Quotes About Clarity

The first agreement is to be impeccable with your word.

El Primer Acuerdo consiste en ser impecable con tus palabras. Parece muy simple, pero es sumamente poderoso.

Como tenemos miedo de pedir una aclaración, hacemos suposiciones y creemos que son ciertas; después, las defendemos e intentamos que sea otro el que no tenga razón. Siempre es mejor preguntar que hacer una suposición, porque las suposiciones crean sufrimiento.

Hacer suposiciones en las relaciones conduce a muchas disputas, dificultades y malentendidos con las personas que supuestamente amamos.

Attention is the ability we have to discriminate and to focus only on that which we want to perceive.

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

Cuando ya no hagas suposiciones, tus palabras se volverán impecables.

If others tell us something, we make assumptions, and if they don't tell us something we make assumptions to fulfill our need to know and to replace the need to communicate. Even if we hear something and we don't understand, we make assumptions about what it means and then believe the assumptions. We make all sorts of assumptions because we don't have the courage to ask questions.

One little piece of misinformation can break down communication between people, causing every person it touches to become infected and contagious to others. Imagine that every single time others gossip to you, they insert a computer virus into your mind, causing you to think a little less clearly every time. Then imagine that in an effort to clean up your own confusion and get some relief from the poison, you gossip and spread these viruses to someone else.

Without making assumptions your word becomes impeccable.

Es fácil vivir con los ojos cerrados, interpretando mal todo lo que se ve...

Hacer suposiciones en nuestras relaciones significa buscarse problemas. A menudo, suponemos que nuestra pareja sabe lo que pensamos y que no es necesario que le digamos lo que queremos. Suponemos que hará lo que queremos porque nos conoce muy bien. Si no hace lo que creemos que debería hacer, nos sentimos realmente heridos y decimos: «Deberías haberlo sabido».

That is why whenever we make assumptions, we're asking for problems. We make an assumption, we misunderstand, we take it personally, and we end up creating a whole big drama for nothing.

We don't see the truth because we are blind. What blinds us are all those false beliefs we have in our mind.

The universe is as simple as it is or it is not, but humans complicate everything.

Your mind is a dream where a thousand people talk at the same time, and nobody understands each other.

Wherever we turn our heads, all we see is the truth, but with the agreements and beliefs we have stored in our mind, we have no eyes for this truth.

The third agreement is don't make assumptions. We have the tendency to make assumptions about everything. The problem with making assumptions is that we believe they are the truth.

Making assumptions in relationships leads to a lot of fights, a lot of difficulties, a lot of misunderstandings with people we supposedly love.

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.

No te inquietes por el futuro; mantén tu atención en el día de hoy y permanece en el momento presente.

Be Impeccable With Your Word Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.

Nuestra mente es un sueño en el que miles de personas hablan a la vez y nadie comprende a nadie.