Quotes from Miguel Ruiz

I am responsible for what I say, but I am not responsible for what you understand.

Respetar el derecho de alguien a tener una opinión es un acto de amor.

But the problem is not that our partner rejects us. The problem is that we reject ourselves, because we are not good enough, because that is what we believe.

Whatever you think, whatever you feel, I know is your problem and not my problem. It is the way you see the world. It is nothing personal, because you are dealing with yourself, not with me. Others are going to have their own opinion according to their belief system, so nothing they think about me is really about me, but it is about them.

Every relationship we have —with Mom, with Dad, with brothers, with sisters, with friends —is unique because we dream a small dream together. Every relationship becomes a living being made by two dreamers.

la verdad nos libera de nuestros engaños.

El perdón nos libera a cada uno de la necesidad de odiar.

the result is: I am. I am what I am; you are what you are, and the complete acceptance of whatever you are is what makes the difference.

as he slept in a cave, he dreamed that he saw his own body sleeping. He came out of the cave on the night of a new moon. The sky was clear, and he could see millions of stars. Then something happened inside of him

You make something big out of something so little, because you have the need to be right and make everybody else wrong. You also try hard to be right by giving them your own opinions.

Your nature is to love; remember your nature. If you are acting against your nature, you're pretending to be another species. You've pretended so long that you actually are another species. Awareness means seeing, and remembering, the truth—it never went away. It never was gone, but your attention has been on the lies.

Sabrás lo que es real cuando aceptes lo que no es real.

When you finally see yourself without all the knowledge that you've accumulated, the result is: I am. I am what I am; you are what you are, and the complete acceptance of whatever you are is what makes the difference.

To the Circle of Fire; those who have gone before, those who are present, and those who have yet to come.

No inventes en la gente lo que no tiene.

la vida no juzga.

One day, as he slept in a cave, he dreamed that he saw his own body sleeping. He came out of the cave on the night of a new moon. The sky was clear, and he could see millions of stars. Then something happened inside of him that transformed his life forever. He looked at his hands, he felt his body, and he heard his own voice say, "I am made of light; I am made of stars.

you make a habit of not taking anything personally, you won't need to place your trust in what others do or say.

She did not need Miguel to explain that love, unconditional and unremitting, is the essence of life. She knew well that love based on conditions is a twisted copy of the truth, and yet it is there that humanity plays—there, in the shade of a metaphorical tree that wavers like a sullen mirage and scatters the seeds of a million lies.

Doing your best is about taking action and doing what you love to do because it's the action that makes you happy.

Today I will be impeccable with my word, I will not take anything personally, I will not make any assumptions, and I am going to do my best.

Estoy gordo. Soy feo. Me hago viejo. Me estoy quedando calvo. Soy estúpido, nunca entiendo nada. Nunca seré lo suficientemente bueno. Nunca seré perfecto». ¿Ves de qué modo utilizamos las palabras contra nosotros mismos? Es necesario que empecemos a comprender lo que son las palabras y lo que hacen. Si entiendes el Primer Acuerdo (Sé impecable con tus palabras), verás cuántos cambios ocurren en tu vida.

With that fear of being punished and that fear of not getting the reward, we start pretending to be what we are not, just to please others, just to be good enough for someone else.

Ser impecable es no ir contra ti mismo. Cuando eres impecable, asumes la responsabilidad de tus actos, pero sin juzgarte ni culparte.