an entire picture or movie in your mind, and in that picture you are the director, you are the producer, you are the main actor or actress. Everyone else is a secondary actor or actress. It is your movie.

Humans agree to help each other suffer. If you have the need to be abused, you will find it easy to be abused by others.

The rest of the animals pay once for every mistake they make. But not us. We have a powerful memory. We make a mistake, we judge ourselves, we find ourselves guilty, and we punish ourselves. If justice exists, then that was enough; we don't need to do it again. But every time we remember, we judge ourselves again, we are guilty again, and we punish ourselves again, and again, and again.

Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see.... — John Lennon

Wherever you go you will find people lying to you, and as your awareness grows, you will notice that you also lie to yourself.

Cada día nos despertamos con una determinada cantidad de energía mental, emocional y física que gastamos durante el día. Si permitimos que las emociones consuman nuestra energía, no nos quedará ninguna para cambiar nuestra vida o para dársela a los demás.

en cualquier momento; sólo contamos con el presente para estar vivos.

To breathe gives us much pleasure. Just to breathe is enough for us to always be happy, to enjoy life. Just to be alive is enough. Feel the pleasure to be alive, the pleasure of the feeling of love…. PRAYER

La curación se fundamenta en tres puntos muy sencillos: la verdad, el perdón y el amor hacia uno mismo. Una

God is life. God is life in action. The best way to say, "I love you, God," is to live your life doing your best. The best way to say, "Thank you, God," is by letting go of the past and living in the present moment, right here and now. Whatever life takes away from you, let it go. When you surrender and let go of the past, you allow yourself to be fully alive in the moment. Letting go of the past means you can enjoy the dream that is happening right now.

Todo lo que existe es una manifestación del ser viviente al que llamamos Dios. Todas las cosas son Dios.