Quotes from Miguel Ruiz

Voy a mantener Los cuatro acuerdos sólo por hoy. Hoy seré impecable con mis palabras, no me tomaré nada personalmente, no haré suposiciones y haré lo máximo que pueda».

You take it personally because you agree with whatever was said. As soon as you agree, the poison goes through you, and you are trapped in the dream of hell.

The word is like a seed, and the human mind is so fertile! The only problem is that too often it is fertile for the seeds of fear.

We must learn to control the emotions so we have enough personal power to change our fear-based agreements, escape from hell, and create our own personal heaven.

Es la manera que utilizamos para sentirnos cerca de otras personas, porque ver que alguien se siente tan mal como nosotros, nos hace sentir mejor.

The outside dream has so many rules that when a new human is born, we hook the child's attention and introduce these rules into his or her mind. The outside dream uses Mom and Dad, the schools, and religion to teach us how to dream.

Hay una vieja expresión que dice: «A la miseria le gusta estar acompañada», y la gente que sufre en el infierno no quiere estar sola.

Valahányszor teljesítjük testünk valamelyik szükségletét, az örömet ad. Csupán az, hogy lélegzünk, elég ahhoz, hogy mindig boldogok legyünk, és élvezzük az életet. Az, hogy élünk, elég. Érezd az élet örömét, a szeretet örömét...

No podemos perdonarnos por no ser perfectos.

Personal importance, or taking things personally, is the maximum expression of selfishness because we make the assumption that everything is about "me.

Decirte la verdad quizá resulte doloroso, pero no necesitas aferrarte al dolor. La curación está en camino; que las cosas te vayan mejor es sólo cuestión de tiempo.

Valódi éned még mindig kisgyerek, aki sohase nÅ' fel. Néha elÅ'bújik ez a kisgyerek, amikor örülsz vagy játszol, ha boldog vagy, ha festesz, verset írsz, zongorázol, vagy valamilyen egyéb formában fejezed ki magad. Ezek életed legboldogabb pillanatai - elÅ'bukkan valódi éned.

Taking nothing personally helps you to break many habits and routines that trap you in the dream of hell and cause needless suffering.

Haz lo máximo que puedas, y tal vez aprenderás que independientemente del tiempo que medites, puedes vivir, amar y ser feliz».

We have the need to justify everything, to explain and understand everything, in order to feel safe. We have millions of questions that need answers because there are so many things that the reasoning mind cannot explain. It is not important if the answer is correct; just the answer itself makes us feel safe. This is why we make assumptions.

El amor en acción sólo genera felicidad. El

The Toltec sages had realized this over two thousand years before: knowledge must ultimately yield to love.

Ser, arriesgarnos a vivir y disfrutar de nuestra vida, es lo único que importa.

If you abuse yourself very badly, you can even tolerate someone who beats you up, humiliates you, and treats you like dirt. Why? Because in your belief system you say, "I deserve it. This person is doing me a favor by being with me. I'm not worthy of love and respect. I'm not good enough.

To avoid being with yourself, you need to take something to numb you, to take your mind away from yourself. Perhaps some alcohol is going to help. Perhaps some drugs will help. Perhaps eating — just eat, eat, eat. The self-abuse can get much worse. There are people who really feel self-hatred. They are self-destructive, killing themselves little by little, because they don't have the courage to kill themselves fast. If

During the process of domestication, we form an image of what perfection is in order to try to be good enough. We create an image of how we should be in order to be accepted by everybody. We especially try to please the ones who love us, like Mom and Dad, big brothers and sisters, the priests and the teacher. Trying to be good enough for them, we create an image of perfection, but we don't fit this image. We create this image, but this image is not real.

The way to keep yourself from making assumptions is to ask questions. Make sure the communication is clear. If you don't understand, ask. Have the courage to ask questions until you are clear as you can be, and even then do not assume you know all there is to know about a given situation. Once you hear the answer, you will not have to make assumptions because you will know the truth.

The first agreement is to be impeccable with your word. It sounds very simple, but it is very, very powerful.

We get numb together, we start talking about our suffering, and we understand each other very well. We even start to enjoy it. We understand each other perfectly because we vibrate in the same frequency. We are both being self-destructive. Then I hurt you, you hurt me — a perfect relationship in hell.